Which is better for making stairs, red oak or beech?
In terms of material hardness and stability, both beech and red oak are relatively suitable for making stairs. If we must choose the better one, it would be red oak. Red oak has a coarse grain, which can be processed with an open wire brushing technique, providing the advantage of slip resistance. Next, someone might ask, can beech be treated to prevent slipping? Yes! Currently, most beech on the market uses kiln-dried finger-jointed boards to achieve its stability, and by using a hand-scraped texture process, beech can also achieve a slip-resistant effect.
What are the differences between oak wood stairs and rubberwood stairs?
The raw material cost of rubberwood is about 5 times less than that of oak, so the claim that their prices are similar is not credible. Since oak is considered a good type of wood, there are several factors that can cause significant price differences:
1. Fake materials, meaning the use of woods with similar grains to oak to impersonate it, such as ash or birch. This is quite basic and rarely seen nowadays.
2. Grades, materials vary in quality grades, just like teak, where the raw material can range from 30,000 to over 40,000 RMB per cubic meter, or around 10,000 RMB per cubic meter. The same applies to oak; high-grade oak can differ from low-grade oak by up to 30%. Factors such as insect holes or knots can affect this. This can be checked by looking at the unfinished material; good paintwork can mostly cover these imperfections.
3. Traps, red oak may be layered, possibly second or third layer, multi-layered. This is similar to the difference between solid wood doors and veneer doors, or between solid wood flooring and laminate flooring, where the price difference is significant. Even when quoted per square meter, the thickness should be clarified: 30mm, 25mm, or 18mm. Don't underestimate a few millimeters; calculating the percentage will reveal the significance.
4. Besides raw materials, finished products also involve auxiliary materials, mainly paint, which reflects environmental friendliness and the company's standard for quality requirements.
5. Craftsmanship, the price difference between assembling after painting and painting after assembling can be double. Whether proper treatment has been done in unseen areas directly affects the usage effect of the stairs. Once problems arise, they are very difficult to repair.
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