Macropcarpa - A golden finish

Large spreading macrocarpas (Cupressus macrocarpa) are a common sight in rural New Zealand, and are usually found growing alongside homesteads and farm buildings.

Macrocarpa (also known as Monterey cypress) was first introduced to New Zealand in the 1860s, and planted for shelter.

Macrocarpa is highly sought after as a decorative and building timber. It is durable outdoors and can be used without any preservative treatment.

I remember when I was young and use to climb the big old trees on the farm, never would I have thought that the tree could be someones solid wooden floor. As you will see from the pictures Macrocarpa is a very nice timber when sanded and polyurethaned, but like Douglas-fir it is one that we don’t see a lot of.

This customer sourced his Macrocarpa from ITM in Tuakau and it was supplied and laid over several years. One hundred square meters of flooring was put down. We were very lucky that our customer had the forethought to cover it up after he was finished making our job just a little bit easier.

Nufloors 4 U Floor Sanding Auckland team arrived on site on Monday morning and got straight into it. By late afternoon we had the floor ready for fine sanding. Tuesday morning we were back on site early and by 9.30 am we were getting ready to coat this now beautiful finished wooden floor.

The customer wanted to have it lightly stained to give it a bit of colour. Now after a discussion I had a fair idea the finish he was seeking so asked him to leave the colouring to me. Over the next two days we put the last two coats all with stain added to it. The end result was a rich golden coloured floor and off course a very happy customer which the most important thing.

This reinforces that no matter what timber, pre finished hardwood floor or solid hardwood floor our floor sanding Auckland team can sand it and provide the finish you are looking for.  This floor was coated with a solvent based polyurethane supplied by Handley Industries. Two coats are gloss with a low sheen finish.  All coats are done with a percentage of stain added to the polyurethane.