| Hardwood floors are elegant, unique and attractive. | | | | also strong. This wood is used to make sports |
| These hardwood flooring boards are being used | | | | equipments which are used to withstand maximum |
| widely in many domestic and commercial | | | | stress. This wood is available in many colors and this |
| establishments like homes, hotels, offices, business | | | | can without doubt withstand heavy foot traffic and |
| houses and more. The hardwood floors are not only | | | | this is recommended for use as a flooring board. |
| impressive to look at, but also with it's shrinkage low, | | | | The fifth variety of hardwood is yellow birch. This |
| it adds beauty and class to the places where they | | | | wood is popularly known as reliable lumber hardwood |
| are used. Therefore, use of hardwood as a flooring | | | | because it was used widely by manufacturers and |
| material is gaining popularity and catching importance | | | | builders. This wood was used to manufacture canoes |
| in the modern day. | | | | from centuries and also it was used as a tool in |
| There are different species of hardwood used for | | | | interior decoration and to make house hold articles of |
| flooring. These species are white oak, American | | | | daily use. This was used as hardwood flooring boards. |
| cherry, red oak, white ash, yellow birch, hard maple, | | | | This yellow birch is named so because of it's golden |
| black walnut and more. | | | | color which it retains than other birch woods. This is |
| The first species white oak was used to build ships in | | | | one more type of wood that can be easily |
| the olden days. It could withstand the rough tides of | | | | recommended for hardwood flooring. |
| great seas and it was used to build ships and boats in | | | | The sixth variety of wood is hard maple. This is also |
| the olden days. No doubt why one shouldn't use this | | | | named as sugar maple or Canadian maple. The native |
| type of wood for building floors. | | | | Americans and also early settlers of U.S.A. used this |
| The second variety American cherry is renowned | | | | wood extensively. This wood is the hardest wood of |
| because it is easy to use. It is named as American | | | | all the maple woods and this was used to make not |
| cherry because it is abundantly available and grown in | | | | only weaponry but even soap and syrup. This wood |
| U.S.A. It is the best wood used for paneling and | | | | is known for it's wear resistant and non-abrasive |
| cabinets because of it's reliability and it's property of | | | | features even to this day. This can be recommended |
| lasting long. This is so softer that it is not | | | | for use in the flooring. |
| recommended for use as flooring board in high traffic | | | | The seventh variety of wood is black walnut. This |
| areas. | | | | type of wood is usually not recommended for use as |
| The third variety red oak is available widely and this is | | | | a flooring board because it is not as hard as other |
| also much cheaper and popular. This wood reached | | | | woods. But it is easy to install and nails, glues and |
| it's zenith during the industrial revolution. Apart from | | | | cuts can be made and done very easily with this |
| using this type of wood for floors and furniture they | | | | type of wood. Even stains can be wiped off very |
| used it to build railroad ties and wheels for rail | | | | easily from this type of wood. This wood is more |
| wagons. This can also be used for modern day house | | | | commonly used around the world as a decorative |
| building and flooring. | | | | wood. |
| The fourth variety white ash is not only dense but | | | | |