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Blakley’s large selection of hardwood flooring is
limited to factory pre-finished, easy care hardwood styles.
Blakley’s does not offer unfinished hardwood. Hardwood
flooring can be classified into solid or engineered styles.
Solid
Usually ¾” thick can only be nailed or stapled
to wood sub floor. It cannot be glued or used on concrete.
Thinner solid styles may be appropriate for glue-down
or nail-down installation.
Engineered
Several ply’s laminated together to provide more
dimensional stability. Usually 3/8”, 1/2 “,
or 7/16” thick. This can be glued down over concrete
or stapled down over wood.
Floating Hardwood Floors
Some types of engineered hardwood can be installed over
a pad where the tongue and groove is glued together and
no adhesive is used to adhere to the surface below. This
is called a “floating floor” installation.
Each type of hardwood construction and each installation
method has its advantages and disadvantages. Meet with
our floor covering consultant to learn which is the best
for your specific needs.
It should be noted that hardwood flooring is not recommended
below grade (ie. basements).
Janka
(Side) Hardness Scale
The hardness test measures the force
required to embed a .444 inch steel ball to half its
diameter in wood. This is one of the best measures
of the ability of wood species to withstand denting
occurring through wear and tear. This scale can also
be used when planning to use a saw or nails on the
wood.
The higher the number the harder the wood |
| Douglas
Fir |
660 |
| So.
Yellow Pine (loblolly & short leaf) |
690 |
| So.
Yellow Pine (longleaf) |
870 |
| Black
Cherry |
950 |
| Teak |
1000 |
| Black
Walnut |
1010 |
| Heart
Pine |
1225 |
| Iroko
- Kambala |
1260 |
| Yellow
Birch |
1260 |
| Red
Oak (Northern) |
1290 |
| American
Beech |
1300 |
| Ash |
1320 |
| White
Oak |
1360 |
| Australian
Cypress |
1375 |
| Hard
Maple |
1450 |
| Brazilian
Maple |
1500 |
| Zebrawood |
1575 |
| Wenge |
1630 |
| Kempas |
1710 |
| African
Pedauk |
1725 |
| Bamboo |
1800 |
| Hickory/Pecan |
1820 |
| Purpleheart |
1860 |
| Jarrah |
1910 |
| Merbau |
1925 |
| Sydney
Blue |
2023 |
| Brushbox |
2135 |
| Tigerwood |
2160 |
| Santos
Mahogany |
2200 |
| Mesquite |
2345 |
| Brazilian
Cherry |
2350 |
| Spotted
Gum |
2473 |
| Bloodwood |
2900 |
| Tiete
Rosewood |
3200 |
| Brazilian
Teak |
3540 |
| Brazilian
Walnut |
3620 |
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