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Hardwood Floor Species Information

This section can be your references to build the perfect hardwood floors for your home. Some solid hardwoods may be susceptible to extreme conditions, In this case you can see our guide about Solid vs Enginered Hardwood Floors or Janka Hardness Scale test for hardwood flooring species.

African PadaukCarribean Heart PineKempasSantos Mahogany
Afzelia / DoussieCedarLacewoodSapele / Sapelli
AmendoimChestnutLarchSatinwood
American BeechCocoboloLeopardwoodShedua
AndirobaCoffee BeanLocustSouthern Yellow Pine
Angelim PedraCorkMakoreSouthern Yellow Pine (Longleaf)
Ash (White)CottonwoodMerbau Spotted Gum
Australian CypressCumaru / Brazilian TeakMesquite Sweet Birch
BangkiraiCurupixaMindiSycamore
BasswoodDouglas FirMovinguiSydney Blue Gum
Black CherryEastern White PineNatural Bamboo*Tallowwood
Black WalnutEbonyPaper BirchTasmanian Oak
BlackwoodEucalyptus / Rose GumParana PineTeak
BloodwoodHard Maple / Sugar MaplePerobaTigerwood
BocoteHeart PinePradooTimborana
BoireHemlockPurpleheartTrue Pine
BorealHickory and PecanRed MahoganyTualang
Brazilian Cherry / JatobaHighland BeechRed Oak (Northern)Turpentine
BrushboxImbuiaRed PineWenge
BubingaIpe / Walnut / LapachoRedwood / ParajuWhite Oak
CabreuvaJarrahRibbon GumWhite Pine
CameronKambala / IrokoRosewoodYellow Birch
Carbonized Bamboo*KarriSakuraZebrawood
*) represent one spesies.
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Do It Yourself Guide

Why hire a contractor if you can do it by yourself? It's can be fun and rewarding. However, a factor of time and high risk of human error but less money to spend is the things you must consider first. In some difficult projects be sure your knowledge and experiences are capable enough to handle it.
 
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    Armstrong/Hartco

    Born since 1946, Hartco Wood Flooring (today called Armstrong Wood Flooring) designs, range and flexibility are gratifies a wistful for a highly personal, custom style in the home. A spirit of creativity lives in Hartco parquet, strip and plank floors - over an array of wood species, grains, patterns, colors, finishes and details.

    With their gratifying exotic floors in global exotics line, have a look at the Metro Classics featuring a 3 or 5 inch wide coeval polish surfaced plank. Another favorite has been the Valenza exotic hardwood line featuring an identical thick wear layer consisted of exotic engineered hardwoods. And also middle priced hand scraped wide plank line known as a Heritage Classics.

    After more than a century, Armstrong persists the world-class name in flooring — known and trusted for honest quality, an expansive offering of colors and designs to meet the personal expressive style of all clients and technical innovations that make lives richer

    Products:

    • Acrylic Impregnated
    • Adhesives
    • Ash
    • Bangkirai
    • Birch
    • Brazilian Cherry
    • Cherry
    • Engineered Parquet, Prefinished
    • Engineered Parquet, Unfinished
    • Engineered Plank, Prefinished
    • Engineered Plank, Unfinished
    • Enhanced Polyurethane Ceramic UV Cured Finish
    • Fillers & Patches
    • Floor Protection Discs/Glides/Pads
    • Handscraped, Prefinished
    • Hickory/Pecan
    • Maple
    • Merbau
    • Moisture Barriers
    • Moisture Testing Equipment
    • Mouldings & Trims
    • Oak, Red
    • Oak, White
    • Other Installation & Accessory Products
    • Other WOOD FLOOR TYPES
    • Paduak
    • Polyurethane UV-Cured
    • Solid Parquet, Prefinished
    • Solid Parquet, Unfinished
    • Solid Plank, Prefinished
    • Solid Plank, Unfinished
    • Strip, Prefinished
    • Strip, Unfinished
    • Walnut

    Contact information:

    Armstrong World Industries
    2500 Columbia Ave. (17603)
    P.O. Box 3001
    Lancaster, PA 17604
    (717)397-0611

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