Chinese Literature Name: Heavy Ant Wood
Latin scientific names: Lapacho, Ipe
Distribution: Paraguay, Brazil
Scientific name: Heavy Ant Wood
English Name: Lapacho, Ipe Origin: Paraguay, Brazil
Heavy ant wood is one of the densest hardwoods in the world, and its hardness is three times that of Chinese fir. Because of its immortality over the years, heavy ant trees are often used for outdoor panels and wallboards. In the interior, heavy ant wood is usually used for flooring or cabinets. It has strong luster, interlaced texture, deep and shallow stripes, strong sense of art, strong corrosion resistance, insect resistance and termite resistance. Heavy ant trees are produced in Brazil and Paraguay, known as "red sandalwood". The logs of Lapacho in Paraguay are more beautiful and dense than Ipe in Brazil.
Characteristics: Heavy ant trees are from Paraguay, Brazil, South America, known as "Rosewood". Wood is very heavy, high strength, density is more than 0.99g/m, natural color difference makes furniture or flooring more distinctive and unique. Due to the oiliness of heavy ant wood, PU paint is selected to coat the floor. The adhesion of the paint is strengthened. The paint film is naturally soft and beautiful. The wear-resistant finish is added to make the floor more wear-resistant. Heavy ant trees are mostly produced in South America. They are hard and thick wood, strong corrosion resistance and deformation resistance, clear and beautiful color and texture, especially their excellent dimensional stability, strong climate adaptability, and are favored by domestic consumers.
Another major feature of heavy ant wood is its oil-proof wood. Heavy ant wood flooring with wear-resistant topcoat is more wear-resistant. At the same time, the adhesion of paint is strengthened, which makes the floor surface naturally soft and beautiful. Heavy ant wood has great color difference and variations in color, which is an advantage. But many consumers simply pursue the unity of color difference and prefer to paint again, which also masks the tone texture and texture taste. So how to choose the heavy ant wood floor depends on its own decoration design.
Heavy ant wood is becoming increasingly scarce, and the price of logs is rising rapidly. Heavy ant wood flooring is heavily colored, but because of its strong surface texture, stable and elegant, so it is very popular with decoration owners. Heavy ant wood solid wood floor is not only suitable for modern simple decoration style, but also Chinese style decoration and European style decoration can choose this kind of floor.
After the wooden floor is paved, it is necessary to avoid contact with a large amount of water, and also to avoid sunshine, and to avoid dragging heavy objects on the solid wooden floor. Because it is natural wood, it is relatively easy to cause arch cracking. But solid wood floor feet feel more comfortable, healthier and environmentally friendly, especially suitable for families with children and the elderly.