SWF is the most sustainable wood flooring on the market.
Handmade in So. California by our in-house local craftspeople with post-recycled industrial waste from hardwood grown right here in the USA.
SWF can help your project achieve a LEED-certification or boost points by using our Post Industrial Waste flooring system. We have many large construction project under our belts, we know Hospitality, Healthcare, Retail, Commercial Interiors. We have a team ready to help your firm.
We utilize raw materials in the most efficient way. The manufacturing of plank is very wasteful, since trees grow in different sizes and lumber comes in various grades, various widths and various lengths. When a customer wants a certain width plank, what do you do with the excess material you just cut? We manufacture our floors from that material, utilizing almost 100% of the raw materials. Many of our products use pieces that are smaller than 1” x 1”, allowing SWF to use lower grade lumber that typically can’t be used by other flooring manufacturers.
1 Sustainable Wood Floor has always manufactured it’s floors from sustainable raw materials and works closely with its growers to make sure the highest standards of forestry are always upheld.
2 Sustainable Wood Floor tiles are 7/16″ thick with 5/16″ usable thickness. Sustainable Wood Floor is a post industrial waste product from a sister company that produces two square feet of product from 1 board foot of lumber. Solid 3/4″ thick T&G flooring only has 1/8″ usable thickness (you can’t sand past the tongue). We use at least five times less natural resources than manufacturers of ancient 3/4″ solid T&G strip flooring.
3 Sustainable Wood Floor uses short pieces of lumber for manufacturing that other manufacturers discard as trash.
4 Sustainable Wood Floor tiles are installed with a rigid (non-movable) adhesive, which allows a unique opportunity to seal the perimeter of the parquet floor with a silicone sealant. This allows for added protection from water damage, which is probably the most important issue in maintaining a wood floor for a long period of time. T&G nailed down floors have to expand and contract after installation and therefore can’t be sealed, leaving its perimeter exposed to water damage.
5 The Sustainable Wood Floor tiles is installed with a special 100% solid (solvent free) waterproof adhesive in such a way, where the glue rises to the surface of the Sustainable Wood Floor tiles bonding the entire floor together. The Sustainable Wood Floor tiles can be left unfinished for months. The tape protects the floor form construction abuse and water damage. We supply specially developed finishing materials that provide added durability and are environmental friendly.
6 Sustainable Wood Floor tiles construction is ideal for all commercial and multistory residential buildings, which have fire sprinkler systems. As stated in fact #2, Sustainable Wood Floor tiles are completely damage free after water floods. See Case Studies. Customers will have limited business interruption. Clean the floor, dry it, and use it again!
7 Sustainable Wood Floor tiles are a perfect material to be used over radiant heating. The 7/16″ thickness allows for excellent heat transmission.
8 Sustainable Wood Floor tiles are the only quality practical solution for multistory buildings with sound insulation requirements. The installation is quick and easy. The same steps are to be followed as for conventional installations, but the cork must be glued to the sub floor first.
9 SWF system solve important health problems, allowing for air pollution free environments. This makes life healthier for 40 million asthma and allergy sufferers in the USA.
10 In the USA there are 58 million cats and 76 million dogs. Many dogs are being left alone for long periods of time are exposed to serious health problems like “separation anxiety.” Dogs trying to send a message to their owners, urinate on the floor, usually time after time in the same place. Only jobsite finished floors are protected from dog urine damage. Popular factory pre-finished floors allow water and urine to penetrate between the strips, creating warpage and other damage. By the way, pets are allergy sufferers too.
