HARDWOOD INSTALLATION

Hardwood Grades

No two hardwood boards look alike.  Each hardwood board, however, is assigned a "grade" by a professional lumber grader at the mill.  This grade organizes hardwood boards around common characteristics listed below: CLEAR grade contains more uniform coloring and characteristics SELECT grade contains slightly more natural wood characteristics and color variation. #1COMMON grade contains prominent color variations and varying characteristics. NATURAL grade contains pronounced variations in natural wood coloring from deep to light brown.  All natural tomes of this wood are accepted, including mineral streaks, secure knots and honeycombs.

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