Hardwood | How It's Made

Knowing how hardwood floors are constructed can be very advantageous. It enables you to understand the product’s materials right from the beginning. Remember that these are materials you will be living with, and on, should you choose to have our hardwood flooring installed in your home.

Hardwood sizes, species and types

  • solid wood floors means 3/4" thick plank that is 2 1/4" wide
  • classic strip wood floors mostly -random lengths from 12" – 84"
  • most common species solid strip: red oak, white oak, maple, cherry, white ash, hickory or pecan
  • 3 common types of wood floors: Engineered, Solid, and Longstrip Plank

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Engineered Wood

Solid Hardwood

Longstrip Wood