Louro Preto

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Louro preto Hardwood

Louro preto is very popular with architects and is frequently used as facade cladding. That is not without reason, because this hardwood species has a beautiful shine and many colour shades. We have supplied sustainable Louro preto hardwood for various projects to be used as façade cladding. You can see a selection of these in the photo album on this page.

Durability class

Above ground: class 1.

Applications

Due to its highly favourable properties, the beautiful Louro Preto hardwood is extremely suitable for use for facade cladding, posts, panelling, decking, sheet piling and sheeting.

Specific gravity

Fresh 950 kg/m3. At 12% moisture content 660-820 kg/m3.

Colour

Louro preto hardwood has a light golden brown to dark brown colour and sometimes shows dark streaks and spots. The wood darkens somewhat under the influence of sunlight. The sap of this type of wood is yellowish white to gray. Louro preto has a beautiful shine.

Details

Freshly processed Louro preto usually has a very pleasant smell.

Grain

Straight but also cross thread or wavy thread can occur.

Timber texture

Louro preto wood has a fine to moderately coarse grain.

Drying

Up to a thickness of about 33 mm, Louro preto dries relatively easily, with some tendency to deform. Thicker pieces are difficult to dry.

Hardness

4900 N Janka.

Workability

Louro preto wood can be worked well and smoothly finished.

Screwing/nailing

Good. Pre-drilling is recommended due to a risk of splitting.

Finishing of surface

Finishing with non-film-forming products is reasonably easy.

Botanical name

Ocotea. spec. div.

Background information

There are only limited dimensions available in sawn wood.

Projects

Facade De Stadhouder, Erkerhuis Midlaren, Playground Snowworld

Origin area

Louro preto wood grows in South America.

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