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Problems with cumaru flooring.
Hi guys i am thinking of installing a brazilian teak cumaru wood floor manufactured by mazama.
I love the look of brazilian teak cumaru and have seen several gorgeous photos on gw gardenchick1 lindybarts vfish polkadots and more but am nervous about putting it in our new home.
The floor is now about 6 or 7 weeks old and is starting to have cupping.
If you haven t worked with that species and finish or stain before test it before trying it on a job.
Cumaru is fast becoming the wood of choice for savvy homeowners who want to have flooring and decking that will last for decades after they own the home.
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A nail or cleat gun that can deliver 90lbs square inch of pressure.
Properly dried solid wood 3 4 thick cumaru would benefit from being stacked and stored for a couple of months in the same air conditioned space as the intended.
If you plan on installing cumaru flooring here are the materials and tools you ll need for the job.
We started to build our home last oct.
Seeking some advice on installing a brazilian teak cumaru floor discussion in solid and engineered hardwood q a started by elsewhere mar 26 2014.
Then glued down with mapie ultra bond 980.
The wood s janka hardness is rated as 3 200 making a cumaru floor approximately 270 harder than a red oak floor.
Finish adhesion lack thereof what it is.
Our cumaru flooring is sustainably harvested from regions such as peru bolivia and brazil.
A 3 4 cdx grade plywood or osb ps2 rated underlayment.
This exotic wood flooring also known as cumaru is a brazilian hardwood with a beautiful blend of brown and red tones that is great for busy families and high traffic areas.
The finish or stain won t adhere well to the floor due to the oily nature of the wood.
Many stained brazilian walnut ipé floor shown what to do about it.
This is common to the entire.
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Cumaru flooring is a popular choice for homeowners and decorators looking for more of a brown toned floor.
Update to my flooring problems.
Problem with brazillian teak flooring cumaru kami luvsjamj.
Appropriate amount of cumaru flooring including seven to eight percent waste acclimated for one to two weeks.
The adhesion problem is most common with oil modified polyurethane which may.
The wood is 3 4 solid cumaru.
I apologize for not posting on the flooring forum but i know this gets more traffic.
Our builder and flooring supplier both expressed concerns about the stability although it app.
Brazilian teak is one of the hardest woods you could possibly use for a hardwood floor.
I used mapei planiseal wfm on entire slab.
Moisture test was 5 lbs.
The wood was climatized and the contractor took moisture readings and said it was good.
