HempWood | a NEW eco-friendly hardwood
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- Опубліковано 14 чер 2024
- The Farm Bill of 2018, finally legalized hemp and all its derivatives. This has led to the creation of exciting new products like HempWood, or as people like to call it, WeedWood.
HempWood affiliate link: hempwood.com/?ref=1002
Link to my Patreon page: / belinda_carr
Chapters
0:00 Introduction
1:12 How its made
2:05 T&G Flooring
2:47 Installation
3:33 Hardwood alternative
4:348 Fire resistance
5:18 Formaldehyde free
6:32 Affiliate program
7:07 Water resistance
7:55 Resourcefulness
8:28 Conclusion
Full length fiber hemp stalks arrive from farmers in bales or rolls. The bales are separated and crushed to make them more flexible. Next they are spread evenly on a mesh. The roll of hemp stalks is submerged in a proprietary, all-natural soy-based adhesive. After saturation, the hemp stalks are spread on racks and placed into a dryer to lower the moisture content. After drying, the stalks are weighed into portions. and compressed under 3,000 tons of pressure into steel molds. These blocks are baked in an oven until the catalyst in the glue is activated, which makes the blocks solid.
Hempwood can be turned into lumber, woodturning blanks, 4x8 panels, picture frames, guitars, and furniture like lamps, tables and cabinets. One of the most popular HempWood products is tongue and groove flooring. The blocks are sliced down to 1/8” thick hemp veneer and then pressed on a ½” plywood. The result is a very stable 5/8” thick engineered tongue and groove flooring in 3 options: unfinished, natural, and bourbon. Hempwood can either be rift sawn, which has a vertical linear pattern that resembles traditional lumber or plain sawn, which has a more sporadic pattern.
Hempwood must be treated like high quality, solid hardwood floors. Vapor barriers are essential because it is susceptible to moisture. This flooring can be installed on plywood or OSB subfloors with a standard nail gun. You can also install this as a floating floor as long as you use waterproof wood glue on all four sides.
There are so many things to love about this product. It is an excellent alternative to hardwood because it grows faster, it is denser and harder.
Hempwood is a very versatile and durable material that can easily replace furniture grade lumber. Hemp is considered to be an eco-friendly material because it sequesters more carbon than trees do. While hemp stalks are naturally flammable, hempwood flooring is so densely compressed, it has a low, class B fire rating. It is much more resistant to fire than softwood pine.
Most importantly, it is free of formaldehyde and VOCs. Of course, using healthy materials comes at a cost which is why large flooring manufacturers choose cheap alternatives. Hempwood uses PureBond plywood for their flooring, which is 20% more expensive than imported plywood. They also use a soy based adhesive that costs $.2.60 a pound, compared to phenolic formaldehyde that costs 17 cent a pound. Their unfinished flooring costs $8 per sq ft while the finished versions are $10 per sq ft. A 4x8 sheet of hempwood is $240.
Hempwood is susceptible to water and moisture, so it’s a higher maintenance product than vinyl flooring. Humidity must be in the range of 35-55% at all times in a room. You should never steam mop or wet mop the floor surface. You cannot use wax, oil, soap only hardwood floor cleaners. Also, you must use an oil based stain, not water based because it can cause the hempwood to swell.
It is not a DIY friendly product like other click-lock flooring. You can’t cut this with a box cutter or even an ordinary blade because it is so dense.
The company seems to hire very resourceful people if they can’t find a machine, they simply repurpose existing machines, or build it themselves. They converted old tobacco drying machines into hemp drying ones. They converted a shipping container into a kiln. They built a bioburner that burns all the waste hemp and heats up glycol or antifreeze. This burners feeds the ovens, dryers and kilns, so they are essentially running a zero carbon operation. Also, they sell hemp saw dust to the HempPlastic company.
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#hemp #hempwood #sustainable #ecofriendly - Наука та технологія
What would you build with HempWood? Flooring and kitchen cabinetry seem like interesting uses.
Affiliate link hempwood.com/?ref=1002
You just said that it's susceptible to water damage. That makes it unsuitable for foors or kitchen cabinets.
