EcoTimber Flooring – Friendly to the Environment and Beautiful
EcoTimber offers much more than beautiful hardwood and bamboo flooring, EcoTimber
is the leading supplier of high quality hardwood flooring produced from FSC-certified
sustainable forest management. . This company brings significant change to sustainable
forest practices through exclusive forest protection and has earned numerous Forest
Stewardship Council accreditations. So, with EcoTimber, beautiful flooring, quality
and durability go hand in hand for the ultimate value.
"You can trust that an EcoTimber floor, no matter which style you choose, meets the
very highest environmental standards." – EcoTimber Flooring
EcoTimber offers a wide range of beautiful domestic hardwood and bamboo flooring
while remaining committed to providing high quality, healthful products that are
free from formaldehyde and other toxic materials. Choosing an EcoTimber floor means
choosing beauty and durability.
EcoTimber Flooring Collections
EcoPlanet
Carbon Friendly & Contemporary. This collection offers 100% FSC-Certified
and formaldehyde-free birch, hickory and hard maple providing a sleek, modern look.
Comparison of EcoBamboo with other industry products
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EcoTimber
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Competitors
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Raw material dried to 7% moisture content before pressing, minimizing moisture trapped
inside the pressed beam
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Raw material dried to 8-20%, trapping moisture inside the pressed beam can result
in board gapping
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No wood fillers required as material is shredded and compressed into a solid block
with no voids
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Bamboo strands are crushed together, requiring wood fillers to fill the voids.
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Pressed beams are dried to 7% moisture content again through special proprietary
drying technique prior to sawing
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Beams are not thoroughly re-dried after pressing
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Sawn planks are kept at 7% moisture content throughout milling, finishing and packaging
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Sawn planks dried to 8-16% moisture content. Humidity not controlled during milling,
finishing and packaging
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Finish by Bona of Sweden formulated specifically for strand-woven Bamboo provides
enhanced flexibility and adhesion
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Brittle finishes show white scratches due to extreme hardness of material, and don’t
adhere well to strand-woven resin
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