Testing confirms it – Virtu moves less, and cups less.
Posted by: admin | Posted on: March 15th, 2012 | 0 Comments
We are delighted to share the first stability test results on 3-layer, true balanced Virtu Wide Plank Flooring . The project was conducted by the Department of Wood Science and Forest Products at Virginia Tech, the largest wood science research program in North America. This test was designed to evaluate the dimensional stability of Virtu Flooring as compared to solid wood flooring when exposed to relative humidity changes. Testing simulated field conditions for installed flooring.
The Summary and Conclusions section states:
“The Virtu (rift and quartered) white oak boards had 68% and the Virtu (plain sawn) Red Oak boards 118% less change in width than the solid white and red oak samples respectively. The Virtu White Oak and Red Oak boards had 230% and 167% less cup respectively than the solid oak boards. This is due to the cross laminated construction of the Virtu products which stabilizes the products when exposed to moisture content changes.”
We are excited to have our claims verified by such a respected authority.
What Inspires Us.
Posted by: admin | Posted on: November 4th, 2011 | 0 Comments
Take a close look at the gentleman in the photo. Look at the eyes. Those are the eyes of a man who will not accept anything less than the best. Those are the eyes of John Pierpont Morgan. J.P. Morgan to you. Mr. Morgan was the wealthiest man of his time. When it came to quality, money was no object to Mr. Morgan. When he built his many residences, J.P Morgan spared no expense to import the finest craftsmen from all over the world.
When it came to the floors that he and his guests were to walk upon, Mr. Morgan’s Architects brought over the masters of the wide plank hand-made floors of the crowned heads of Europe. And those European master craftsmen brought with them their methods and techniques perfected over time and passed down through generation upon generation.
The foundation of those techniques were embodied in the evolution of three-layer true balanced construction. A method of making a floor that would last a lifetime and manifest rock-solid stability year after year. The modern day descendent of Mr. Morgan’s floors is the Virtu custom made wide plank floor. The inspiration for that floor is the look in Mr. Morgan’s eyes. That look still exists today in the gaze of the world’s most demanding customers. That look still exists today in the world’s most demanding architects. That look demands that we make Virtu Wide Plank Floors better and better year after year.
