Character Grade Oak Floor

Clear nofma oak is very uniform in color with very few small character marks.

Character grade oak floor.

We have all grades available including select better 1 common character 2 common and 3 common. All solid hardwoods including domestic and exotic species are graded on their appearances. Two of the most commonly available as well as popular species of character grade wood flooring are oak and walnut. Were you wondering about durability.

Under grading rules developed by nofma there are four levels of oak flooring. Meanwhile black walnut planks have a deep brown shade that makes for extremely attractive home flooring. 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. 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.

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. White oak has open grain and can range from light gray to warm brown shades. Select oak has more color variation and more natural character marks such as small knots. Its average board length is 3 feet.

It costs the more. Sometimes this is called character grade or cabin grade wood. Select grade is generally considered the highest grade as it has the least color variation. Clear select no 1 common and no.

The two most common types of character grade wood are white oak and black walnut. 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. Our character grade mixes in just the right amount of knot content to give the floor a varied and light rustic touch.

What species of character grade wood should i pick. Select number 1 common and number 2 common. 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. 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.

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. Maple 2 better hickory 1 better hickory character red oak 1 common character and white oak 1 common character. For oak flooring there are 3 main grades.