@@NSResponder It's the same as hardwood flooring. With proper sealants, it's suitable for both purposes (the same as any wood, really)
Yes, because I'm sure that once hemp is legal again everywhere, it will all be used to make building materials. Can't see that backfiring at all.
@@fleetcenturion why would it backfire it’s a fantastic material and no it’s not marijuana.
@@FreekHoekstra - Absolutely no one wants to legalize hemp, to make a building material that is susceptible to water damage. This is a gimmick. Taxable marijuana is infinitely more valuable, and that is where virtually _all_ hemp production will go.
I wish people would just admit they want to get stoned all day. I fully support it, in fact. Just _please_ stop acting like you're saving the damn planet! Stoners are annoying enough already.
1:53 "Now that's a good use of a shipping container"
Very Meta - 😂
A shipping has no intended use as a kiln or oven.
They used no no thermal reflective material or refractory material & so I assume the fuel consumption is atrocious.
You probably do more good for the environment if you care to buy a quality efficient industrial oven or kiln.
Not a Hodge podge shipping container repurposed. Why do you think over 1/2 the worlds air pollution is produced in china & India.
For the very reason of repurposed material for forging &/or low expected agreed standards.
Good intentions don't always lead to good things;)
Mind I don't care to much but for those that supposedly do are all hypocrite's because you lack the basic savvy.
Tired of hippies/hipsters playing a industry & engineering. save the world mob can't help them self's much less the world. the posturing of it
Yep. That one got m e too...
😁 loved that little jab 😂
Too bad her shipping container is a scam video is littered full of misleading information and misinformation.
@@miked.9364 Why? I haven't watched it yet, but I've seen something similar.
This woman's channel is absolutely amazing and highly underrated.
Yeah, she's incredible!
Bruh, I was just scrolling down to write this
You said it before I.
Me too. Been loving this channel!
Totally
I appreciate the manufactures honesty about the potential and limitations of the product- if you could replace all interior cabinetry, flooring, and furniture with this product you’d still save a lot of old growth forests and illegal logging!
It isn’t structural unfortunately it’s just decorative. What is better for saving old growth logging is cross laminated timber. The wood is sitka spruce grown sustainably on tree farms, not taken from forests, and it is very strong light and environmentally friendly. It has a better strength to weight than concrete and even some steel.
That is our goal!
@@rando5673 yep :) i know
@@bruhmania7359
If you'd learn to read, they said cabinetry, floors, etc. They didn't say build the cabins structure out of it. Combine the sustainable lumber farms with hemp wood for the best of both words. Hemp wood grows much quicker and is great for non structural uses.
Illegal logging will always be economically more competitive than any alternative. Eliminating it requires a politically integrated society with respect for laws. One can hope, but it is helpful to hope for what matters, not to hope in vain.
Now I want a Hemp house, with hemp floor and hemp cabinets and hemp furniture , and "now that is a good use for a cargo container"
You do realize that $240/4x8 sheet is OUTRAGEOUS and no one will ever use it for construction purposes at that price. Imagine a pre-cut stud of this material costing ~$24..... building an entire home would likely be 8 to 10 times the cost. BUT hey, it's your money.... we just build it.
Don't forget hemp clothes, one thing which isn't hard to find today and is awesome. The antimicrobial properties of wool with the moisture-handling properties of synthetic, and excellent durability. It's recognized as the all-around best for BJJ kimonos which is one of the most extreme environments you'll find for fabric! Obviously it's high-end only for applications like flooring currently, but for many applications there's no reason it can't be cheap. It is a weed after all!
@@AaronAlso If you want to pay me to build this for 8x the cost I would extremely enthusiastic.
Hempcrete for the foundation
Enjoy your porous house!
I hope you like the rain indoors.
Audiophiles would appreciate speaker boxes and record player bases made with high density HempWood.
Hemp was/is the choice of rope makers. It has long and strong fibres/fibers. I like your work.
I don't know about speakers. Sure some will, but MDF is chosen for speakers specifically because of its damping property, so the sound is very controlled and not dominated by cabin resonance, there was a research paper published by Visaton i think around 1987, not sure, where it won against any wood or engineered wood-based material. However same paper also suggested that concrete-bitumen laminates or glass laminates would be good too, though not so practical. I do think hempwood laminate including some sort of damping element could just be it, more research needed.
