Hardwood Floors April/May 2017

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durable wood, mostly produced in solid, but occasionally engineered when requested. “The wood for these floors came from the business where the homeowner works, just a fewmiles from the home,” added Johnson. The center bedroom’s flooring was manufactured from a tree the locals call Inia (Melia Azerdarach) or Pride of India. “The materials for this floor came from a lot next to an elementary school in the area,” said Johnson. “The trees were being removed for a house pad, which worked in our favor.” The south-end bedroomwas made fromNorfolk Island Pine (Columnar Araucaria) end grain that came from the ranch property, owned by a client of the homeowner. “This flooring is one of our latest creations – end grain engineered flooring,” says Johnson. “We have found it to be a great use of the smaller logs that come from the Norfolk Island Pine.”

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The stage area is Monterey Cypress (Cupressus Macrocarpa) end grain engineered flooring. All material for this flooring was salvaged locally from trees that were being trimmed or removed. PROCESS DETAILS Even though the flooring was grown and milled nearby, acclimation was still a critical part of the installation. “The house is located about 20 minutes south of Kailua-Kona and sits about 2,000 feet above Kealakekua Bay. Even though the flooring was engineered, I still let the material sit on-site for a while with the house being so close to the water,” says Johnson. “The Ohia and Pride of India were on-site for about six weeks prior to installation.” After the flooring had been acclimated to the conditions of the home, it was time for installation. “The glue-down installation took about a week,” says Johnson. “All species were sanded and finished with two coats of Glitsa Infinity II and two coats of Glitsa Max Satin.”

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