Woods Enhancement Methods

Question 1

Resins and laminated

Answer 1

Used in engineered woods to enhance properties
Stable
Not affected by temp and humidity
Uniform strength
No grain

Question 2

Resins with fire retardants

Answer 2

Resin impregnated with fire retardant cladding
Indoor flooring

Question 3

Laminations

Answer 3

Veneers are laminated onto board surface to enhance aesthetics

Question 4

Preservatives

Answer 4

Protect from fungal and insect attack
Pre treated with copper based preservative which penetrates wood protecting whole plank

Question 5

Pigments

Answer 5

Added to preservatives to give different colour
Enhance aesthetics

Outdoor decking
Used on softwoods to make them look like hardwoods

Question 6

Fire retardant preservatives

Answer 6

Pressure treat woods for roof joists, cladding, exhibition stands
Makes it harder
More resistant to high wear
Flooring

Question 7

Modified natural polysaccharide

Answer 7

Impregnated to cure within wood cell structure
Hard
Tough
Stability

Added to hardwood flooring

Question 8

Structural composite lumber

Laminated veneer lumber

Answer 8

Layering strands or veneers of wood with resins pressing heat curing them to produce stable wood
Less prone to defects
Warping
Splitting
Shrinking
Greater load bearing
Beams joists rafters