Woods Enhancement Methods Flashcards
Resins and laminated
Used in engineered woods to enhance properties
Stable
Not affected by temp and humidity
Uniform strength
No grain
Resins with fire retardants
Resin impregnated with fire retardant cladding
Indoor flooring
Laminations
Veneers are laminated onto board surface to enhance aesthetics
Preservatives
Protect from fungal and insect attack
Pre treated with copper based preservative which penetrates wood protecting whole plank
Pigments
Added to preservatives to give different colour
Enhance aesthetics
Outdoor decking
Used on softwoods to make them look like hardwoods
Fire retardant preservatives
Pressure treat woods for roof joists, cladding, exhibition stands
Makes it harder
More resistant to high wear
Flooring
Modified natural polysaccharide
Impregnated to cure within wood cell structure
Hard
Tough
Stability
Added to hardwood flooring
Structural composite lumber
Laminated veneer lumber
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