As to record player plinth, density is for sure an advantage. There are separate damper elements in the construction, predominantly feet but also platter+motor can be suspended, but high plinth mass helps the dampers be more efficient. However high stiffness isn't strictly an advantage. One of the best plinth materials being natural rubber, which is more than twice as heavy as hardwood, but also inherently damping.
Reminds me of the Grado hemp headphones!
This product is unfortunately worthless to my 70% humidity indoors Louisiana self, but I'm very glad there's an alternative for non-coastal folk!
I was thinking the same thing because you couldn't get the humidity down enough in Florida where I live to use this, like 50 percent humidity is not ever a thing here. That would mold so fast here, Plastic chairs mold here in a years so this wouldn't last 6 months. Also palmetto bugs love eating press board and without the toxic chemical they would love eating this stuff much more.
Belinda does like to hammer on the right product for the right region.
@@TheNightshadePrince Whats the issue? I assume you have wooden things?
@@benholroyd5221 No solid wood is fine but press board and chip board quickly swell and rot here when exposed to air. Also we have palmetto bugs which love to eat anything that is edible but the prefer engineered wood.
@@TheNightshadePrince ok. I take it it's a glue issue then
This channel is consistently good. I hope these guys succeed. Everyone who talks about being eco friendly should talk about products like this.
Thank you, Beretania! We appreciate the support.
I am simply excited to be here. Glad the algorithm recommended you.
An other interesting use of hemp. Hemp has being used in Europe for ever as fabric, and wall covering as it never was "black listed."
I installed some in France before I came in the US.
Yes and if you make a cord of hemp then weave it, you can get a very useful industrial cloth. Sacks can be made from it. You can also make safety nets from hemp rope.
It's also great for small animal cages. My rats can't have or use alot of materials because of toxins in them, dust residue, or they are highly sensitive to it. However, hemp materials (fabrics, woods, toys, ropes, etc) are cheaper to buy for them and they are soooo much safer! I use hemp for my rats cages all the time because it's sooo much better for them than other products.
can you recommend any European suppliers?
Never clicked on a new video so fast! Fantastic information here! We need to make hemp PROCESSING cheaper by scaling those facilities. This really is an excellent solution (environmentally friendly, high quality, and POTENTIALLY lower cost). Just an excellent review of the product! Thank you.
Kodos to these entrepreneurs, and to Belinda for such consistent informative content.
That you for sharing all of the data about hemp wood in comparison with other woods. Very informative and well done!
"I'll leave those conspiracy theories for a different video" Finally, someone using the words "conspiracy theory" in a non derogatory way.
I just discovered your videos, and honestly, your logical conclusions and general presentation are absolute top quality. Such a fresh breath of air for UA-cam. Thank you!!
So, how can this channel be so interesting and informative at the same time? I love it!
Hemp is a wonderful plant, so much can be made from it. So versatile.
If it's completely manufactured from stalk to wood, why couldn't the specs be adjusted to make it slightly less dense so that it's more usable for other applications? While this particular recipe sounds fantastic for particular uses, this seems like only the first step in a plethora of potential uses for hemp. I'm on board with this!
One has to admit that this is an engineered wood that requires a lot of work before end use. It’s a low productivity wood product because it requires a lot of work after crop. But it is indeed an eco wise product, since it uses the trashiest part of the plant. They use to make ropes and clothes with that. It was a plant very popular among the farmers, because the market was huge.
I would argue its potentially less eco due to the carbon footprint from the needed materials to process into lumber including baking, soy glue production, etc.
Does it require more work than OSB?
@@kingdarkem why do you have to convert it into lumber? There are many uses for hamp without wood flooring. Just cause one use is expensive, labor intensive doesn't mean product is bad. Don't throw baby with a water. Also, with time and more companies involved technology will improve, gets cheaper and more eco-friendly. Improvements need time and incentives.
There are still textile made with hemp. Actually it has some quite competitive properties.
Ok this youtube nuking my reply comments is getting old. Green is not always clean.
