Oak Flooring Grades
Clear red oak is the best quality and most expensive red oak tig on the market.
Oak flooring grades. Although not commonly available in stores character oak flooring is offered by several manufacturers through flooring distributors. Each grade has its own particular characteristics and appearance. Especially pertaining to oak hardwood flooring the 3 most commonly used grades are. Clear nofma oak is very uniform in color with very few small character.
Clear select no 1 common and no. While the national wood flooring association or nwfa has established a grading system it only applies to certain domestic species there is no universal system for international grades of hardwood. Selections vary however as a distributor is given a list from a mill of all species. This is an interesting area for shoppers retailers and manufacturers.
Oak flooring is a natural product and no matter what finish you decide to buy it will require some maintenance over time and usage. Higher grades of flooring usually have longer boards so be prepared for many shorter boards if you order a lower grade of wood flooring. Select 1 common and 2 common which is also known as rustic grade or builder s grade. Character grade oak flooring retains all of the qualities of qualities of 1 2 common grades but also has a patina of distinct knots mineral streaks and color variation.