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Emerson Hardwood Floors warehouses are stocked with strip and plank hardwoods ready to be delivered. If the job requires a custom product, Emerson sets itself apart from the competition with the knowhow and the industry relationships to deliver the highest quality at the best value.
Emerson Hardwood Floors distributes strip and plank hardwood flooring in domestic as well as imported species. In addition to solid ¾”, Emerson Hardwood Floors is the leading distributor of unfinished engineered hardwood floors to the Pacific Northwest.
OAK GRADING
CLEAR GRADE
A flooring product of mostly heartwood with a minimum number of character marks and discoloration, providing a uniform appearance while allowing for all heartwood natural color variations. Will admit the following: 3/8” (.3750”) (9.53 mm) wide bright sapwood entire length of the piece or equivalent if not more than 1” (25.4 mm) wide for 1/3 the length of piece; small burls and fine pin worm holes; and equivalent characters such as small tight checks; in the absence of these, one thin brown streak 3” (76.2 mm) long to be allowed every 6’ (1828.8 mm) of piece.
SELECT GRADE
A flooring product with coloration variations produced by differences of natural heartwood and sapwood, along with characters described. The face may contain: unlimited sound sapwood; slight imperfections in milling; one (1) small tight knot every 3’ (914.4 mm) of piece; pin worm holes; burls and a reasonable amount of slightly open checks. Brown streaks should not extend the entire length of a piece. Two (2) flag worm holes to every 8’ (2438.4 mm) of the piece are permitted. Slight imperfections in face work (torn grain) admitted. An intermittent, brown machine burn across the face not exceeding 1/4” (.250”) (6.35 mm) in width admitted. Also, a slight quantity of bark on the back or sides admitted.Will admit pieces with one-half (1/2) tongue, full length of the piece. Spot filling is generally required for open characters.
#1 COMMON
A flooring product which contains prominent variations in coloration and varying characters. The following are not admitted: broken knots over 1/2” (.500”) (12.7 mm) in diameter, large grub worm holes; and splits extending through the piece. Open characters such as checks and knot holes are admitted, but must be sound and readily fill. Not more than 20” (508 mm) scant stock in thickness allowed to every 5’ (1524 mm) of length. Minor imperfections in machining permitted. Shall admit sticker stain; varying wood characteristics, such as flag worm holes, heavy streaks, checks, and worm holes; and an occasional dark machine burn across the face not exceeding 1/2” (.500”) (12.7 mm) wide, 1/64” (.0156”) (.40 mm) deep and not more than two (2) to every 3’ (914.4 mm) of length admitted. One-quarter (1/4) tongue, full length of the piece admitted. Extremely dark pieces are not to be included.
#2 COMMON
May contain sound natural variations of the forest product and manufacturing imperfections. The purpose of this grade is to furnish a floor suitable for homes, general utility use, or where character marks and contrasting appearance is desired. The following are not admitted: shattered or rotten ends, large broken knots, excessive bad millwork, shake, advanced rot, and similar unsound defects. Dark machine burns exceeding 3/64” (.0469”) (1.19 mm) deep not admitted. Knot holes and open characters which will readily fill are admitted. Occasional scant thickness (hit or miss) on the back of the flooring board the entire length of the piece admitted, providing there is full bearing across the board at some point within three inches of the ends. A limited number of pieces with no tongue admitted