While the company maybe eco friendly. Suppliers and trucking is not eco friendly and could leave a bigger foot print. Sure the more people who do it the cheaper it gets but the more trucking, factories, and heavy machinery gets used.
Sure dont have to be wood flooring. But everything has a foot print.
The fact that the product is made from materials which have sourced from within a 100 mile radius is wonderful!
Love your direct presentation of the facts... keep on reporting. Kudos!
The thing is, they actually look really nice, this is the first time I've ever heard of such a wood
It is grass so besides pressure what is the secret glue holding this material together.
Several Points :
▪ While I did own inferior t-shirts "made from Hemp", they were no-name. The brand name jeans I'm wearing (right now) are made of hemp and durable.
▪ I have advocated, loudly, for Hemp for Years after Sailing with Hemp Rigging versus other materials. (Yes, I have tried Marijuana, it does not appeal to me.)
▪ I am quite excited about the Hemp Lumber and 4'x8' sheets because I want durable materials for the various Cabinets I must build. Pine is soft. Plywood has VOC's. Hardwoods have desirable properties but because several of the cabinets will be painted, it is a real crime to paint such beautiful wood that has grown for a century and was killed to hold things.
▪ I do admire the look of the Hemp Lumber shown here but painting at least some of my cabinets will be win/win to protect them from humidity and not have that look dominate my living spaces. I won't feel guilty about painting them.
▪ To wrap up those last 2, natural grain colors definitely add definition and warmth to a space but color is a great way to use the light of the space so go ahead and paint that 150 day old Hemp.
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With that level of water susceptibility, you'd need a polycarbonate seal, aka a plastic. If you want to use a purely natural polycarbonate, you gotta go sticky, aka using the natural resin found in fir and pine trees.
@@Arterexius Interesting, thanks. I plan to purchase samples and test them.
Gotta say, the graining on this wood looks amazing.
This is the most I’ve ever learned on UA-cam. Thanks!
USA: We're making hemp wood, but it is expensive
China: Hmm....
This video is proof I'll listen to anything if it's well presented xD
This video was absolutely thoughtful and fantastic. My wife and I recently purchased this product as T&G flooring for the ADU we are constructing. The guys that delivered the product to our home were very helpful, knowledgable and totally committed to the product itself. They made the suggestion that after I DIY the floor, to have a pro do the finishing. I think we'll heed that advice to maximize the life of the product and the enjoyment of this fabulously cool option to traditional wood flooring. Cheers and thanks from Brian in Denver.
Belinda is my favorite architect, and also the most practical one, and also the most cutting edge one. I don't know how she does it all but she's great!
Thank you!
Being free of formaldehyde is a huge deal. It's why I'm reconsidering my use of MDF in my wood projects.
Every piece of wood and I do mean EVERY piece is processed to sterilize it from insects and fungi. I have a mobile sawmill and I spray every board for my customers as well. If not the wood will be streaked with fungus and insects.
I would love to see this flooring available as a waterproofed product.
That would most likely require a polycarbonate sealant, aka plastics
@@Arterexius I’m sure they can solve this with natural oils instead of plastics.
Look at the leafs of water lilies for example. They are completely water repellent. Nature is beautiful. God put us on a plain with everything we need in nature 🙏🏻
@@marcelvdfvandamme5927 You can't solve it with oils alone, let alone natural oils. Because although oil is Aquaphobic, it can still be washed off and natural oils are the least resistant oils. Textures like the surface of the water lily could of course do it, but there's no chance in oils. And if you want it professionally done or done in an affordable manner, it's polycarbonate, as mimicking the texture of the waterlily on the floor boards, while accounting for the increased wear that those boards would be subjected to? Let's just say it wouldn't be cheap.
@marcelvdfvandamme5927 oils could/would eventually evaporate, rub or wash away. Waxing is the only "resistance" not "proof" that can be done an once again with consistent ribbing the wax will wear away. Ultimately the floor owner will have to take responsibility for water "resisting" their floor.
I love how thorough you are and are so easy to follow on any complex topic. excellent video. i want to build my own tiny home and this sounds like the way to go.
Hemp is a wonderplant, a gift from the gods. Thank you for sharing!
