Low Grade Hardwood Flooring

Almost all boards sold for hardwood flooring in the u s.

Low grade hardwood flooring. Domestic hardwood flooring grades. Color ranges from a deep rich dark brown to a purplish black. Among the many qualities that influence the appearance of any particular hardwood flooring is the grade of the wood. If cabin or tavern grade hardwoods are appealing because of the low price expect the characteristics mentioned.

This is meant only to give a general idea of each grade and not intended to be a complete list of all aspects of the grade. For a more complete description please see actual products. 3 fashion forward colors available in 3 1 4 in. The tongue interlocks with the groove to fit the boards together.

Are graded according to standards originally laid out by the national oak flooring manufacturers association nofma to help create consistency in the quality of oak flooring in the u s. Wide traditional smooth faced hardwood. Color ranges from a deep rich dark brown to a purplish black. One side of the board has a tongue and the other has a groove.

Free shipping on everything at overstock your online flooring store. Exotic hardwood 5 12 in tigris bamboo handscraped engineered hardwood flooring 25 61 sq ft bruce addison 2 25 in spice oak smooth traditional solid hardwood flooring 20 sq ft allen roth 5 in natural acacia handscraped engineered hardwood flooring 32 29 sq ft. Sapwood is not allowed. One of the advantages of solid construction is that most 3 4 thick solid wood floors have about 1 4 or 6.

Wide scraped solid hardwood and 3 additional popular colors available in 2 1 4 in 3 1 4 in. This grade is slightly lower than the clear still presenting uniform color and little to no knots and pinholes. Wood knots can not be over 5mm. Design your floor to your unique tastes with a variety of width and color options.

92 clear better. Most come from hand grading above when unfinished hardwood is sorted before it goes into the initial phases of prefinished production. Slight mineral streaks allowed less than wide and 3 long. Nearly all larger solid and engineered prefinished manufacturers produce cabin grade flooring.

Below is a general description of grades for other domestic species such as walnut hickory maple ash and american cherry. Solid hardwood floor planks are made with a tongue and groove edge locking method which makes it easy to join the planks together and make a strong joint.