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Wood is a porous and fibrous structural tissue found in the stems and roots of trees and other woody plants. It is an organic material – a natural composite of cellulose fibers that are strong in tension and embedded in a matrix of lignin that resists compression. Wood is sometimes defined as only the secondary xylem in the stems of trees, or it is defined more broadly to include the same type of tissue elsewhere such as in the roots of trees or shrubs. In a living tree it performs a support function, enabling woody plants to grow large or to stand up by themselves. It also conveys water and nutrients between the leaves, other growing tissues, and the roots. Wood may also refer to other plant materials with comparable properties, and to material engineered from wood, or woodchips or fiber.
Wood has been used for thousands of years for fuel, as a construction material, for making tools and weapons, furniture and paper. More recently it emerged as a feedstock for the production of purified cellulose and its derivatives, such as cellophane and cellulose acetate.
As of 2005, the growing stock of forests worldwide was about 434 billion cubic meters, 47% of which was commercial. As an abundant, carbon-neutral renewable resource, woody materials have been of intense interest as a source of renewable energy. In 1991 approximately 3.5 billion cubic meters of wood were harvested. Dominant uses were for furniture and building construction.

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  1. Alf_Laden

    Tiling up to wooden architrave

    Hi all, Back on my bathroom tiling job after being diverted to a hallway renovation! Can anybody please tell me what the standard approach is for tiling up to a wooden door architrave? Do you just leave the usual 2/3mm gap between the tile and the architrave, and then grout the gap? Or...
  2. J

    Electric UFH Layer/prep for tiling with UFH on wooden floorboards

    Hi, So I can’t find any solid information on this topic. For context, I am wanting tiles floor with underfloor heating from the kitchen into the living/dining room (joining rooms via a door) so basically the whole downstairs. While having a new kitchen installed prior to tiling I was advised to...
  3. E

    wooden floor,

    Hi guys. Ive been called out to a 1st floor bathroom, part of a three year old extension on to an original building. Floor is 60 x 30 marble tiles and there are several cracked. The extension has visibly "dropped". There are gaps around the edge of the floor, gaps at the sink and a gap at the...
  4. C

    Wooden floorboards - what is best way to level it?

    Hi all, So there’s a floor that needs tiling on the third floor of a house, they have taken up old floor and brought it back to the original 18mm floorboards. These floorboards are very uneven, even after they have screwed them all down. They want to lay porcelain floor tiles down. Is this...
  5. R

    Removing Tiles from Wooden Mantlepiece

    Well it was so boring with the quarantine that I thought I would remove the awful tiles from my mantlepiece. They are coming off easily and not too messy. Now there is all this white layer (glue? mastic?) a comb was dragged through. How will I remove that while layer the tiles were stuck to...
  6. Calabrese Flooring

    Mike from Calebrese Flooring Co

    https://www.calabreseflooringco.com/ I have a great passion for wood working, we pride ourselves on remaining small but delivering beautifully crafted flooring in high volumes. I have had huge success. I love to watch my projects take shape into a work of art! I have 15 years experience...
  7. B

    Pictures Tiling over wooden floor and leveling

    Hey everyone! Im tiling my kitchen and lounge, the lounge is 5m x 5m and is a wooden floor with a RSJ support in the middle and the kitchen is 3.8m x 2.7m but is a concrete floor. (Pictures below) The joists in the lounge have been reinforced by sistering the joists and installing noggins...
  8. I

    DIY Terracotta tiles

    I've got a wooden floor OSB but fairly stable and rigid to which I want to lay terracotta tiles (French and unglazed). Can anyone recommend the best adhesive to use? Been told adhesive with high latex content is best but would appreciate knowing manufacturer and product to order.
  9. JordanLincs

    13m² wooden subfloor prep advice

    By far the biggest floor I've done and it's herringbone. The floors been over boarded with chipboard or something simlar and it feels very sturdy. There's a small dip in the middle of the room (few mm of a meter) My thinking is to used an S2 adhesive and Hardie, but it's this right? Do I need...
  10. A

    Porcelain Can i tile over existing wooden floors

    Hi Quick question if I may? Can I tile 60x60 porcelain tiles over existing wooden floors in a takeaway shop the area is around 45sqm. It has had a lot of wear and tear, there's gaps between the boards also Thanks in advance
  11. N

    Natural Stone Natural stone on wooden floor with electric UFH

    Hi Guys, I'm 6 months in being a tiler, I've done lots all my life and sold the dam things for 10 years so I'm after a little advice on a upcoming job please. 10 Sqm of natural stone (they have not chose which stone yet) on a upstair wooden floor and they want electric under floor heating too...
  12. Andy Allen

    Adhesive on a wooden substrate.

    I normally use bal single part fast flex on wooden substrates over boarded with Hardie. I need an adhesive that's as flexible, but more rapid setting than the 5 hours fast flex takes to dry... Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated...:)
  13. D

    Installing a Stone Resin 800 x 900 shower tray on wooden floor.

    The wooden floor on upstairs en-suite is sound and level and i have planned to install a 800 x 900 stone resin shower tray. See attached photos of the floor. The instruction says to lay the tray on S/C mix. Do i lay the sand/cement mix straight on the wooden floor or PVA before putting S/C? To...
  14. J

    Tiling over a wooden floor

    Hi guys, I am new to this forum .Me and my partner Ian are renovating a property currently and have some questions about tiling as we are trying to do this between us. The make up of the floor is as follows : dpm / cement / 40-50 cm gap (not much crawling space at the solumn of the house!) /...
  15. S

    USA First attempt at laying new subfloor, concrete boards & tiles

    Please can somebody share their knowledge and let me know if I’m on the right track, i.e do you think the steps I am about to undertake are going to prolong the life expectancy of my first attempt to tiling a floor (I am just a mere DIYer and not professional)? The situation is that I’m trying...
  16. N

    level wooden floor under backer

    Hi all, I'm a new member and have been searching the forum for a solution to my latest issue but thought best to ask. Got loads of good advice from the forum to help finish my wall tiles, thanks. Anyway, please see pic I'm tiling our 1st floor wooden floorboard bathroom floor and have planned...
  17. C

    UK Wooden Floor Prep, Tounge & Groove Floorboards

    What would you all suggest for preparing our upstairs bathroom floor for tiling? Currently it is standard T&G floorboards with gaps here and there where it was repaired by the previous owner. My first thought was to put a thin ply over the existing and screw it down. Do I need to do anything...
  18. I

    UK Tile backer for wooden and concrete floor

    Hi there, my situation is this.... I want to lay quartz sparkle floor tiles onto part suspended timber uninsulated floor t&g boards, part uninsulated concrete. Can have maximum overall floor rise by about 30mm. Decision, what backer boards to use? Is 6mm ok to use on old timber floor, with...
  19. F

    New conservatory with wooden sub floor??

    Has anyone come across a conservatory with a wooden base? Iv only ever known concrete. Not actually been to look at it yet just conversing with customer via email. Been built for 2 months now so wondering whether to give it upstairs treatment ie 6mm backer board overlay before fixing tiles...
  20. J

    Will tiles stick to wood and plastic?

    About to fix tiles to 7" space between tiled wall and shower tray. The new tiles approx 6 will be sitting on a wood infill and part of the plastic coated shower tray. Can i just use tile adhesive on this or do i have to do any preperation? Thanks.
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