Hardwood | Reclaimed Wood | Cork | Bamboo

Solid Hardwood

A solid piece of wood from top to bottom. The thickness can vary from 1/4” to 3/4 “, with 3/4” being the most common. Solid wood can be used on or above grade. Solid wood is usually nailed to plywood and is not suitable for a basement.

 

 

Engineered Wood

Real wood floors that are manufactured using different layers of wood assembled in a cross-ply construction with 3 or more layers which makes it very stable. The top layer is the desired species with the lower layers being the same or different species. Engineered wood can be installed on, above or below grade.

 

Cork

Cork floor can be installed in every room of the house. The natural attributes of cork include, Comfort under foot, fire resistance, insect resilience, and anti-microbial properties.

That’s right; cork is one of nature’s most intelligent plants in that it actually produces its own anti-microbial called suberin to protect itself from parasites that would seek to harm it in the forest.

Even when cork is made into flooring, it retains those anti-microbial properties making it one of the, if not, the healthiest natural flooring option available.

 

Bamboo

Bamboo is proving to be a durable and attractive alternative to hardwoods for flooring. It is rapidly renewable, growing to maturity in five to seven years, compared to 50-150 years for many hardwoods. It is sturdy, with a hardness that rivals and in some cases exceeds the hardness of hardwoods. Bamboo is attractive and readily available in solid, woven and engineered versions. It offers a variety of colors and grains and it is cost effective, often being less expensive than hardwoods and just as easy to install

 

Reclaimed Wood

We source our reclaimed wood from a small, locally owned, FSC certified mill. The wood is salvaged from old wooden structures and provides much greater quality, strength and durability than most wood that is harvested and used today. Being sourced from old growth forests as opposed to tree farms, the trees have been grown for much longer, thus providing greater strength and density. Using reclaimed wood also leaves a small environmental footprint by reducing dependency on non-renewable resources.