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Platowood
Spruce

Platowood sources the fast-growing softwood species spruce from FSC® and PEFC™-certified forests in Scandinavia. Here, the wood is naturally stronger than in Central Europe. In the Netherlands, spruce is traditionally used as a structural building material, but through the platowood process, it transforms into a high-quality and aesthetic wood product with good dimensional stability.

Advantages
Platowood Spruce

Durability class 1

We have been treating spruce wood for over 20 years. Not surprising, as our unique platowood process takes the wood from durability class 5 to 1.

Unique characteristics

Knots are characteristic of spruce wood. In addition, small resin pockets and markings may occur. This makes Platowood Spruce a vibrant wood product. The natural whitish-yellow color of spruce wood changes through platowood treatment into a warm yellow-brown tone.

Natural weathering

When you apply Platowood Spruce untreated, it will gradually weather to a silver-grey shade over time. Would you like to pre-weather the wood or retain the warm brown color? Then take a look at all our finishes.

Low environmental costs

Did you know that Platowood Spruce has an environmental cost indicator of only €0.26 per m²? That’s quickly 5 to 25 times better than comparable alternatives. Want to know more? Read more about the environmental cost indicator.

Knots are characteristic of spruce wood. In addition, small resin pockets and markings may occur. This makes Platowood Spruce a vibrant wood product. The natural whitish-yellow color of spruce wood changes through platowood treatment into a warm yellow-brown tone.

Platowood Spruce is ideal wood for outdoor use and is suitable for façade and roof cladding, interiors, and sound barriers.

Platowood Spruce has durability class 1. As standard, it meets Euro fire class D. With our 100% natural fire-retardant treatment, Euro fire class B can be achieved.

Frequently asked
questions

The prices of our wood depend on the cross-section, profile, and finish. Platowood works exclusively with a dealer network, who set their own prices. For current retail prices, you can contact your nearest dealer.

Platowood Fraké and Poplar are both double-sided usable, but this is not the case with Platowood Spruce.

For spruce, the oldest growth rings—marked with a scoring roller—must be installed on the back side of the façade. Due to fluctuations in the weather, spruce can start to delaminate, meaning the growth rings separate from each other. By placing the youngest ring on the outside, any delamination remains invisible.

The fire safety of a wooden façade depends on the configuration. In general, fire spreads more quickly in an open façade than in a closed one. Without fire-retardant treatment, our wood has Euro fire class D.

For all available lengths of our wood, we recommend checking our dimensions and profile overview.