Floor and Floor Treatments

Floor And Floor Treatments 3 (1+2)

Lesson :07 Natural flooring-Wood

Type of Wood Flooring Materials

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