You mean God
I worked in hemp fields back in France when I was 15. The tasks was simply to find female shoots and remove it. I heard that those who broke in to smoke it, suffered from severe headache.
i mean you kind of cause brain and lung damage when you inhale smoke of any kind... especially on purpose
I am *very* excited by this. I especially love how it pulls in so much carbon while growing. And it's pretty. I hope prices come down. I would love to replace some of my floors with their product.
Finally, a product with a manufacturer who is honest about their goals and what can be achieved with the product.
We strive to provide a hardwood alternative that makes sense for our customers to use. We are not trying to save the world; we are just trying to make it a little bit better!
As a woodworker this is really interesting, but I am curious about material motion over the year in comparison to standard wood. Not that I think it will be worse or better, I just need to know how to accommodate for it.
15 USD/bf for 4/4, and can only get boards in 5.25in widths.
I don't think there will be any motion since this product is similar to stabilized wood. In another words - the fibers are glued together.
@@xTatsuran I can see why that might be the case, but especially for the riftsawn product, there is a defined grain direction, which means that I suspect there will be seasonal swelling perpendicular to that direction, the same as with hardwood. This is especially of concern when you are considering the warning that the materials are not water resistant.
Yeah i wanna try carving it
@@GeahkBurchill ooh I bet that would eat your edge alive, but it also looks a bit like burl in the flat sawn orientation... I bet it would be interesting
@8:44 "They don't call this the Tesla roadster of building materials that's going to solve homelessness" - excellent burn! Love it. Thank you for making such great content!
Just found this channel and super impressed by the care you take over your research and presentation.
Hempwood takes less time to make, it's stronger, it's less likely to catch fire, and it looks cool. Definitely something to consider when looking for building materials.
Looking at the quick charring example she showed, flammability seems roughly on par with wood.
@@Kenionatus I want yo say she put the torch to a peice of trrated wood and that burned more but I could be mis remembering.
I have been looking at hemp as a material for a while now and see great benefits with hemp in several areas. Interesting information review, thank you. Btw In Sweden, we always use a vapor barrier when wooden floors are laid on a concrete slab (floating floor). So there is no difference between hemp wood and other wood. /Siggi
You're right! HempWood Engineered Hardwood Flooring is treated the same as traditional engineered hardwood flooring.
Ms. Carr, I only discovered your UA-cam channel a few days ago and I am already a fan. Keep up the good work and thank you for this video. It spotlights a domestic company and their products that I hope are smashing successes.
this channel showed up in my suggested list, so I watch a few of her videos. She does a very good job and has really interesting topics.
Cost of a product can to first order be related to the CO2 released to generate the product. More costly products to first order are less environmentally friendly. This takes into account the entire supply chain required to produce the product.
It really sounds great. However, it's extremely susceptibility to water seems to be a huge problem.
I agree. To me it just becomes a fancy alternative to MDF and HDF and will require equal amounts of polycarbonate sealants to become a realistic wood for cheap furniture, thus defeating their environmental purpose
pretty much all engineered wood products have the same issue. i love MDF but it's a sponge.
You are still using the same preventative measures for our HempWood that you would use for wood flooring. As long as you treat it like so, your flooring will stay in good condition.
your excitement made me excited for this products future
This is my go to Architecture/building channel now!!! Belinda is awesome!!!
Hemp and bamboo compliment each other. Bamboo/Lamboo great for post & beam while hempwood/hempcrete great for mostly everything else.
Hempwood is horrible for flooring and furniture. Might as well use untreated MDF and see what happens. Spoiler alert: You'll need new floors and new furniture in just 2 weeks. Not exactly ecofriendly
If it grows super fast and easy to grow, it seems the opportunity is there to make more products. Heck, bamboo is one of those fast woods as well, isn’t it? Hope this takes off and becomes more available - even if mixed with other woods.
What a great presentation, Belinda -- Thank you.
Greetings from Zimbabwe!
I love the look of the plain sawn version
Thanks for introducing us to this product! I'm curious how it stacks up against bamboo though. One site I visited called it a draw. What are your thoughts?
I have been trying to get bamboo flooring and it all has to come from China. The bonus here is that it's domestic. You save all that transportation fuel.
