Hardest Wood Flooring

Most scratch resistant wood flooring.

Hardest wood flooring.

The wood floor s top wear surface. Our hardwood floors are available in solid and engineered hardwood and a wide variety of colors styles and wood species whether you re interested in a traditional look like a classic oak wood floor or something more modern and contemporary like bamboo floors or cork flooring we have everything. The overall thickness of the hardwood floor. As the corresponding chart suggests some of the hardest wood floors on the market are exotics brazilian walnut cumaru brazilian teak ipe and lapacho to name a few.

Mohawk industries bcs56 oak 2 1 4 wide solid hardwood flooring. They re less likely to warp from humidity or spills. Even if that veneer happens to be the hardest wood possible such as brazilian walnut or ebony that veneer is still not thick enough to make the flooring truly durable. Miseno mflr colorado e riverbed engineered hardwood flooring 5 birch colorado.

Once the flooring installation is complete keep them looking clean with our selection of vacuum cleaners and floor care products. Available in waterproof options engineered wood is ideal for kitchens bathrooms and other areas prone to moisture. Here s a guide to which species are the hardest. Engineered wood flooring is crafted from a combination of solid wood and plywood.

If you re interested in buy it for life wood flooring you re going to need to make hardness and scratch resistance a priority in the hardwood flooring industry the janka hardness test is the standard approach to measuring how resistant a wood sample is to both denting and wear. Add style warmth and value to your home with beautiful hardwood floors from the home depot. The most common test for testing wood hardness is known as the janka hardness test. No wood flooring is truly waterproof but bamboo and engineered hardwood come closest.

The most scratch resistant wood flooring has a rating high on the janka hardness scale. The janka hardness scale ranks wood for density and is a reliable indicator of floor durability in regard to hardness and denting. Solid hardwood not engineered wood engineered wood has a thin veneer of real hardwood on top of dimensionally stable plywood. If durability is a priority you re going to want hardwood.

Best waterproof wood flooring. Natural finish engineered acacia wood flooring 19 69 sq. Domestically hickory is the hardest hardwood floor we carry. Brazilian cherry is a good example.

Red oak one of the most common hardwood flooring species ranks 1 290. In addition to strong and durable flooring we offer everything you will need for installation and maintenance as well as hardwood moulding and trims to help you finish the job. The higher the rating the more resistant the floor is to dents scratches and wear.