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Your staircase is an integral piece of

When you are building your home or

your home. It is usually the first thing

commercial property there is nothing

you see when you open the front door.

that compares to the luster and beauty

With timber staircases and timber

of the timber floor. In fact a home

handrails you can create a stunning,

nicely decorated with wooden floor

high-impact feature without the hassle.

gives a different kind of elegance to the

A lot of people love the warm,

entire place. In fact the flooring plays

classic feel of staircases. The choice

an important part in the interior

that natural timber gives you is wide

decoration. Timber floor is

good

and varied. Sapele has a dark red

looking, durable and easy to clean. It is

colour, very like mahogany but not

harmful to environment, and when

always better to go for the wood

polished, looks stunning. Oak stair

flooring because of its beauty and is

parts will give you a classic, opulent

also at the same

timber staircase. Pine is a flexible

Choosing the type of hard wood that

choice as it can be stained, polished or

best suits the space is an important

painted, and is cheaper than hardwood

step in planning the installation of your

timber options. However, don't feel

new home. Solid wood flooring comes

restricted to just choosing one. Mix

in three types.

and match different timbers to create a

There are several things to keep in

beautiful yet cost effective staircases.

mind

when

choosing

the

To achieve the feel of a classic

appropriateappropriate

type

of

staircase you do not need to use all

wood flooring

for

your

home.

Solid

timber stairparts. For your staircase

wood flooring may require a little more

balustrade you could choose decorative

upkeep than engineered wood flooring,

wrought iron or glass panels. Timber

but they can always be re-sanded and

handrails will finish off an all-timber

refinished. If you like thin, long planks

staircase to create a warm, traditional

feel.

Alternatively,

timber handrails

of wood, you should choose strip

can also be used in stark contrast to

flooring.

very

contemporary

materials to

If you prefer the aesthetic of very

stunning effect.

wide

planks

of

wood,

then plank

To really achieve a luxury staircase

flooring is the best choice. And, if you

you should look at continuous curved

have a more decorative look in mind -

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handrail.

Bespoke, complex

timber

perhaps a geometric design - parquet

handrails are manufactured for each

floors will be a perfect match for

individual environment to ensure a

your taste.

smooth

handrail. Continuous

timber

It is important to keep the flooring

handrail cannot be beaten when

user friendly so that you feel

creating a distinctive staircase.

comfortable whenever you walk or

move hurriedly. One of the biggest

drawbacks of timber flooring is the

surface deterioration of the floor due

to improperly sealed joints.

western red cedar

туя

fir, n

пихта; хвойный лес

renewable resource

возобновляемый ресурс

decay, n; v

гниль; гнить

impact damage

разрушение при ударе

blemish, n

дефект поверхности

eterioration, n

разрушение; изнашивание

fungal, adj

грибковый

prolonged exposure

длительное воздействие

denature, v

изменять естественные свойства

moisture movement

миграция влаги

superficial, adj

поверхностный; внешний

insecticide, n

препарат для уничтожения насекомых

fungicides

фунгициды (ядовитые вещества, применяемые

для борьбы с грибами, разрушающими

деревянные сооружения)

combustible, adj

воспламеняемый, горючий

treatment, n

обработка (технологическая); пропитка,

пропитывание

antimony trioxide

сесквиоксид сурьмы

flame-retardant

огнестойкий

intumescent coating

вздувшееся покрытие

oven-dry weight

вес древесины после сушки в печи

building envelope

ограждающая конструкция здания

shingle, n

тонкая доска

sill plate

порог рабочих окон

glulam beam

слоистая дощатоклееная балка

railroad tie

железнодорожная шпала

utility pole

столб; опора

pile, n

свая

deck, n

настил; плита настила; платформа; палуба

fence, n

забор, изгородь, ограда

brushing, n

нанесение кистью (напр. краски)

dipping, n

погружение, окунание, отделка окунанием

diffuse-porous, adj

рассеяннопористый

ring-porous, adj

кольцепоровый

crawl space

полупроходное техническое подполье (высотой

до 1,5 м)

film, n

пленка, тонкий слой

a)

granite b)

stone

cladding

c) the great Zimbabwe kingdom,

the 11th

century

a)granite

b)stone cladding

c) the great Zimbabwe

Figure 6.1

kingdom, the 11th century

1.

rock

a) hard solid non-metallic mineral matter of which rock

is made, especially as a building material

2.

stone

b) a building component, such as a block or lintel, made

from cast concrete with a facing that resembles

natural stone

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3.

marble

c) a very hard, granular, crystalline, igneous rock

consisting mainly of quartz, mica, and feldspar and

often used as a building stone

4.

granite

d) any natural material, hard or soft (e.g. clay), having a

distinctive mineral composition

5.

cast stone

e) a hard crystalline metamorphic form of limestone,

typically white with coloured mottlings or streaks,

which may be polished and is used in sculpture and

architecture

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“Leave no stone unturned.”

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

(Proverb)

(Euripides)