The advantages of using thermally modified timber in an eco house Bashny.Net

Production technology of ThermoWood is based on high temperature (from 180 ° C to 240ºС) processing the usual business of wood species in the vapour-gas environment without access of air.

Technology prestabilization — modern technology utilizing a natural thermochemical reaction and over-saturated steam at temperatures up to 240°C without adding any chemicals.

Due to the high temperature treatment in wood decomposes hemicellulose (wood sugar), due to low equilibrium moisture content eliminates the conditions for the emergence and reproduction of fungus and microorganisms.





Reduction of moisture absorption and the disintegration of hemicelluloses improve the biostability of wood. Destroyed the very cause of the biological lesions in the tree. Polysaccharides are decomposed, and the resulting ThermoWood is not a source of maintaining their activity.

As a result of molecular changes in the wood structure, primarily at the expense of depolymerization of the cellulose and increase its crystallinity, there is a stabilization of the wood and enhances its chemical resistance and dimensional stability, that is, the heat treatment leads to the protection from deformities, including "swell" and "shrinkage", when the humidity and temperature of the environment.

 

TMW — decorative value

Conventional heat treatment gives the wood unusual decorative properties and expressiveness, effectively manifests the texture of the wood. And the hue that takes wood as a result of thermal processing, is not due to shading, and changes in the wood under high temperatures. The colour of ThermoWood in this case, uniform over the entire cross section, depending on the set mode of heat treatment can be achieved with different colors of wood vary from light beige and Golden to dark brown.

Although products made of ThermoWood usually do not require treatment, treatment with oil or varnish makes a very interesting decorative effect.





Fashion lovers are now distressed wood is also very like ThermoWood, for example, Chernodub, without any now popular chemical treatment, in particular treatment oak looks aged.

For an added decorative effect heat treatment can be subjected to the natural coloring of transparent paint to capture the texture of the wood.

TMW – technology advantages

 

The technology used for heat treatment of wood is the best to date — it only allows you to save the ThermoWood from peculiar smell of furfural characteristic of ThermoWood, produced by other technologies.

Also, thanks to modern technology of processing of the thermally modified timber produced an accelerated drying process, the achievement of equilibrium moisture content at 3-5% and the stabilization of the geometry of thermo that gives wood even more beautiful and emphasizes its decorative properties of warm to decorate Your home.

ThermoWood business properties and processing

The sawing of the thermally modified timber is not different from the conventional sawing dry wood, you can use less powerful hardware with frequent teeth, carbide blades increases service life.

Planing and milling of thermally modified timber — the best results were obtained by carbide cutters and high speed rotation, the cutters wear out much slower.

Gluing/bonding of thermally modified timber — do not use water-based glue.

Paint, shellac polishing of the thermally modified timber — does not differ from ordinary wood, but better fits and looks.

Processing of thermally modified timber allows you to handle any coniferous, soft - and hardwood species of wood.

The most used species: pine, spruce, birch, Linden, aspen, oak, beech, cedar, ash, larch, fir, alder, poplar, maple, etc.

Thermo wood is a unique structural properties





Heat treatment of wood allows to obtain environmentally friendly ThermoWood business with a unique set parameters:

• reduced weight of the array of the thermo — heat treatment process, the specific humidity of the wood is reduced to 3-5%, for very hard rocks up to 6%;
• dimensional stability of thermally modified timber in humidity and temperature that occurs during heat treatment, the changes affect the molecular structure of wood, reduces water absorption up to 3-3. 5% and permeability to less than 10%;
• absolute ecological purity and high biological resistance of thermally modified timber — processing occurs in the environment of water vapor and inert gases;
• color uniformity on the entire depth is possible to obtain the specified color range from light brown (sand) color to black (dark reddish brown) colour depending on the wood, the colour of ThermoWood is provided to the full depth of the material;
• improved surface quality and a complete lack of problems with dust settling.

 

ThermoWood — application

Thermo wood is widely used for exterior and interior of apartments, cottages country houses:
 

• false-side framing
• decorative beams
• paneling and wall cladding, wall paneling, block house, wall paneling, timber imitation
• flooring for outdoor terraces and balconies
• flooring Board (solid) and parquet
• doors, Windows from solid wood, not "walking" in size
• finishing of bathrooms and toilets
• wood floors
• tiles for walls
• elements of landscape design, small garden buildings
• paving pribislavec territories, piers

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ThermoWood — benefits of the finished products

 

Products made of thermally modified timber is used without restrictions in all climate conditions. They do not need preservative, impregnation, tinting, dyeing — they are so very beautiful.



Hydrothermal processing emphasizes and reveals all the beauty of natural wood, makes it even more attractive.

 

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The use of the unique properties of ThermoWood found wide application in the manufacture of the array:

• doors of solid ThermoWood will never "walk" in size, and at a price comparable to the cost of conventional doors made of chipboard, design and quality fully meet the import, for example, Italian doors;
• parquet from ThermoWood to be laid without gaps because of variations in sizes of ThermoWood is 17 times smaller, but has great potential when stacking the wood in the color patterns in the homogeneity of the structure of thermally modified timber
• hardwood and tile floors for bathrooms and kitchens from thermo will be a good alternative to cold ceramic tiles for floor and walls

 

P. S. And remember, only by changing their consumption — together we change the world! ©

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