Fava Amargosa hardwood planks are characterized by stiffness, strength, impact resistance, medium shrinkage and good stability. Stable, tested MDS professional plank. As an exotic species, it moves little, beautiful color.
It is recommended to drill through hardwood before screwing. If the boards are joined end to end along the length, it is necessary to leave 3-4 mm gaps. The recommended frame for the structure is aluminum, hardwood or thermo wood. A metal structure is also possible, in which case invisible fasteners from below should be used.
Characteristics
This hardwood has a beautiful yellowish-brown color with distinct lighter stripes. If the exotic wood planks of Fava Amargosa are not oiled, they will patina in the sun, turning gray.
Hardwood planks Fava Amargosa: care
It is recommended to apply WOCA natural colorless oil once a year (in this case, the board will turn slightly gray from UV) or WOCA pigmented oil to preserve and emphasize the color of the wood.
Installation
It is recommended to double the lags at the front and back of the structure, and the following gaps between the lags are 35 – 40 cm to control the curling of the ends of the boards. Doubling the lags is also mandatory at the joint lines of the boards. For fastening, you can use A4 direct fasteners through the top of the board, invisible stainless steel invisible fasteners such as CAMO or Fastshifter or special invisible fastening from below. The recommended gap between the boards is 7 mm ( a spacer is used).
It is recommended to pre-drill screw holes to prevent splitting and cracking. Use only stainless steel screws or fasteners . Avoid contact with corrosive metal objects, which can cause difficult-to-remove blue-black stains on the wood.
Fasteners recommended by MDS experts:
Concealed fastening to a wooden frame
Hidden fixing latch – universal (for wooden, hardwood, thermo or aluminum frames)
Expandet a4 4.8×75 – directly over the top of the board