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Provincial Collection

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Provincial Engineered Wood

Our engineered hardwood uses advanced technology to create a great looking, multi-layered, low maintenance floor that will last a lifetime. The Provincial Collection is uniquely designed on a wide European Oak plank using old world techniques to achieve an authentically aged look and custom color designs. The intricate coloring process creates a unique visual from the inside out. The Hevea core is scientifically formulated to create a highly stable product that is less likely to expand, contract, or move when exposed to moisture, humidity, and temperature – making it one of the most durable products on the market.

Reactive Staining:

Our proprietary reactive technologies encompass the art of creating and enhancing color from within the wood itself. The wood is treated with metal salts, which react with the natural tannins and cellulose to replicate the oxidization and maturing process of naturally aged wood. The result is a unique, in-grained ‘aged’ timber render that cannot be duplicated with traditional staining methods.

Fuming & Smoking:

The centuries old European craft of fuming and smoking exposes the wood to small amounts of ammonia in a controlled environment. The ammonia reacts with the natural tannins; the longer the wood is exposed, the darker it becomes. Fuming describes the initial surface treatment which creates a rich color range from warm chocolate to the elegance of almost-black.

Smoking takes the process one step further by ingraining the color deep into the wood itself.

European Oak is the optimum choice for fuming and smoking because its high tannin content creates a palette of rich wood tones. As the intensity of the reaction depends on the tannin content in the wood, each board reacts slightly differently to create a result that marries blended floor color with unique and distinctive variations.

Hevea Core:

Hevea Brasiliensis is a plantation hardwood timber that shares the same high density and strength as White Oak which is native to the US. It is therefore an excellent, environmentally sound substitute for Oak and other slow growing hardwood species.

We use Hevea to create the core of our flooring because it provides greater dimensional stability and can withstand external pressure (such as temperature, moisture and air) to change. This ensures that the all-important core in our multi-layer engineered floors is stronger and more reliable than other species which are found in cheaper products.

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Provincial Collection