Common Lumber Flooring

Select grade is generally considered the highest grade as it has the least color variation.

Common lumber flooring.

Select number 1 common and number 2 common. Wide x random length solid hardwood flooring is unfinished and can be stained to complement your moldings and decor. 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. It costs the more.

There are two categories of wood. 2 common is often used in manufacturing for flooring furniture parts and cabinets. Most customers don t realize that there are different grades of oak flooring. The lumber industry uses a scale called the janka rating system to measure and rank the relative hardness of wood.

Of course 2 common is also good for projects where its rustic character would be an asset. We specialize in white pine red pine and blue stain ponderosa pine tongue and groove and shiplap lumber plus a variety of beautiful wood flooring including black walnut wormy maple and white oak. For oak flooring there are 3 main grades. Product overview this 1 common oak 3 4 in.

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. Hickory is the hardest common wood that is commercially available followed by pecan hard maple and white oak. Softwood includes cedar pine spruce and fir wood. The main difference between the two is color.

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. Oak hardwood flooring is a great choice in traditional style homes. They just assume all oak flooring is the same. Red oak and white oak.

There are several reasons why oak flooring is ideal. Two main varieties of oak hardwood flooring are available. We also carry a continuously changing supply of reclaimed barn wood flooring. Thus oak is an affordable hardwood.

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.