Excellence Saima
Bring a new dimension to your room with an individually designed wooden floor with unique light reflecting properties.
EXCELLENCE SAIMA
All the team are dedicated to providing the best service and advice in the industry. No one is more aware of the problems involved in finding the best product to suit a specific project. We always have a member of the technical team available to answer questions regarding suitability of specific wood types and installation.
We realise that price is always a major consideration when purchasing a wood floor, keeping this in mind we have searched the world for both budget and premium products, our aim is to suit all budgets. If we don’t think a particular product is suitable we will tell you even if this means we jeopardise an order.
Salisbury Hardwood Flooring is a family run company. All our fitters are trained within the company. The team is dedicated to meeting the needs of our clients. You may only need the services of one team member or maybe all of them. We specialise in all aspects of design from the complicated design to the normal domestic installation. We have the exclusive installation rights to the unique SAIMA range in the UK.
BROCHURE DOWNLOADS
We aim to provide the best service in the Industry
Alvar Aalto designed a special, plywood based flooring for an opera house in Italy in the 1950′s. The thickness of the product was 26 mm, massive plywood, groove and joint structure around. The product was called ” Kotka plywood ” and it was produced up to 1970′s in Karhula, Finland
In the 1980′s Metsä-Serla, M-Real nowadays, commenced with the production of Saima woodflooring with 4,0 mm surface layer. Upofloor purchased the Saima-production activities in 1991. Karelia Corporation was established and Saima was transferred to Karelia. Saima Design production commenced in 2001.
A unique range for ultimate creativity:
- Reflect light to give your room added width and length
- Combine different woods
- Unlimited pattern designs
- Short boards for flexibility
OUR FLOORS
Features
UNIQUENESS
- Exclusive to Saima – No other manufacturer makes this type of flooring
- Unique Optics – The woods’ own properties are utilised. There are no artificial methods employed
- Variety – The ability to combine different woods increases the design options
- Limitless Design – The patterns which can be used know no bounds
- Classic and Elegant Ranges – The Modern and The Traditional can be blended together
QUALITY
- Quality Wood – All the wood is carefully selected and quality inspected (ISO 9001)
- No warping – The boards’ 3 layer structure gives stability and straightnes
- No creaking – The middle spruce layer endows stability which translates to silence underfoot
- Smooth finish – The solid tongue and groove results in precise installation so height differences are avoided
GENERAL
- Suitability – Fit these floors in homes or public areas, offices and on underfloor heating
- Emission Free – These floors are hygenic and suitable for people with allergies
- Convenient – These floors are quick to install and as they are prefinished do not require sanding or time to dry so less inconvenience for you
- Price Competitive – Cheaper than solid flooring and yet limitless personlised options
- Environmentaly Friendly – All the wood comes from sustainably managed forests
DURABILITY
- Long Lifespan – The wear layer gives the floor durability and it can be sanded several times
- Special Surface – These floors are treated with varnishes and oils to preserve their finish
SPECIFICATIONS
WOOD QUALITY
- Raw Material – All the wood is carefully selected and quality inspected (ISO 9001)
- Quality – Furniture quality, First class veneer
- Grain – The direction of the grain is the same in each layer
- Colour – The wood is evenly coloured
PRODUCTION
- Moisture balance – Professional kiln drying. Structural moisture optimised
- Surface Layer – Strips glued on long edges. Possible to mix productions
DIMENSIONS
- Thickness – 14 mm. 3 layer structure
- Wear layer – 3.5 mm thick. Parallel glued birch plywood lamellas each 4.0 mm thick
- Weight – < 7.5 kg/m²
- Width – 150 mm
- Hardness – Brinel-hardness 3.5
SURFACE HANDLING
- Layers – 6 layers of UV-acrylate
- Primers – 4 primers
- Top – 2 top layers
- Finish – varnished, w/o surface treatment, oiled, colour oiled
- Durability – The wear layer gives the floor durability and it can be sanded several times. Easy to maintain
