Type of Wood Flooring Materials
Floor And Floor Treatments 3 (1+2)
Lesson :07 Natural flooring-Wood
Type of Wood Flooring Materials
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Sl.No.
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Species
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Color/Grain
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Durability
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Relative cost
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Comments
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HARD WOOD
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1
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Red oak
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Tan to light pink- red/ Highly figured
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Very good
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Moderate
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Most popular species. Stains, finishes well
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2
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White oak
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Light tan to yellow/ Straight to highly figured
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Excellent
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Moderate
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Works and finishes like red oak
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3
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Ash
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Light tan to white/ Straight
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Very good
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Moderate
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May be special order species
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4
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Maple/Beech
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Light honey to white/ Fine and close
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Very good
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moderate
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Beech may be special order
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5
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Pecan/Hickory
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Honey to light pink/ Open grain
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Excellent
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High
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Hardest wood flooring; may be special order
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6
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Birch
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Light tan to white/ Open grain
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Very good
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Moderate
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May be special order
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7
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Walnut
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Dark red to light brown/ Fine to figured
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Very good
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Expensive
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Not stock species, special order
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8
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Cherry
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Red to pink/ Moderately figured
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Very good
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Expensive
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Not stock species, special order
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9
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Mahogany
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Dark red to brown/ Finely figured
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Moderate
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High
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Not stock species, special order
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Soft wood
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11
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Douglas fir
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Golden orange/ Straight
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Fair
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Inexpensive
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Not stock species, special order
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12
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White pine
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Pale white/Open grain
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Poor
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Inexpensive
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Not stock species, special order
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13
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Yellow pine
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Golden/Open grain
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Fair
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Inexpensive
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Special order
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