Silkwood

The beauty of solid timber Flooring

Boral Silkwood Engineered Flooring is the latest premium quality innovation by Australia's leader in timber flooring products. Silkwood has been designed to take the hassle out of transforming your home with the beauty of a natural timber floor. Silkwood Engineered Flooring is constructed in a special cross-ply configuration, making it extremely stable.

It also has the added convenience of being able to be installed in a matter of hours and walked on within hours. What's more, the extensive Silkwood range is made right here in Australia from environmentally sustainable Australian species using the most technologically advanced machinery ensuring perfect results every time.

Silkwood Profile

Silkwood's 3-layer construction consists of a top layer a core layer and a stabilising bottom layer. Each layer is bonded and pressed together using the latest heat and pressure techniques, with the glue specifically designed for Boral Timber Flooring's requirements. This 15mm thick timber floor locks together using a tongue and groove system to create a beautiful timber floor that comes already coated and polished.

The Top Layer is 4mm of solid Australian species. This is the wear layer of the product and is factory finished with 6 coats of UV-cured acrylic for a beautiful scratch resistant finish.

The Core Layer is made from 9mm thick pine. It is the middle layer that forms the tongue and groove component of the floor. For added stability the grain runs in the opposite direction to the Top and Base layers

The Base Layer is a 2mm thick Australian plantation timber, which ensures dimensional stability of the system and is adhered to the core

The 3-layer creation of Silkwood is exceptionally stable because the cross-ply configuration restrains the movement of any one layer

FEATURES AND BENIFITS

To help you with selecting the right type of timber floor for your needs, we have highlighted the extensive features and benefits that Silkwood Engineered Flooring delivers:

• Wide selection of beautiful Australian hardwood species available.
• Silkwood can be installed in a matter of hours over any level, solid and dry sub floor.
• Can be walked of within hours after installation.
• Pre-finished in the factory means no mess, smells or hassles with sanding and polishing.
• UV-cured acrylic finish providing a scratch resistant coating while still allowing the floor to be re-sanded if required.
• A mid-gloss finish designed specifically for the Australian market.
• Premium quality 3-layer cross-ply construction to ensure optimum dimensional stability by minimising expansion or shrinkage.
• Boral Timber Flooring's underlay provides an effective moisture barrier, and decreases reflective noise generated by foot traffic.
• Easy ongoing cleaning and maintenance.
• All timber flooring is milled from sustainably managed forests.
• You can trust the Boral name.

BETTER FOR THE ENVIRONMENT

Timber is one of the world's few truly renewable natural resources. The Australian hardwood that you buy from Boral Timber Flooring is sourced from a forest that is sustainably managed through a rigorous framework of both Commonwealth and State laws and regulations.

WARRANTY

Boral Timber Flooring offers a 25 year warranty in all residential applications. See Boral's warranty statement on the Boral website for further details.

CARE AND MAINTENANCE

After your floor has been installed you may walk on it within hours. Some simple care and maintenance procedures will help prevent unnecessary wear and damage to your floor.

For instance, always place protective pads under furniture legs and doormats at entryways and never use abrasive brushes or ammonia based cleaners. It is also advisable to use non-slip rugs in high wear areas.

For further information about care and maintenance of your Silkwood floor, please visit www.boraltimberflooring.com.au

QUICK INSTALLATION

Silkwood Engineered Flooring can be installed in a matter of hours, directly over a number of surfaces such as:

• Over a concrete slab
• Over particle board or plywood sub-flooring
• Over ceramic tiles or vinyl.
• Over old timber

There are four fundamental points to consider when installing Silkwood Engineered Flooring.

• The subfloor should be clean, dry and level in all cases. Silkwood is predominantly installed as a floating floor over existing structural flooring or can also be glued directly onto the subfloor - particular preparation is vital for successful installation.
• In a floating floor installation method, use an effective underlay.
• Leave a small gap around the edge of the floor to allow for the natural expansion associated with timber.
• Finish the floor with the appropriate trims, available from your retailer.

For best results, we recommend you have a professional installer lay your Silkwood floor.

EXPERIENCE YOU CAN COUNT ON

Boral Timber has been developing and producing wood flooring products for over a century. Today Boral is one of the largest manufacturers of Australian wood products and the industry leader in hardwood flooring.

A company with the reputation of Boral understands the importance of customer satisfaction. We are committed to high quality, so you can rest assured that we will stand by our product.

Unlike the distributors of imported products, Boral Timber Flooring manufactures Silkwood at there new plant based Murwillumbah in northern NSW, which means they have complete control during the manufacturing process. Boral Silkwood Engineered Flooring is produced by carefully selecting the finest Australian seasoned timber.

QUALITY ASSURANCE

Boral Timber retains its position as market leader through a measured policy of Quality Assurance. The Boral Timber Quality Assurance Program ensures consistently high product quality across the entire product range. Boral Timber was the first timber producer in Australia to comply with ISO 9002.

To ensure that Boral's new Silkwood Engineered Flooring meets all the necessary wear and strength properties and standards, Boral has implemented a rigorous testing regime, ranging from in-house testing before and after each manufacturing stage to long term exposure and cyclical simulations tests

OTHER TIMBER FLOORING PRODUCTS AVAILABLE FROM BORAL TIMBER

• Uni-nail tongue and groove solid strip flooring
• Slimwood Overlay Flooring
• George Hudson Parquetry Flooring
• Stormwood Hardwood Decking

HARDWOOD TIMBER

The colour of hardwoods is affected by natural light. Because Silkwood Engineered Flooring is made from hardwood, your floor may change colour slightly with age.

Boral Timber supplies native hardwood timbers for use in furniture and joinery manufacture, external decking, bridging timber and other decorative and structural applications.

Note: Variations of colour within a timber species are normal, therefore photographs can only be indicative of colour range of the timber species nominated.