Iroko Wood Flooring Uk

Iroko wood flooring with its distinctive golden brown colour iroko floors can provide your home with a look of class and distinction.

Iroko wood flooring uk. West african iroko timber is imported at fas phnd pin hole no defect grade mainly kiln dried. Iroko also known as african teak is a dense african timber with the properties of genuine teak. From stock 26 32 38 51 65 76 100mm. This wood material also doesn t require regular varnishing or similar treatments.

Iroko is a distinctive golden or medium brown hardwood originating from the west coast of africa. It is yellow when freshly machined which quickly changes to medium then darker brown. It works fairly well with most tools though. Order quality iroko wood with timber2udirect cut to any size with up to 3 6m lenghts.

The tree can grow quite large i have seen logs forty feet long and five feet in diameter. With excellent strength properties comparing well with teak though weaker in bending and in compression along the grain. It is lighter in color than teak and finishes to a golden brown. Highly durable and resistant to rot and insect infiltration iroko is an ultra versatile choice for flooring and even boat building.

Brown to golden orange coarse texture with interlocked irregular grain. From 2 metres and longer up to about 4 9 metres. Iroko has a wide distribution in tropical africa from sierra leone in the west to tanzania in the east. Iroko can be used for decking cladding and general joinery.

Products in this category 4 8 5. Iroko is varied mix of yellow gold and a subtle twist of brown colour tones making eack plank disticntive with a light grain also known as kambala which is very durable and hard wearing and is available in a solid structure as a protected species iroko is becoming harder to source and is produced to order with a lifetime structural guarantee. Iroko timber is commonly used as an inexpensive alternative to teak they are very similar in density grain structure and colour after ageing.