We get asked a fair amount of questions here at Sustainable Flooring but one of the most common, and one that pertains specifically to us, is what does the term Strandwoven™ mean? Strandwoven™ is the term for our unique compression and densification process. It can be applied to a number of different raw materials but all these raw materials are taken in their fibrous forms and put under intense heat and pressure with a little bit of low-VOC resin (about 3% by weight) to form a solid beam of material. Planks are then milled off of these compressed beams and the grain pattern ends up depending on the specific recipe of how one lays the fibers into the mold before compression. The Strandwoven™ process dramatically increases the raw material’s hardness and stability (the amount of expansion or contraction one can expect relative to changes in humidity) and allows for exotic looks that can be found nowhere else. Overall quality and durability are the major benefits of the Strandwoven™ process and we are proud to offer it in our flagship product line, our Strandwoven™ Woods and Bamboo.