Common Lumber Flooring

Most customers don t realize that there are different grades of oak flooring.
Common lumber flooring. Hickory is the hardest common wood that is commercially available followed by pecan hard maple and white oak. Oak is by far the most common type of wood used for wood floors in the us especially red oak. The lumber industry uses a scale called the janka rating system to measure and rank the relative hardness of wood. This traditional flooring has a janka wood hardness rating of 1 290 and is suitable for commercial or residential floors.
It blends well with a wide range of furniture and décor. Select grade is generally considered the highest grade as it has the least color variation. They just assume all oak flooring is the same. Product overview this 1 common oak 3 4 in.
It costs the more. Red oak and white oak. Two main varieties of oak hardwood flooring are available. There are two categories of wood.
Wood flooring finished boards another benefit of the industrial revolution was the invention of steam driven woodworking machinery that permitted the mass production of finished boards. Wide x random length solid hardwood flooring is unfinished and can be stained to complement your moldings and decor. The main difference between the two is color. Additionally you can use higher grades of lumber for the small parts of your project that require larger cuts while saving money by using 2 common for the rest.
Thick x 2 1 4 in. Thus oak is an affordable hardwood. Oak hardwood flooring is a great choice in traditional style homes. Of course 2 common is also good for projects where its rustic character would be an asset.
It grows abundantly in the us. Now dimensional lumber could be milled in fixed lengths and widths which expedited the installation of floors and gave them a far more finished appearance. For oak flooring there are 3 main grades. We also carry a continuously changing supply of reclaimed barn wood flooring.
There are several reasons why oak flooring is ideal. 2 common is often used in manufacturing for flooring furniture parts and cabinets.