American Elm

The American Elm tree is native to North America and used for building structures that a re continually in contact with water and thus is widely used in boat building and habour works. The Rolls Royce of engineered flooring. These boards are manufactured to the highest quality to ensure that the floor performs to best in class and provides the best aesthetic appearance. Built with a triple ply counterbalanced structure providing a very stable floor. The Elm is finished with a with a natural oil. Ash timber is also applied to the bottom layer to provide a counter balance layer for stability to the floor. This floor has a clean grade appearance with stright grain.

Please note samples are not readily available for this product. Please visit our showroom to see a display board.

Image shown is Larch full plank for the purpose of illustrating the board structure only

5mm wear layer on top

5mm counterbalance same timber on bottom

Tongue and Groove 4 Sides machined to hundredth of a millimeter, Slight chamfering on 4 sides

Central support in Fir. Formaldehyde Free vinyl glue

Grading is to European EN Standard EN 13489 (This grading tends to provide a higher quality grades to standard grades commonly given by manufacturers). Please see specifications for grading: Grading Specifications and Installation Instructions (PDF)

Specifications

Species

American Elm (Ulmus Americana)

Construction

Engineered 3 layer; 5mm Ash wear layer middle layer Fir with 5mm Ash bottom counterbalance layer. Tongue and grooved 4 sides

Finish

Oiled

Edge Profile

Micro Bevel 4 sides

Grade

Prime A

Dimensions

140, 165, 192 x 15/20 x 1200/2400mm

Pack Size:

Sold in m2

Suitability

Suitable with underfloor heating and high traffic areas

Availability

4 weeks from order

Installation

Floating or Glue Down

UV Sensitivity

Can Lighten slightly with direct sunlight

Hardness

American Elm has 860 Janka Rating, Slightly softer than European Oak 1360

Eco attributes

European Timber, European Production, Zero VOC adhesives, Environmental Management System compliant with UNI EN ISO 14001