Wood Floors 101


Wood Floors 101


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Species

Hardness and moisture content are important in determining how a wood floor will behave after installation. There are two general categories of wood: Classic/Native and Exotic.

The listings for each category are in order of hardness.

Classic

  • Southern Yellow Pine
  • White Pine
  • Douglas Fir
  • American Cherry
  • American Walnut
  • Hearth Pine
  • Birch
  • Red Oak
  • Beech
  • White Ash
  • White Oak
  • Hard Maple
  • Birdseye Maple
  • Bamboo
  • American Hickory
wood floor species hardness

Exotic

  • Brazilian Mesquite
  • Anigere
  • Amendoim
  • Australian Cypress
  • Canadian Maple
  • Brazilian Cherry
  • Sapele
  • Padouk
  • Bubinga
  • Purple Heart
  • Mahogany
  • Acacia
  • Golden Teak
  • Brazilian Cherry
  • African Padauk
  • Bloodwood
  • Wenge
  • Brazilian Redwood
  • Cypress
  • Brazilian Chestnut
  • Brazilian Ebony
  • Brazilian Walnut
  • African Teak
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