Along with the natural treatment of the wood, mafi sets the highest standards of quality for wooden floors. Particularly significant is the standard of quality in the symmetrical construction of the 3-Layer flooring: Here the upper and lower layers are constructed of the same material. This procedure ensures an even balance of the flooring and produces high stability.
Quality and Durability are the characteristics of mafi floorings. Due to their extreme load-bearing capacity, they are ideally suited for use in high traffic areas.
The famous Stanglwirt Hotel in Kitzbühel/AUSTRIA has mafi floors since more than 15 years already and is still satisfied and fascinated from the quality and the hard-wearing abiltiy of these floors. Recently they renovated and expanded their Luxurios Resort and used mafi floors in the new rooms as well.
Especially the wide and long dimension of the Larch gives the rooms a special character. The two main characteristics of a mafi wide-plank are the length of four or five meters and a ranging width between 155 and 300mm. Because of the different widths the whole floor appears very lively and enlarges the entire room.
In times that are increasingly influenced by stress and hectic, one’s own bathroom soon becomes a personal spa oasis – a place to rest and relax. Quality materials are used in the bathroom not only as part of its exclusive furnishings but as an important element towards harmony and relaxation of the senses. The choice of floor plays a major role in this process. As manufacturer of natural wood floors from Upper Austria whose name is already established on the international lifestyle sector, mafi provides quality floors in various designs which can help to create an individual feel-good paradise.
Due to the oiled surface mafi floors are able to absorb the moisture that occurs in the bathroom and dispense this again during the drying process. This has a positive effect on the climate in the room. The water that drips onto the floor when people leave the shower or bathtub poses no problem at all for a mafi floor. Large pools of water on the floor should however be mopped up. To ensure that the mafi floor remains permanently natural and brilliant and flawless despite sporadic splashes of water, regular care with adequate products is a must.
The right choice of wood
Care must be taken in the selection of wood as not every type of wood is suitable for use in bathrooms. Beech, for example, is one of the types of wood that shrink and swell considerably in damp surroundings. This is what is also known as ‛the wood’s expansion and contraction’. An exception is heat-treated beech wood as this process changes the shrinkage properties of the wood and increases its resistance to moisture. Larch and oak both react ideally to moisture and are naturally suited for use in wet rooms. One more insider tip: floors in bathrooms should be glued with elastic adhesive. The joint with the wall is also very important. This should be made using parquet joint sealing compound to prevent the build-up of moisture behind the wood.
Fresco: creative appearance with massage effect Taking these aspects into consideration, mafi has developed a floor ideally suited for installation in indoor spa and bathroom areas. We are referring to the mafi Fresco line of floors. In order to really experience the quality and diversity of this floor, installation is recommended in rooms that are mainly entered barefoot. The elaborate finish of the plank surface using different mafi Fresco milling programs not only allows tired soles an invigorating massage break but at the same time provides an unusual look with waves (Fresco Duna), dots (Fresco Punkto) or diamonds (Fresco Rombo). The newest Fresco designs are Fresco Anaconda and Fresco Pista.
It is always a constitutive decision in interior design concepts: The combination between the furniture and the floor concerning style, colour and quality. In this regard the development of the last years has shown that the material mix inside the rooms should be reduced. Furthermore an old design rule of thumb is that only three different colours should be mixed. This information leads us to the right choice of a mafi natural wooden floor. This example shows an Oak Vulcano, brushed and natural oiled. The wood is thermo treated which gives the floor its typical dark appearance. The natural oiling strengths the original grain of the wood visually but gives the floor its great resistance as well. The interaction between the white walls and the dark floor can also be found in the mixture between the black and white furniture – truly a design masterpiece.
Another interesting fact related to this private project in Switzerland is the combination between a mafi Oak Vulcano and tiles made out of marble, also a natural product. mafi natural wooden floors can easily be combined with other floor covering material. Even existing height differences can be cleared because of the variable thickness of our mafi floors.
Expert’s tip: Always use furniture sliders for a long-term protection of your personal mafi floor.
mafi trades on the principles of origin and sustainability – even the headquarters is located in the green field, on the edge of the largest continuous forest in Central Europe, the Kobernaußer Forest.
The own four walls are something special, something individual. To fulfill the dream of a perfect home it is important, that all parts fit together. The ground is the foundation and always a large area, to deal with. mafi natural wooden floors are composed into a room, not installed. As you can see on these pictures, this Ash dark Vulcano, brushed and natural oiled is a breathtaking contrast to the straight black and white characteristic. The direction of the installation, against the incidence of light, allows a beautiful play of colours and expands the room additionally. Another possibility to harmonize the room is to use mafi wooden planks for furniture. Based on the great durability and hardiness, mafi wooden planks can also be used as a surface for working areas in the kitchen.
Vulcano in Austria
The fine dark colour of Vulcano floors is achieved by special heat treatment, which means a wood drying system at high temperatures, without the use of any chemicals, using only heat, wind and water. Expansion and contraction as well as inner tension are reduced, while, on the other hand, resistance to fungi and insects is increased. Dimensional stability is also increased. As the floor stays completely natural with this method, it is also essential to shade it from strong sunlight in order to avoid the colour lightening. Because of its dark tan, the mafi volcano floors are a very good ecological and conscientious alternative to tropical wood.
As a pioneer of natural wood processing, mafi works under the principle of sustainability. The careful use of resources is at the heart of the company’s ethics. During processing, the whole tree is used – with all its physical and visual diversity.
Following its pioneering vision, mafi has developed its own method of thermal treatment. This eliminates the need to use Tropical timber. With this natural oiled Oak Vulcano, located in Seoul, South Korea, mafi proves again, that humidity does no harm to their natural wooden floors. Quite the contrary, mafi parquet can even regulate moisture inside the rooms and provide an enjoyable and healthy living all over the world. Using only water and heat, Vulcano floors are completely stained in a natural way.
Our partner mafi France told us about this nice showroom which looks really like an apartment and not like a showroom.
The owner of this showroom used three different mafi floors, in the main room the Oak character wide plank, hand-planed, brushed and oiled with special oil.
In some areas they installed the Oak Clear, brushed extreme white oiled floor and in the bedroom is the Nero Coral Oak Vulcano silver, brushed white oiled.
The combination of light colours and dark colours is very beautiful and creates an elegant atmosphere.
A partner from mafi “Tectona Grandis Italia srl” was on the Spring Fair in Genoa ITA from 25th February to 06th of March and presented a lot of mafi products on a very beautiful booth. There was one big carving grunge I modul on the wall presented. On the floor was also one of mafi’s unique selling products installed – the Coral Oak violet, brushed white oiled. There was a table with mafi wood an the booth, the Tectona Grandis Ialia srl made it with Tiger Oak violet.
Our subsidiary mafi Italia is currently exhibiting at the Klimahouse – show in Bolzano, Italy. They got selected as one of the best exhibitors and were invited to a press video interview by a famous Italian magazine called edilcantiere.
Contact information:
mafi Italia s.r.l.
mafi Flagshistore
VIA MARIE CURIE, 15
39100 BOLZANO (BZ)
We recently got pictures of an astonishing installation in America with mafi Tiger Oak. Parts of the West coast University are installed with mafi Tiger Oak black color filler. They used approx 5200 square feet of this outstanding wooden floor.
