A History of Engineered Timber Flooring
Engineered timber flooring, a marvel of modern flooring technology, combines the timeless allure of wood with the advancements of contemporary engineering. This exploration traces the history and evolution of engineered wood flooring, its production advancements, and...
Introduction to Engineered Timber Flooring
In the quest for luxurious yet environmentally conscious flooring, engineered timber stands as an exemplary choice. This sophisticated option marries the timeless allure of natural wood with the advances of modern technology. As we delve deeper into the realm of...
Navigating The Future Of Home Design: A 2024 Perspective
Navigating The Future Of Home Design: A 2024 Perspective In the realm of home design, 2024 is shaping up to be a year where personal expression, comfort, and eco-conscious luxury take centre stage. This discussion ventures into the heart of these themes, offering...
HARO Honoured Once Again For Its Focus On Sustainability
Rosenheim – HARO wins over consumers. More and more shoppers today look beyond the price tag when they make their buying decisions. For years now, one of the other factors they consider in these decisions is whether a company is sustainable and is widely known for...
Alpine Retreat
Cloaked in copper and clad internally in HARO engineered timber boards, Mt Isthmus Lodge near Lake Hawea treads the line between wilderness escape and luxury private hotel. Words by Camille Khouri 22 June 2021 Perched high on a 7000-acre remote alpine deer station...
A Luxury Alpine Retreat That’s a Work of Art
The sculptural roofline form of this Lake Hawea luxury retreat is perfectly echoed in the impressive timber internal linings. Words by ArchiPro Editorial Team 07 June 2021 - 14 min read An isthmus is a narrow strip of land that separates two bodies of water—in this...
HARO Award for Commitment to Sustainability
HARO Award for Commitment to Sustainability. HARO honored once again for its focus on sustainability.TOP ranking on the DEUTSCHLAND TEST 2021
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Not All Timber Floors Are The Same
Our Environment concerns all of us. It is the space we live in, the home of people, animals and plants and the future of our children and grandchildren. Everything HARO can do to protect our environment, no matter how big or small, is a primary consideration for us. HARO therefore always act responsibly, with respect for the environment and with an eye to the future.
HARO Ranks First in Commitment to Sustainability
The flooring maker HARO has been honoured for its commitment to sustainability in the Germany test conducted by the magazine Focus Money (edition dated 16 March 2019). With this award, the company has demonstrated once again its clear position as a manufacturer of sustainable flooring.
Premium parquet from Germany’s market leader
Premium parquet from Germany’s market leader. Founded in 1866, the Hamberger family business is the leading parquet manufacturer in Germany with its HARO parquet brand, thanks to a unique range of products, more than 60 years’ experience in the production of parquet and a commitment to the Made in Germany principle as the location for its production.
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Floor coverings: Nature Underfoot
Natural floor coverings are not only easy on the eye, they’re also durable and easy to clean – benefits that stem directly from Mother Nature herself. Real wood plays a leading role here, of course. There’s an increasing trend towards wide planks in timber flooring,...
Cleaning Myths – Not like this please!
Mopping laminate with washing-up liquid. Please do not do this – you wouldn’t wash yourself in washing-up liquid, would you? Washing-up liquid as the name suggests is for washing up. It can corrode the surface of your laminate floor and lead to unsightly...
The Blue Angel, The World’s First Environmental Seal
The Blue Angel the world’s first environmental seal, sets standards for environmentally conscious products and services. The Blue Angel is the ecolabel of the federal government of Germany since 1978. The Blue Angel sets high standards for environmentally friendly...
The advantages of parquet with underfloor heating
Underfloor heating and parquet flooring, is that even possible? We tell you what you need to know about it. There is hardly anything better than coming home after a long walk in the woods and feeling a comfortably warm floor under your feet. More and more people want...
Floor Care Made Simple
Rosenheim – Tedious cleaning and polishing is a thing of the past. HARO’s “4-for-all” clean & green floor-care series offers the right the solution for every floor type: active intensive cleaner, natural timber cleaner, aqua shield and aqua oil intensive-care...
Engineered Timber Flooring Grade & Wood Texture
Wood GradeWood grain with natural amount of knots Look: Classically natural, timeless Natural to vibrant wood texture with a greater amount of knots Cracks, filled points and wormholes possible Look: Trendy, rusticMix of our different grades including heartwood...
Engineered Timber Flooring Board Size & Format
You can make your floor the star attraction of the room or blend into the background.
The timber flooring board format is another factor that can influence the overall impression of a room. A Plank 1-Strip floor has a calm visual impact, Longstrip design lively, and the Plank 1-Strip PLAZA creates a sense of generous space.
Engineered Timber Flooring Construction
1. Precious Wood wear layer
Approx. 3.5 mm (1/8’’) thick top layer of selected precious wood. This is the top layer of a multilayer hardwood floor. It consists of carefully selected premium wood that has been well seasoned and dried and gently processed. Rely on our decades of experience in the production of Wood Flooring and enjoy the good feeling that you made the best choice.
2. Middle layer
Solid spruce finger strips as middle layer. This layer consists of cross-glued solid spruce finger strips which ensure the lifelong stability of HARO Engineered Wood Flooring. Though invisible from the outside, this layer is very labour and time-intensive to manufacture. We use only spruce of the same wood moisture content and the same orientation of annual rings. This is essential to guarantee that your hardwood flooring will remain stable. The task of the middle layer is to balance tensions in the top layer and thus guarantee maximum dimensional stability.
3. Bottom layer
Softwood backing veneer. A backing veneer made of softwood further increases the floor’s stability.
3-layer construction for floating installation, full glue-down installation or installation with self-adhesive ComforTec system