CPC E04F 15/02038 (2013.01) [E04F 15/102 (2013.01); E04F 15/107 (2013.01); Y10T 428/24777 (2015.01)] | 15 Claims |
1. A method for manufacturing a floor board; said floor board comprising a decorative surface layer applied to a substrate, said method comprising the steps of:
providing a substrate material comprising MDF or HDF material;
applying a decorative surface layer to a top surface of said substrate material;
dividing said substrate material into planks having approximately a size of said floor board;
profiling an edge of said planks; said MDF or HDF material being exposed at said edge;
impregnating said edge with an impregnation agent and applying a coating agent on said edge;
wherein the impregnation agent and the coating agent are applied as a mixture in a suspension or emulsion;
wherein said MDF or HDF material has an average density of more than 750 kg per cubic meter and comprises a higher density region at least near said decorative surface layer, wherein said higher density region has a density of 900 kilograms per cubic meter or more.
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