Grades specification

Each floor is available in specific grades which bring out its unique character and enhance natural features of wood such as knots, grain patterns, heartwood and sapwood.

Some of the wood species on our offer are available in a number of grades which makes it easy to choose the right flooring to match the interior style.

Heartwood is the innermost part of a tree, usually much darker. It does not serve any physiological functions nor does it conduct water.

Sapwood is the living wood tissue of a brighter hue encircling the heartwood. It is highly moist for it conducts water, mineral salts and growth substances from the roots up to the crown. It is also a place where reserve substances are stored up. These are drawn upon in the rest periods.

Characterization of grades

Elegance A carefully selected floor showing the most consistent uniform heartwood color variation of the species -each species will vary. Very sporadic small, if any, character markings like pin knots.

Natur A white oak floor with slight variation in heartwood to sapwood with sporadic mineral markings which can include small solid (filled) knots.

Comfort Varied shades of heartwood, some sapwood -depending on the species, and grain figuring with occasional pin knots, small solid knots, and mineral streaks.

Classic The most vivid contrast with small closed (filled) knots and more distinctive mineral streaks and character markings without being too rustic.

Unique Sharply contrasting grain and color with distinct character markings of (filled) small to medium knots and mineral streaks.

Rustic A sharply contrasting white oak grain and color variation with distinct medium to large (filled) knots and character markings.