Useful information about lumber
How are unsawn boards made?
The company GM Ozols offers its customers to buy uncut boards of various types of wood. This type of boards will be suitable for further processing and use in carpentry, furniture and other wooden products. Unsawn boards are more affordable and have the widest range of uses, including untreated. For construction purposes, for the creation of structures and fasteners. Unsawn boards are an excellent material to use both before and after processing them.
Hardwood (oak, ash) boards
The GM Ozols company offers hardwoods - oak and ash lumber - refined texture and color, which is always in fashion. Oak is one of the most durable woods and will serve you for decades. We also offer various quality processed and unsawn ash wood boards, just for your needs. Ash wood planks can be used in the production of furniture and other wooden parts. Ash wood planks have a beautiful color and are also resistant to mechanical damage.
How to properly store timber?
GM Ozols are professionals in timber trade and storage. When storing timber, it should be stacked with spacers and bundles should be knotted. Good ventilation of packages should be ensured. If the lumber is planned to be stored longer, it is preferable to cover it and raise it above the ground so that air can circulate freely under the lumber packages. Finishes, floorboards and dried material must also be protected from environmental influences. This way the timber will be well ventilated, mold will not develop or moisture will reappear.
What is a bruise and is it harmful?
If wood, especially conifer wood, is not properly dried, preventing air exchange, it quickly turns blue in warm weather, the wood's coloring fungi, including mold, develop on the wood. As the wood dries, the development of fungi slows down, and if the humidity is less than 30%, the fungi no longer develop at all. This fungus degrades the wood a little - as a result of long-term exposure, the weight loss is only about 2-3%, which does not reduce the mechanical strength of the wood, but only worsens its decorative properties. In order to avoid this, the wood needs to be dried properly, as well as to ensure proper storage of the wood.