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 Padauk	Carribean Heart Pine	Kempas	Santos Mahogany
Afzelia / Doussie	Cedar	Lacewood	Sapele / Sapelli
Amendoim	Chestnut	Larch	Satinwood
American Beech	Cocobolo	Leopardwood	Shedua
Andiroba	Coffee Bean	Locust	Southern Yellow Pine
Angelim Pedra	Cork	Makore	Southern Yellow Pine (Longleaf)
Ash (White)	Cottonwood	Merbau	Spotted Gum
Australian Cypress	Cumaru / Brazilian Teak	Mesquite	Sweet Birch
Bangkirai	Curupixa	Mindi	Sycamore
Basswood	Douglas Fir	Movingui	Sydney Blue Gum
Black Cherry	Eastern White Pine	Natural Bamboo*	Tallowwood
Black Walnut	Ebony	Paper Birch	Tasmanian Oak
Blackwood	Eucalyptus / Rose Gum	Parana Pine	Teak
Bloodwood	Hard Maple / Sugar Maple	Peroba	Tigerwood
Bocote	Heart Pine	Pradoo	Timborana
Boire	Hemlock	Purpleheart	True Pine
Boreal	Hickory and Pecan	Red Mahogany	Tualang
Brazilian Cherry / Jatoba	Highland Beech	Red Oak (Northern)	Turpentine
Brushbox	Imbuia	Red Pine	Wenge
Bubinga	Ipe / Walnut / Lapacho	Redwood / Paraju	White Oak
Cabreuva	Jarrah	Ribbon Gum	White Pine
Cameron	Kambala / Iroko	Rosewood	Yellow Birch
Carbonized Bamboo*	Karri	Sakura	Zebrawood

*) 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.

	Introduction
	About DIY Installation
	Recommended Tools
	Installing Carpet to Hardwood Floor
	Removing Stains and Odors Pets in Hardwood Floors
	Removing Glued HF's on Concrete
	Dust Control
	Refinishing Floors
	Fixing Squeak and Cracks

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Manufacturer Reviews

Manufactured products (prefinished) hardwood floors are ready to rock-n-roll in your floor. Don't be hasty to choose, research and review it first. Below is our review lists about the top-name manufacturer brands that sold domestic and international products.

Anderson Wood Floors	Homerwood Flooring	Mohawk Hardwood Floors
Appalachian Hardwood Floors	Johnson Hardwood	Mullican Wood Floors
Armstrong/Hartco	Kahrs Wood Flooring	Muskoka Hardwood
Award Hardwood	LM Flooring	Pinnacle Wood Floors
BR111 Hardwood Floors	Lauzon Hardwood Floors	Robbins Premium Hardwood Flooring
Bruce Hardwood Floors	Mannington Wood Floors	Scandian Hardwood Floors
Columbia Hardwood Floors	Mercier Hardwood	Somerset Wood Floors
Harris Tarkett Wood Floors	Mirage Hardwood Floors	Wood Flooring International

Award Hardwood Floors

Begun in the late 90s by hardwood and laminate industry veterans, the company was built up more various revolutionary advances. This company focus on Specializing in Wide Plank Engineered. Smooth & Distressed Product Lines- Engineered 1/2″ Planks”. With widths 5 7/8″ to 6 1/4″. Award Wood Flooring offerings the most innovative wood finishings with the finest hardwoods. Installation of Award Flooring is easier and faster than conventional wood floors with their revolutionary Natural Fit Glue less Installation System.

The smoother Terra Bella hardwood line comprises of more colors and hardwood species options compared to additional hardwood manufacturers that only wish they got the originality. The company applies advanced hi-tech gear and a usable supply of nearby North American hardwoods to manufacture a really special merchandise.

Bringing to the welfare of Award’s wide plank store is a lifetime guarantee of their proprietary Wearmax finishing technology provided to the master proprietor. What you can get with WEARMAX finishing technology? Well, you can get advantages of Ceramic Granules (offer wear impedance, offering the longest visual aspect retentiveness in the manufacture), UV-Hardened (protecting wood with an ideal medium-gloss luster), Dirt & Moisture (protects against moisture and makes cleaning easily). Additional lines the company deals in both domestic and imported hardwoods floating floors.

Whole wood applied in Award floors is graded every time it’s managed. Fashion choices is built by hand. Frequent sampling and testing is conducted at every step of the manufacturing process. Before they’re pointed in the carton, all part of an Award Hardwood Floor back-number individually inspected again and again. The company specializes in wide plank smooth surface and hand scraped engineered hardwoods.

Products:

• Andiroba
• Ash
• Beech
• Birch
• Brazilian Cherry
• Ceramic Modified Polyurethane Water-Based
• Cherry
• Engineered Longstrip
• Engineered Plank, Prefinished
• Enhanced Polyurethane Ceramic UV Cured Finish
• Fillers & Patches
• Handscraped, Prefinished
• Handscraped, Unfinished
• Hickory/Pecan
• Mahagony, Santos
• Mahogany
• Maintenance Products
• Maple
• Moisture Barriers
• Mouldings & Trims
• Oak, Red
• Oak, White
• Other WOOD FLOOR TYPES
• Paduak
• Underlayment, Cork
• Walnut