Engineered timber is the best type of wood flooring to use with an underfloor heating system as it performs well with changes in floor temperature. Other wood flooring may also be used, but with softer and less dense wood attention must be paid to the thickness of floorboards so that the floorboards do not act as an insulator blocking the heat.

As a general rule for wood flooring, the floor surface temperature must not exceed 27°C.

It's heavy. Teak wood is a very dense wood and has a high weight to volume ratio.

This can be considered a beneficial trait, because a very basic rule in woodworking is that the denser and heavier a wood is, the stronger it will be. In addition to this most people have a distinct preference towards heavy and sturdy pieces of furniture, when it comes to buying solid wood furniture. one of the downsides of being heavy is that teak wood furniture is quite difficult to move from one place to another.

Kempas A dense wood with excellent wearing properties, Kempas is a blend of elegance, natural beauty and affordability that few flooring species can match. It is also highly decorative with its understated patterns flickering intones of brandy and dark rum.