FLOORING AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING FLOORING

摘要

Embodiments relate to flooring and methods of manufacturing flooring. One particular embodiment relates to tiled flooring including a plurality of tiles connected by at least one connector. Another embodiment relates to flooring planks and methods of forming flooring planks, such planks including a veneer layer and a substrate bonded to the veneer layer. The substrate comprises a solid polyethylene matrix and sawdust immobilized in the polyethylene matrix. The substrate has a thickness sufficient to attenuate a t least 60 dB of sound from one face of the plank to an opposite face of the plank. In a further embodiment, the plank is formed by: forming a substrate comprising a solid polyethylene matrix and sawdust immobilized in the matrix ; bonding a wood layer to the substrate; and machining the substrate and wood layer to form the plank. A further embodiment relates to a method of manufacturing wood planks from waste wood.