Important Features of Wood Floors

 

Hardness - This will determine how dent resistance, your wood flooring are from pots, pans, heels, and anything that may fall on it.

Stability - How much the wooding floor will expand and contract, more stable less moving, less gapping, especially in 4 seasons climate. Where you get both humid and dry climates.

Texture - Tight grain (ex:Maple hardwood flooring, Birch, Beech, American Cherry hardwood flooring) for smoother appearance (can be slippery when finished) or loose grain(ex:Oak flooring, Santos Mahogany, Brazillian Cherry wood flooring, Teak flooring) for a more textured look or non slip surface.

Cut - The grain pattern on the same specie of wood floors will change it's look based on the way it is cut from the manufacture, particularly Oak hardwood floors. Riftsawn (flat), quartersawn, rift and quartersawn,

Grade - Clarity of wood surface, from character such as worm holes , knots, and any natural marks. Wood flooring manufacture, provides different quality - clear, select/better, natural, #1 common, #2 common. Also, 1rst grade, 2nd grade and 3rd grade clarity.