Istituto del Papiro Srl certifies that, in its own production of floors and linings, the used materials are solely a noble coat of ligneos fibres of cyperus papyrus, very carefully selected. The working process, sheltered by patent of 2003, is that of veneering ended with a specific protecting paint.

 

TECHNICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF PAPYRUS FLOOR

Denomination
Composition	Multilayer of birch (betula) that ensures, for its own nature, the best stability and humudity resistent (other supports can be used upon request); veneering with a noble coat of noble fibres of cyperus papyrus manually warp singularly; they are disposed one nearby the other using ancient thecniques to compose papyrus sheets; finishing touch with specific paints, peculiar for the treatment and the protection of the parquet, that exalt papyrus’ aesthetic and intrinsic qualities.
Elements	stratifed with the female in the four sides and the male fixed joint detachable, to be used for indoor flooring.
Recommended use	Moderate domestic.
Puculiarity	As papyrus fibres have different woodiness, the union of the single elements could create a slight step effect; by the floating setting a linght creaking could be heard, as typical of ancient wood floor.
Dimensions	Thickness mm. 12 Squared tiles da mm 400 x 400 number of brickyards per square metre: 6,25
Materials used for setting	Both for glued floor and the floating use specific normal products for wood floor setting of the best quality. It is better to use skirting-board of appropriate thickness in order to cover the perimetral board of the floor.
Cleaning istruction	Use neutral, no foamy detersive; wash with a damp cloth; employ a soft cloth to polish (treat it like any else natural wood).
Specifications for the restoration	Use a good stick with the same colours of the fibres on the scratchs fpr the retouch of the wood.
Aestetic characteristics	Since papyrus fibres are manually treated with natural systems and differ each other for chromatism and woodiness, all the elements shall be different each other;for this reason the sampling and the photos are to be considered approximate and not binding.
Colour typology	Shot effect, depending on the angulation and the nature of light (natural and/or artificial), comparable to the one of a Persian carpet. Oxidized: chromatic stair varying from burnt Siennato ivory; pale colour: by tones of ochre to ivory.
Noxiousness	Non-toxic product.