Prefinished Hardwood Flooring

Character maple is a distinctive rustic species that reveals the beauty of natural wood with all of its flavors and textures including randomly occurring variously sized knots, pin holes, worm holes and tracks, gum and bark pockets, sugar tracks, heartwood, mineral streaks and possibly cluster knots as well. Hard Maple has excellent resistance to abrasion and wear, making it ideal for high traffic areas. Renowned for its tight, uniform grain—the result of the shorter growing season. As a result, the wood is remarkably resilient and durable. Character Maple is a mix of brown heartwood and light colored sapwood and is usually peppered with knots of all colors and size and occasional natural markings such as mineral streak (a narrow darkened area running parallel with the grain caused by minerals the tree extracted from the soil when it was growing). These planks have some coarse areas, adding to the rustic appearance. Top Layer Thickness: 3 mm. Seven coats of Aluminum Oxide enhanced, water-based polyurethane finish.