| Contrary to popular perception, red oak may certainly | | | | resistance to wearing and abrasion. The color of |
| not the only suitable material for setting up of the | | | | flooring using maple wood varies from pale white to |
| hardwood flooring. Hardwood obtained from a variety | | | | light reddish brown. This being a very hard and strong |
| of species may be used for hardwood flooring setup | | | | wood is not easy to be scratched or dented. The |
| purpose. The different types of woods may be | | | | wood also has a closed grain. |
| having different strengths, colors and different types | | | | The teak provides a very hard wood that is |
| of graining but each of them can assure great looks | | | | appropriate for flooring. It has a similar strength as |
| and superior functionalities. | | | | that of oak and has the natural property of being |
| Popular woods finding usage in flooring | | | | resistant to insects, fungi, termites and also |
| The red oak wood is popularly used in hardwood | | | | temperature fluctuations. This is perhaps the best |
| flooring. Having open grain renders this wood to be | | | | hardwood to be tried out in kitchen and bathroom |
| more porous than the white oak wood variety. The | | | | flooring. However, a thorough finish is required in this |
| red oak being hard, heavy and having a medium | | | | case too. The teak hardwood flooring can take on |
| strength bending and stiffness is simply perfect for | | | | colors ranging from yellowish brown to dark golden |
| flooring. | | | | brown. |
| The white oak wood is harder than red oak. It also | | | | Beech is yet another good hardwood for flooring. |
| has a more uniform appearance. This being heavier | | | | Though this is not as popular as the maple or oak |
| and harder than other woods, having a medium | | | | that is used for flooring yet it has a special appeal of |
| bending strength and low stiffness can resist wearing | | | | its own. This takes on colors ranging from mild brown |
| better. | | | | to a pinkish white with interesting flecked grain. It has |
| Pine wood being softer is more susceptible to dents | | | | a consistent tone and patterning thus rendering it |
| and scratches but is nevertheless used for serving as | | | | befitting in a contemporary setting. |
| flooring material. The knotty pine had been particularly | | | | Apart from these the woods obtained from cherry, |
| preferred by Americans over the eighteenth and | | | | mahogany, birch and fir are also much suited for |
| nineteenth centuries. This being less desirable than | | | | acting as flooring material. It is always advisable to |
| other hardwoods owing to its softer nature can also | | | | take a look at as many options of wood available as |
| be obtained at a lower price. | | | | you can prior to making a selection for the flooring of |
| Hardwood flooring making use of the maple wood is | | | | your home. |
| also valued for its appealing uniform texture and | | | | |