Character Grade Oak Floor

Select number 1 common and number 2 common.

Character grade oak floor.

What species of character grade wood should i pick. Meanwhile black walnut planks have a deep brown shade that makes for extremely attractive home flooring. Our character grade mixes in just the right amount of knot content to give the floor a varied and light rustic touch. White oak has open grain and can range from light gray to warm brown shades.

Under grading rules developed by nofma there are four levels of oak flooring. A hardwood with an overall even appearance will likely be given a clear grade while woods with noticeable color variation and knots may not meet a manufacturer s standards and instead will be given a character label. Select grade is generally considered the highest grade as it has the least color variation. It costs the more.

For oak flooring there are 3 main grades. All solid hardwoods including domestic and exotic species are graded on their appearances. Clear oak a flooring product of mostly heartwood with a minimum number of character marks and discoloration providing a uniform appearance while allowing for all heartwood natural color variations. All these wood species are available in both prefinished or unfinished and in a myriad of plank widths.

Clear nofma oak is very uniform in color with very few small character marks. Select oak has more color variation and more natural character marks such as small knots. Below is the national wood flooring association nwfa grade descriptions for red oak and white oak and continuing down are the grade descriptions for other common domestic and exotic species. For us mere mortals our new white oak character grade is a floor that can adapt to any look any interior and truly the limits of what can be done with a white oak floor are barely explored.

Clear select no 1 common and no. Walnut is a dark coloured wood that s really hard and often looks almost black however when you look closely at it it actually features a real light and dark contrast making it particularly interesting. With hundreds of options to choose from you are sure to find the unfinished white oak floor you are looking for at a wholesale price. These more rustic grades include.

Were you wondering about durability. Character grade is used to classify wide plank floors 190mm wide the face of a plank may contain diverse color variation sapwood unlimited burls brown streaks tight knots and properly filled open knots as well as warm holes. The two most common types of character grade wood are white oak and black walnut. Maple 2 better hickory 1 better hickory character red oak 1 common character and white oak 1 common character.

Open splits and knots create the effect of antique wood and emphasize authentic oak texture. Two of the most commonly available as well as popular species of character grade wood flooring are oak and walnut. This is followed by no 1 which has more color variation and some occasional knots and that is followed by no 2 which has a lot more color variation and knots.