Like all
organic materials, WOOD has its own character and quirks responding to
the environment, and will change over time. Wood should be treated with
understanding and a certain amount of care. For wood flooring
professionals, knowing about wood properties, as well as individual
species, is critical to proper installation. For consumers, it's
important to have realistic expectations about how wood will perform.
Knowing the products species, character & wood properties will help
the installer and consumer alike.
The information and graphics concerning
domestic wood floor species and their properties are those generally accepted
descriptions. Wood is a natural material subject to many variations in
color, dimensional stability, grain, and hardness. No description is
able to encompass all possible variations. NOTE:
WoodFloorsOnline.com, Inc. accepts no liability or risk for the
application or use of the information and graphic representation
contained herein.
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The following Domestic Wood Flooring Species are
the most common used in the flooring industry. We suggest to fully
understand the various wood species see the following detailed
graphics for each species. Each
sample links to details on Availability, Graphics, Properties and
Workability those pages are at our parent site WoodFloorsOnline.com
Domestic Wood Floor Species:
Ash - Beech - Birch - Cherry
- Douglas Fir - Heart Pine - Hickory Pecan Maple (Hard)
Mesquite - Red
Oak - Walnut - White Oak - Yellow PineClick species sample for larger graphics and details.......