They both will be mainstays in the new building industry that will form when people realize they must change the way they build houses and also change the type of materials used, to promote less energy wasteful materials for a more carbon friendly house. But then we might see more underground homes to save energy costs because electricity will be more expensive.
Thanks for the awesome, informative video!
Looking forward to the day when hempwood is comparable in usage & cost to MDF, OSB, Plywood, 2x4, etc.
The plain sawn stuff looks amazing!
Fantastic unbiased presentation once again. Well done Belinda and keep up the good work!
Thanks for sharing 🙏
I see you already covered the story about hemp isolation, a thing that's being made in the Netherlands since a few years now (or rather, again as laws changed). For people who wish to know, yes, you will see huge fields covered in the famous plants, but no they do not contain any THC as Belinda already stated. It does smell rather awful though.
Infinite thanks to you for putting me on to this company and product! In my spare time, I've been researching how to build a house using eco-friendly materials ONLY, which at first seemed almost impossible. Your channel has given me much insight and I appreciate you immeasurably!!!! :)
With each video, you flip my understanding of construction and architecture!! 🤣
I LOVE THIS!!
Thank you so much!! 😁
This is a guide start to the industry but it sounds like it's still gonna need some work. But I'm still excited
The hardest comparison oak is a little unfair.
a more honest comparison would be glued oak fibers versus the glued hem fibers.
She also conveniently left out Tannic Acid, one of the major contributors that make oak wood so preferable as it is the high concentrations of Tannic Acid that makes oak wood resistent to moisture, rot, fungi and insects. Knowing about Tannic Acid and what it makes Oak wood capable of, she really just made a greater case for using oakwood than using hempwood for furniture
That was a fantastic review. Thank you for being so thorough and honest.
She left out Tannic Acid for Oakwood. The high concentrations of Tannic Acid in Oakwood makes it highly resistent to water damage, moisture, rot, fungi and insects. Aka, she downplayed Oakwood, although Oakwood is the stronger alternative of the two. The only negative to Oakwood is the time it takes to grow it.
Thank you for bringing this to more people in the industry.
I really love these analyses- thorough stress-tests that actually challenge the usefulness of a material and compare them properly without the shenanigans I usually see.
Pity about water though- given how much I spill on my floors and furniture, that is.
She didn't make a proper comparison with Oak though. She left out Tannic Acid, a major component in Oakwood furniture and flooring, as the high concentrations of Tannic Acid in Oakwood, makes it highly resistent to moisture, rot, fungi and insect damage.
@@Arterexius Good point- be nice to see an analysis that covers the extraction and incorporation of that substance. Where does it occur?
I've never really like the engineered wood flooring. Their inability to cope with moisture makes it just a matter of time before they come apart like OSB.
Hemp's primary uses prior to the ban were rope and fabric. They do well at that.
Yeah, given the restrictions and cost (seems like glorified particleboard to me), I'm wondering how this makes sense compared to bamboo.
Pretty though, and that might be worth it to some.
It might be better idea to make furniture with hemp wood
@@wiezyczkowata So long as it doesn't get wet.
@@wiezyczkowata It might! But the x6 by 6' limit of the material (as it stands) would be a deal breaker in my shop.
Tops and seats would have to be laid up just to get the width required to make a table or chair.
It can't get wet so something with slats like a garden bench or picnic table are out.
While one could design a furniture product around these limitations domestic hardwoods are half the price and come in dimensions I can use.
@@jimurrata6785 looks like hemp wood need some more working on
Wonderful to see new hemp products! I love it!
You rock Belinda! You are the first youtuber I've seen do affiliate marketing for construction materials and i think that's a genius idea. Thanks for quality content.
It's strange how I'm more excited by products that don't make wild claims. They must appeal to the cynic in me. Nice cynical comment about the shipping container too ;)
"Now that's a good use of a shipping container" 😂
Belinda, you're awesome! I always learn something from your videos.
Belina, thank you for bringing this natural material to us which is so eco-friendly. I am going to renovate my home and will explore more if it can be used here in the UK. Huge thank you.
I guess the real comparison should be to bamboo rather than oak
Do you know are they producing any structural materials with this I’m sure it would be good for framing or tgi micro beam
As of now, we are not creating structural materials.
