Select Grade Hardwood Floors
As above this is the best grade of hardwood flooring.
Select grade hardwood floors. Under grading rules developed by nofma there are four levels of oak flooring. Custom flooring and tongue and groove products are available upon request. Select number 1 common and number 2 common.
Baird brothers fine hardwoods featured on houzz. However there are terms that are sometimes used such as character grade for species such as hickory and maple. Most customers don t realize that there are different grades of oak flooring.
They just assume all oak flooring is the same. Clear nofma oak is very uniform in color with very few small character marks. Few color variations similar board lengths and little to no visible knots or pinholes.
Grain texture is uniform and characterised by mild color and texture variations. The grade levels for hardwood are clear grade select and better no 1 and no 2. Select grade is generally considered the highest grade as it has the least color variation.
For oak flooring there are 3 main grades. Select and better is the cleanest grade of hardwood. Baird brothers premium hickory end matched flooring is carried in stock.
The grade of wood is one way to classify hardwood flooring according to the different plank textures and natural features. Occasional non contrasting carefully restored imperfections 10mm or smaller are admitted since they do not stand out against the floor surface. Knots mineral streaks shakes and checks or other character traits do not impact the quality of the planks.