Grades
Both Engineered Flooring and our solid hardwood flooring are available in the same standard grades:
Select Grade
Select Grade is produced from FAS/Sel & Btr grade lumber. It is 3โฒ to 12โฒ in length, which is heavy 6 to 10โ, with up to 5% cutbacks to 30โณ. Stock is available as both Trimmed Ends and End Matched. Some spot filling for open characters is generally required.
The โFaceโ May Contain
- Color variations due to differences between heartwood and sapwood.
- Unlimited sound sapwood.
- Natural color variations in heartwood.
Not Permitted on โFaceโ
- End splits or heavy surface checks.
- Excessive dark mineral stain, sapwood stain, sticker stain, and / or pin wormholes.
- Skip, voids, chip out on groove edge.
- Open knots over 1/2โณ, holes, defects, deep chipping and / or excessive tearout.
- Wane on face or edge.
Character Grade
Character Grade is produced from custom sawn lumber with mostly sound defects and โcharacter marksโ distributed over the face. It is 3โฒ to 12โฒ in length, which is heavy 6โฒ to 10โฒ, with up to 5% cutbacks to 30โณ. Stock is available as both Trimmed Ends and End Matched. Some spot filling for open characters is generally required.
The โFaceโ May Contain
- Unlimited sound knots and burls.
- Small โcharacterโ checks and splits 1/16โณ wide x 1 to 2โณ long.
- Color variations due to differences between heartwood and sapwood.
- Unlimited sound sapwood.
- Natural color variations in heartwood.
- Light to moderate skip/hit or miss planing.
- Slight imperfections in milling (light tear out that is less than 1/32โณ deep, 1/2โณ tongue.)
Small open knots/burls 1/2โณ diameter or less. - Pinworm and grub holes, burls, mineral streak, light checks, stain.
Not Permitted on โFaceโ
- End splits or heavy surface checks.
- Moderate to heavy sticker stain.
- Skip, voids, chip out on groove side.
- Open knots over 1/2โณ holes, defects and deep chipping.
- Wane.
