The planks are sawn in one of three ways, which affects the stability and the.

Solid wood flooring grades. The standard thickness for solid hardwood is 3/4″. Like all domestic species, solid oak flooring. There is beauty and there is ugly in wood flooring.

Clear oak planks mostly come. If you have watched our really cheap solid hardwood floors video shown above, you understand how our 4 different grades of flooring all come from the same tree. Grading can vary by species and manufacturing.

This tends to be less expensive. Solid wood flooring has special considerations when being installed over radiant heat, and it’s best that the flooring not be installed directly over concrete. There are different wood flooring grades offering a variety of characteristics.

Select, #1 common, and #2 common, which is also known as “rustic” grade, or. Colour and grain variation, live and dead knots. This isn’t a bad thing, it is simply aesthetic preference.

Both white oak (pictured above) and red oak come in a variety of grades based on overall appearance. Less eyes, a more delicate look. There are “grades” on engineered, but not regulated standard and all sorts of names that manufacturers use and often inconsistently.

Natural / feature grade is a medium feature grade for the lover interesting characteristics including gum veins, knots, insect trails, and a larger range of colour variations compared to. Wood flooring is graded at the factory into one of three grades, prime (also refered to as select), natural (also refered to as character) and rustic. A #2 common hardwood floor is the cheapest by cost and has the most character to them.