Kempas Flooring

Also known as Thongbueng · Gemaris · Hampas · Nyari

Kempas is produced and imported from Southeast Asia where it grows from Malaysia and Indonesia to Papua New Guinea. ELEMENTAL’s A-grade Kempas is 100% heartwood, is a fairly color consistent ranging which from orange-red to cinnamon-brown with subtly contrasting beige-bronze tones. Our Kempas is currently comes from 100% FSC Indonesian forests and mill. Kempas is photosensitive and will change color towards more carmel-brown as it ages.

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Kempas Flooring at a Glance

Also known asThongbueng, Gemaris, Hampas, Nyari, Kempas rawang, Impas (Sabah)
Botanical nameKoompassia spp
Janka hardness (est.)2,446 lbf
Air-dry density (est.)54.9 lb/ft³
ConstructionSolid
FinishPrefinished
Widths3.5″
Color toneMedium
Styles available1

Prefinished, Unfinished & Engineered Kempas Flooring

Hardness and density are estimates from our Wood Species Data — compare Kempas with every species we carry.

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Where to Buy Kempas Flooring

Talk to us directly: tell us your square footage and we’ll quote your Kempas flooring — including wholesale pricing — within 24 hours, shipped from the nearest of our warehouses in New Jersey, Oregon, California and Texas. We also sell through flooring dealers and distributors nationwide, and can tell you who stocks it near you.

Looking for something different? Ask John about lesser-known exotic species — woods most dealers never mention, often with outstanding character and value.

Kempas Flooring FAQ

+Where can I buy Kempas flooring?

Straight from Elemental Hardwoods, which imports it: request a quote online or call John at (504) 756-8876, and we'll quote you within 24 hours from the nearest of our warehouses in New Jersey, Oregon, California and Texas. We also sell through flooring dealers and distributors nationwide — ask us who stocks Kempas flooring near you.

+How much does Kempas flooring cost?

Pricing depends on grade, width, finish and quantity, so we quote each project rather than publish prices. Send us your square footage and we'll turn around a quote — including wholesale pricing for dealers and contractors — within 24 hours.

+Is Kempas flooring available prefinished, unfinished or engineered?

Elemental Hardwoods carries Kempas flooring as prefinished & solid hardwood flooring — 1 style in all, in widths of 3.5″.

+How hard is Kempas flooring?

Kempas is estimated at 2,446 lbf on the Janka hardness scale, with an air-dry density of about 54.9 lb/ft³. Like every figure in our Wood Species Data table, it's predicted from the wood's density using Araujo's regression rather than measured — see that page for every species side by side.

+What else is Kempas flooring called?

Kempas is also sold as Thongbueng, Gemaris, Hampas, Nyari & Kempas rawang (botanical name Koompassia spp).

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