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I am renovating soon and intend to use pine everywhere I think - am I the only one ?
How do you know that oak (imported or otherwise) is necessarily not environmentally friendly? Or that pine is? Isn't the some criticism of the latter due to acidification of the soil planted with pine? I suspect that (as ever) it's not a case of something being environmentally friendly or not but rather there being a continuum of environmentally friendliness and a set of trade-offs that apply.Teabag said:Is Oak that much better than other more environmentally friendly alternatives ?
ClubMan said:How do you know that oak (imported or otherwise) is necessarily not environmentally friendly? Or that pine is? Isn't the some criticism of the latter due to acidification of the soil planted with pine? I suspect that (as ever) it's not a case of something being environmentally friendly or not but rather there being a continuum of environmentally friendliness and a set of trade-offs that apply.
I'd imagine it's imported. From where I don't know offhand. I also assume that at least some of it may come from sustainable forests. But you're correct - most people don't ask/care as far as I know.Teabag said:But my main question is : Where are we getting all this oak from ?? It would be a shame to think we are destroying another country's oak forests like we did our own. Or do we care where we source it from ?
MOB said:I wonder is there scope for somebody to set up 5 acres of ultra cheap warehousing\hardstand within 30 miles of Dublinto take this stuff in, grade it, batch it and offer for resale.
BillK said:I believe that the reason people want oak floors is that they last more than one lifetime.
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