I just started watching your channel last night and I'm hooked! Your videos are fascinating!
Thank you for this review! Your work is inspiring. I always look forward to your videos.
What happens when the house floods due to broken pipes or rain floodwater and the water persists for more than 1 hour? Is the flooring ruined? Can it be protected further? I live in the tropics. The humidity is currently 77%. Does that mean that hemp wood is a non-starter?
Belinda said humidity level requirements are between 35-55% -- your situation is a non-starter.
In my opinion based on European build standards, If any house would have broken pipes or floodwater indoor all the houses would be ruined. I think you should build your house better to prevent from broken pipes or rain floodwater.
Are broken pipes common in the US? Here in Finland water and sewerage pipes are replaced every 45-50 years.
@@ristoreipas21 "Are broken pipes common in the US?"
Having a toilet, sink or washer supply line fail is not uncommon. When they do, they can spill water until someone is home to notice.
This is not a product for your area.
I’m not sure what flooring would enjoy being flooded
I was also excited by prospects for Hemp years ago.
However I noticed some very difficult challenges for farmers.
Have they tried soaking the Hemp Wood with Vegetable oil to help retard moisture?
Seems like the Hemp Wood must have some usefulness with so much going for it.
How about table tops?
But there are a number of other uses for Hemp to consider.
Thank you for sharing helpful and informative videos!
That's a good industrial use of that unhealthy seed oil!
"...[you] noticed some very difficult challenges for farmers." ??
Hemp grows everywhere, all 50 States and Canada, it has no need for pesticides and little use for fertilizer.
Which part of "150 days" sounds difficult?
@@arcanondrum6543 The: "Are you sure you aren't running a weed operation here?" part probably. There are still many prejudices against hemp, especially within the authorities ...
@@arcanondrum6543 Harvesting...
Hemp fibers are very strong some machinery just can't handle it.
@@0sizo Now THAT is something that I hadn't considered, thanks.
Very informative, Belinda. Thanks again.
I came here from the laminate and vinyl video..amazing content..you should be trending. Much needed knowledge that i was looking for about flooring.
If the hemp wood is held together with resin, is it as heavy (or heavier) as other traditional plywoods, particle board, or chip boards? One of the drawbacks of particle board is that it is very heavy with all the glue that is needed to hold the particles together when compared to real wood boards.
More dense than oak means heavier than oak. So yes, very heavy.
@@modarkthemauler Correct!
Ah yes, something humanity used for 5000 years is a NEW eco friendly material....
I love the look and sustainability!!!!
Belinda, I just love all of your videos. I really enjoy your thorough and engaging delivery, and speaking as a person who absolutely loves the details, your presentations are always rewarding to watch. I might try to incorporate the HempWood into a dining table along with a coordinating decorative chair rail in the dining room. Due to it's durability and striking pattern / grain, I think that would be an interesting application and provide a manageable opportunity to explore working with a new product. Thank you for sharing your passion for construction + design methods, ideas, and products with everyone!
If the hemp wood is so awesome why do they bond it too plywood?
I would guess cost...... plywood is cheaper than the hemp wood. Just like an engineered oak flooring.
@@bettyboadwine4890 2 1/2" solid Select Red Oak is around $3.25 sf
Why would you want to apply an oak veneer to plywood or OSB except for those prefinished floors (like Bruce)
I would guess that the compacted hemp won't cleanly machine the tongue and groove required for solid flooring, or you can't really drive cleats or staples through the tongue without breaking it.
We make panels for accent walls and tables. Because HempWood originates from a block form, which is 5.5 x 5x5 x 7". Due to the limitations of equipment and size capacity, is the reason for HempWood panels. The panels use PureBond plywood.
I’ve heard that conspiracy before…
I wouldn’t put it pass a corporation since the dollar is their bottom goal at all costs.
your passion is contagious. i love you
Thank you...great videos, presentation, demonstration, explanation, clarity, comprehensivness, multidisciplinary...
For hemp to be hardwood alternative, all you have to do is eco friendy compress it under extreme pressures. Then it can compete with hardwoods straight from lumber mill.
