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Wood flooring adds classic beauty and warmth to every room in your home.

Wood flooring adds classic beauty and warmth to every room in your home. Today’s state-of the-art technology enhances the natural beauty of wood flooring while making it long-lasting and easy to care for.

F&L Floorworks carefully plans every installation to ensure that it will uniquely complement your decor. The following guide is a good resource to learn about our wood flooring products and which will be the right choice for your home.

Composition – what are the basics of wood flooring
Species – what types of wood are used to make wood flooring?
Appearance & Grades– How is the appearance of the wood flooring graded
Properties– How do the properties of wood affect the floor’s durability ?
Cuts– How can wood be cut into flooring ?
Finishes– What finishes are available ?

Borders & Inserts– How are orders used to enhance wood flooring ?

Strip – solid boards with thickness of l/2” or 3/4” and widths of 1 l/2”, 2” or 2 l/4”
Plank – solid boards with thickness of l/2” or 3/4” and widths of 3” to 8”
Parquet – patterns made from individual wood pieces

Engineered wood flooring is made by bonding thin layers of lumber with an attractiveveneer finish. It is also available unfinished and pre-finished. Engineered wood flooringcomes in the following forms and sizes:

Strip – solid boards with thicknesses of l/2” or 3/4” and widths of 1 l/2”, 2” or 2 l/4”
Plank – solid boards with thicknesses of l/2” or 3/4” and widths of 3” to 8”
Parquet – patterns made from individual wood pieces

Composition

Wood flooring can be made from solid wood or from wood veneers, glued together. It is available both with and without a finish.

Unfinished Flooring refers to a product that is first installed at the site without any finish. After installation, it must then be sanded and finished.
Pre-finished flooring is sanded and finished at the factory. It only requires installation to be ready for use.

Solid wood flooring is made of solid lumber. It is available both unfinished and pre-finished, and comes in several forms and sizes, including:

Strip – solid boards with thickness of l/2” or 3/4” and widths of 1 l/2”, 2” or 2 l/4”
Plank – solid boards with thickness of l/2” or 3/4” and widths of 3” to 8”
Parquet – patterns made from individual wood pieces

Strip – solid boards with thicknesses of l/2” or 3/4” and widths of 1 l/2”, 2” or 2 l/4”
Plank – solid boards with thicknesses of l/2” or 3/4” and widths of 3” to 8”
Parquet – patterns made from individual wood pieces

Solid Wood flooring vs Engineered wood flooring:

Most solid wood strip or plank can only be installed with nails over a wood subfloor. Solid wood parquet and short length strip or plank can be installed with an adhesive on a variety of non-wood subfloors. Solid wood flooring is very susceptible to moisture and can not be used below grade, in areas such as basements, or in high-humidity environments.

Engineered Flooring

can be installed with adhesive on a variety of subfloors. Some engineered strip and plank can be installed with nails over wood subfloors. And some engineered flooring can be installed as a “floating” floor without fastening to the subfloor, by using a bonded tongue and groove technique (used to install over an existing vinyl floor).
Engineered flooring is much less susceptible to the effects of moisture, and can be used below grade or in humid climates

Acrylic impregnated wood flooring

is a highly durable pre-finished product. A high-pressure process is used to saturate the wood with color pigment and acrylic resin.

The result is an extremely hard finish that is very resistant to abrasion and moisture. Acrylic impregnated flooring is typically used in commercial applications, but it is also available for residential purposes. It comes in the same forms and styles as engineered flooring

SPECIES

The following table lists some of the more commonly used species for wood flooring. Although less known, other species are also available when a more interesting appearance is desired.

Domestic Species

White Ash	American Mahogany	Beech
Maple	Birch	Bird’s Eye Maple
American Cherry	Mesquite	Chestnut
Red Oak	Douglas Fir	White Oak
Antique Heart Pine	Yellow Pine	Virgin Heart Pine

Imported Species

Cameron	Merbau	Brazilian Cherry
Padauk	Australian Cypress	Purpleheart
Doussie	Sapele	Ipe
Teak	Iroko	Wenge
Jarra	Santos Mahagony	Others

The following table lists some of the more commonly used species for wood flooring. Although less known, other species are also available when a more interesting appearance is desired.

Appearances & Grades

Appearance of the wood flooring determines its grade. All grades are equally strong and serviceable. Oak and ash have four basic grades. Beech, Birch and Hard Maple have three basic grades.

They Are:Oak Grades

Grade	Appearence	Description
Clear	Best	Best grade, with the best appearance and most uniform color.
Select	Good	Limited character marks and unlimited sound sap.
No. 1 Common	Variegated	Light and dark colors. Knots, flags, worm holes, and other character marks. Other imperfections must be filled and finished
No. 2 Common	Rustic	A serviceable, economical floor after knots, worm holes, checks and other imperfections are filled and finished. Red and white oak species may be mixed.

Properties

Hardness is a property of wood flooring that relates to its durability. Harder wood species are more durable and more resistant to wear. Dimensional Stability refers to a measure of how much wood expands or contracts with changes in temperature and humidity.

The chart below lists ’ hardness and dimensional stability for various wood species

Domestic Species	Hardness (Janka)	Dimensional stability
Ash (White)	1320	Above Average
Beech	1320	Above Average
Birch	1320	Above Average
Cherry (Black)	950	Above Average
Douglas Fir	950	Above Average
Heart Pine (Antique)	1225	Above Average
Hickory/Pecan	1225	Above Average
Maple (Sugar/Hard)	1450	Average
Mesquite	1450	Average
Oak (Red)	1290	Average
Oak (White)	1360	Average
Pine (Southern Yellow)	1360
Walnut (American Black)	1010	Excellent

Imported Species	Hardness (Janka)	Dimensional stability
Brazilian Cherry	2350	Average
Cypress (Australian)	2350	Average
Jarrah	2350	Average
Mahogany (Santos)	2200	Above Average
Merbau	1925	Excellent
Padauk (African)	1225	Above Average
Purple heart	1225	Above Average
Teak (Thai/Burmese)	1000	Excellent
Wenge	1000	Excellent