Harry Goodwin & Sons Ltd Timber Merchants

Siberian Larch

Origin of the imported wood

Central and East Siberia, where 56% of the 589 million acres of forest land consists of Larch. In Russia Larch seems to be the most widespread coniferous wood.

The wood is cut down in winter and is often dried in the open air. During this drying process shrinkage and dimensional changes might occur.

Features

  • One of the best coniferous woods.
  • Significantly lower moisture absorption compared with fir, which makes impregnation under pressure superfluous.
  • High durability and extra resistant against rot and fungus (ideal for outdoor constructing and panelling)
  • High mechanical resistance and very good pressure resistance
  • Excellent wear resistance (Class II)
  • Slow growing wood
  • Minimum sapwood
  • High density and therefore not highly flammable
  • Non-corrosive
  • Nice appearance and warm play of colours from golden brown, to yellow and orange (many shades and hues in the heartwood). Larch goes grey under the influence of light.

Applications

  • Very polyvalent wood for all kinds of traditional indoor and outdoor applications.
  • Inside: Wooden floors, stairs, ceilings, doors, frames, furniture...
  • Outside: Doors, window frames, floors, stairs, garden furniture/city furniture, toys, bridges, barrels, tubs, glued laminated wood, outsidepanelling and siding, roof covering, terraces, wooden tiles, stakes, telephone posts, fences, sound barriers along the motorway, railway sleepers, jetties, shipbuilding, hydraulic engineering works.