about-the-material
Wood is a Natural Product / Each Planke is Unique
ALL SAMPLES ARE PRODUCED TO BE A CLOSE REPRESENTATION OF THE ACTUAL FINISHED PRODUCT. THE FINISHED FLOORING MAY CONTAIN A LARGER VARIATION OF COLOR, GRAIN, KNOTS, AND OTHER CHARACTER THAN MAY BE EVIDENT IN THE SMALLER SAMPLE YOU ARE VIEWING. SAMPLES THAT ARE AGED OR HAVE BEEN EXPOSED TO DIRECT SUNLIGHT MAY APPEAR DIFFERENT (DARKER OR YELLOWED), THAN THE FLOORING IT IS MEANT TO REPRESENT. DUE TO THE VARYING HARDNESS OF WOOD FLOORING SPECIES, YOU MUST BE AWARE THAT FLOORING MAY DENT & SCRATCH IF YOU DO NOT PROVIDE PROPER CARE AND MAINTENANCE DURING INSTALLATION AND THEREAFTER.
Relative Humidity
ADDITIONALLY, IT IS STRONGLY RECOMMENDED NOT TO SUBJECT THE FLOORING TO RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 35% AS CHECKS AND CRACKS MAY DEVELOP AS IN ANY FINE WOOD PRODUCT.
Natural Grading Designation
THE NATURAL GRADE GRADING DESIGNATION IS A MILL-RUN GRADE, MEANING THAT SOME LIGHT RUSTIC CHARACTER AND ALL OF THE CLEARER GRADES ARE INCLUDED TOGETHER. CHARACTER SUCH AS MINERAL STREAKS, KNOTS, CHECKS AND ALL THE HIGHER GRADES, INCLUDING SELECTS AND CLEARS, ARE REMAINING, BUT THE LOWEST RUSTIC CHARACTER IS REMOVED. THIS GRADE IS TRULY THE MOST REPRESENTATIVE OF THE BEAUTY OF WOOD IN ITS MOST NATURAL STATE. EACH PLANKE IS UNIQUE.
Selected Grading DesignationSelected Grading Designation
THE SELECTED GRADE GRADING DESIGNATION IS A HAND-SELECTED, NATURAL GRADE, CHOSEN TO REPRESENT A CLEAN, AESTHETIC WITH A MINIMUM AMOUNT OF KNOTS AND OTHER MINOR CHARACTER MARKS ALLOWED. TAKING INTO ACCOUNT THE WIDE WIDTHS AND LONG LENGTHS, THERE IS MINIMUM WOOD CHARACTER WITHIN EACH BOARD, BUT IT IS STILL CONSIDERED AN AESTHETIC, NATURAL AND CLEAN GRADE. EACH PLANKE IS UNIQUE.