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Palm Floors
The use of natural products that do not destroy
wildlife habits has become one of the hottest
trends in decorating, especially among those
who are looking to go “green.”
Coconut trees are the latest
material to
be used for flooring. The wood
from these
palm trees is as hard as maple
and as dark
as cherry. The rich coloring
has a beautiful
graining. Known as “Durapalm,”
this exotic
wood flooring is made from plantation
grown
coconut palms imported from Southeast
Asia.
Previously, the growers would
discard the
palm trees once they had grown
for about
80 years and stopped producing
coconuts.
Now they are used to make a fabulous
new
wood flooring.
Only the outer third of the one
foot diameter
palm trees is hard enough to
use. The manufacturing
process layers and laminates
together three
sheets of palm to form a ¾ inch
board. The
result is a solid wood floor
that is very
durable. The boards can be sanded
up to five
times. They can be purchased
both unfinished
and prefinished.
Palm floors have a rich, warm, natural look.
They can be used in homes of any age and
style. They are suitable for almost any room
in the house, especially living rooms, dining
rooms, family rooms, bedrooms, hallways,
and for stairs.
Clean palm floors by vacuuming
or sweeping
and occasionally mopping them
with clear
water. |
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