You and i do not know if for example that coating contains lead or not.
Can you burn laminate flooring in a wood burner.
Up to 85 per cent of the mass of laminate flooring can be put back into the manufacturing process in the form of wood chips or fibers.
Laminate flooring isn t a solid material like hardwood so burn marks require a different removal strategy.
Is it enviornmentally safe to burn laminate flooring scraps should they be recycled or put in landfills.
Or can that board be repaired.
Thanks to new technological processes laminate flooring is even recyclable.
What should i do.
Whereas you can repair a burnt wood floor by sanding out the burn mark you can t sand laminates at all without making the disfigurement far worse than it already is.
Apart from paper and firelighters that s all i ve ever used.
I think i would be cautious with burning wood flooring.
I ve had my woodburner for approx 4 5 years now and never burnt proper logs.
I have a small barbas unilux 5 5kw wood burning stove which is very clear that only hardwood should be burnt in it.
Complete floors which you wish to dispose of on the other hand should be taken directly to a local landfill site.
You might also consider local regulations.
I burn whatever i can get my hands on fence posts pallets pine furniture laminate flooring offcuts etc.
Medium density fiberboard this is a health hazzard for your lungs when you cut it with a power saw.
The top layer contains an aluminum oxide coating that would burn into the air which can be harmful if breathed in.
This morning i dropped a very hot burner from the stove off onto my laminated wood floor.
It is my understanding that lead was still used in some varnish up to the mid 1970 s.
Even though laminate flooring consists of 80 wood they cannot be safely burnt or incinerated like other wood products.