Type of woods
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Below are some wood type an d finish ideas for you to choose from, additional styles are available.
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 Beech Appearance: Color: Reddish brown heartwood, with pale white sapwood Grain: Mostly closed, straight grain, uniform texture. Durability: Elastic, hard; excellent shock resistance. Wears wells, stays smooth when subjected to friction - popular for factory floors. |
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Birch Appearance: Color: Sapwood is creamy yellow or pale white in yellow birch; heartwood is light reddish brown tinged with red. Sweet birch has light colored sapwood and heartwood is dark brown tinged with red Grain: Medium figuring, straight, closed grain, even textured. Occasional curly grain or wavy figure in some boards. Durability: Hard and stiff; very strong. |
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Black Cherry Appearance: Color: Heartwood is dark to reddish brown, lustrous; sapwood is light brown to pale with a light pinkish tone. Grain: Fine, frequently wavy, uniform texture. True quatersawn has distinctive flake pattern. Texture is satiny, with some gum pockets. Durability: Strong, moderately hard. Usually considered too soft for an entire floor-mostly used for accents and borders |
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Cypress Appearance: Color: Sapwood is cream colored; heartwood is honey-gold to brown with darker knots throughout. Grain: Closed Durability: Excellent |
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Douglas Fir Appearance: Color: Yellowish tan to light brown heartwood. Sapwood is tan to white Heartwood may be confused with that of Southern yellow pine. Radical color change upon exposure to sunlight. Grain: Normally straight, with occasional wavy or spiral texture. Durability: Durable but easily dented like soft pine |
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Heart Pine Appearance: Color: Heartwood is yellow after cutting and turns deep pinkish tan to warm reddish brown within weeks due to high resin content. Grain: Dense, with high figuring. Plainsawn is swirled; rift or quatersawn is primarily pinstriped. Curly or burl grain is rare. Durability: Natural resistance to insects in heartwood; dense |
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Hickory / Pecan Appearance: Color: Pecan heartwood is reddish brown with dark brown stripes; sapwood is white or creamy white with pinkish tones. Hickory heartwood is tan or reddish Grain: Pecan is open, occasionally wavy or irregular. Hickory is closed, with moderate definition; somewhat rough-textured. Durability: Combination of strength, hardness, toughness and stiffness not found in other commercial wood. |
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Mesquite Appearance: Color: Light brown to dark reddish brown Grain: High in character, with ingrown bark and mineral streaks. Used in end-grain flooring blocks. Durability: Dense and very strong |
| Red Oak Appearance: Color: Heart and sapwood are similar with sapwood lighter in color; most pieces have a reddish tone. Grain: Open, slightly coarser than white oak. Plainsawn boards have a plumed or flared grain appearance; riftsawn has a tighter grain pattern, low figuring; quartersawn has a flake pattern, sometimes called tiger oak, tiger rays or butterflies. Durability: Stiff & dense, resist wear, less durable than white oak. |
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Yellow Pine Appearance: Color: Heartwood varies from light yellow/orange to reddish brown or yellowish brown; sapwood is light tan to yellowish white Grain: Closed, with high figuring; patterns range from clear to knotty. Durability: Soft, fairly durable, not as resist to scuff, & dents as true hardwoods |
A variety of additional styles are available. Please Contact Us to discuss your project & we will guide you through relevant options. K&J Flooring experts have years of experience installing all types of floors appropriate for Chicagolang climate. |
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