Edit: Just dont spill water on it. Or it is ruined.
Hardwood has a very specific definition. This is in no way, shape or form a "hardwood" = it's not actually a wood at all - just compressed fibers exactly like bamboo.
That's the only reason I clicked on this video since as a woodworker I know that's wrong. I know it doesn't matter much but it's still frustrating when people take terms that are very specific and apply them to things that aren't specific. The term hardwood floor has always been frustrating to me
It's possible that now that the flood gates are opened, we might see this product become much more practical with time.
Love your vids Belinda. Thanks and best wishes.
Trees need 50 years to grow to harvest size. Hemp needs one year. That isn't enough to determine which is a better use of resources. Growing hemp means soil is tilled every year. Hemp fields are fertilized every year. Trees are planted once every 50 years and no fertilizer is used. Also, which is a higher yield of fiber over a 50 year span? One section (640 acres) of forest products or one section of hemp fields? Now consider the energy and labor to grow, harvest and process those crops and it might be more economical to grow wood.
I'm not sure that you necessarily have to till or fertilize. There is new soil health technologies kindof discouraging that attitude in farming. Plus, it's a weed. It's more than happy in poor soil.
Pretty sure both are being harvested and planted constantly, not just every 50 years there is one big tree chopping party. But yes would like a thorough breakdown of the resource usage and impact.
Any type of wood that is glued together by any means, is susceptible to water damage and will swell. As a cabinet maker, I would probably not use Hempwood for anything else than hidden parts or sofa structural pieces, as it is good for replacing the common fir and pine wood used there. It is however high maintenance and is thus not easy to use for other furniture pieces and I can neither see a lot of usage of it in floors, due to that high maintenance. The majority of the population will not obsess so hard about wood and proper treatment of woods as cabinet makers, carpenters, architects, designers and enthusiasts will and thus it will require some serious effort to seal it properly, in order to be used in common household furniture. These sealants would most likely be a polycarbonate seal to make it properly watertight and able to resist common cleaning agents and thus its entire purpose to be eco friendly, would be defeated, as all manmade polycarbonates are plastics. Your use of oakwood as a comparison doesn't seem entirely thought through either. You left out something very important about Oakwood, that sets it aside from many other woods. And that is its high concentration of Tannic Acid, which makes oak wood highly resistent to fungi, insects and also rot. Since rot is caused by high levels of moisture (aka water and air), oak is also fairly resistent to water damage and will at most start to curve and bend after long exposure, but it will not swell. This is something any woodworker can easily fix, but we cannot fix delamination in woods like Hempwood. Burning oak also takes a bit of effort and keeping a torch to its surface is not a great way of setting fire to Oak (only if its super old and haven't been treated properly in decades). Your comparison would have made more sense using fir or pine instead, as they are not only more common, but also more susceptible. They're no hardwoods, no, but if it has to be a hardwood, use Beech then. Using oak just didn't make any actual sense.
Wouldn't treating it with an oil work fairly well? Like using lemon oil on traditional woodwork?
I agree it wouldn't be a great choice for kitchen or bathroom, but why wouldn't it work for a table? People interested in eco-friendly products like this are usually willing to put in a bit more work caring for them.
Belinda, I'm so glad I stumbled onto your channel. Your analyses are outstanding, fair, and thorough. I was going to say "objective", and your presentation of facts when you compare products fall into that category - and that's something WE NEED! It's understandable that you become a supporter of one product over another given the facts you present - so that's where objectivity tends to stop. But that's okay. Just don't lose the thing that makes you and your channel a world-class outlet for information - present all the facts in a scholarly fashion, and others will find and follow you. Well done on Hempwood, but also the Rockwool v Fiberglass video. That, too, was simply outstanding!
They are making this down the road from me! I’m in Kentucky
Hemp wood is similar to bamboo wood, it's all about the glue, the difference is hemp is far more porous. I see nothing to get excited about.
Belinda, thank's for this important video. Your video highlights some critical issues that need to be addressed if hemp is to go mainstream. Thanks for the great work!
This channel is amazing! Thanks! Be blessed!
I am glad you decided to, and announced your affiliation! Good to see an early adopter.
Another great review and am totally excited for this product