Ridgeview Hardwoods
Friday 5-16-2008  
 

Designer Wood Flooring for Hardwood Floors

Ridgeview Hardwoods offers a variety of distinctive, rare domestic wood flooring products. Each of these hardwood floor products displays a distinctive grain or color that can transform any room from being ordinary to being extraordinary. These flooring products offer something different from our standard domestic wood floors. It may be the refined grain and bold figure of quartersawn oak, or the elegant grain and color of walnut or cherry. Highly figured woods such as curly maple, birdseye maple, and flame birch are offered as well. All these woods will truly provide you with a one of a kind floor. To navigate through our designer flooring page, click on the display prices button for the desired specie. This will bring you to a page of designer products offered for that specie along with a description, pricing, and photo. As always, if you have any questions or desire hardwood flooring samples, please feel free to contact us via e-mail or by phone.

 All the flooring products listed on this page are unfinished. All the pre-finished floor products we offer can be found on the pre-finished flooring page.

 Red Oak
 Milled from the superior timber found only in the Appalachian region of the United States. More consistent in color and grain pattern than Red Oak from other regions of the U.S. Red Oak has a bold open grain. Heartwood has a reddish tone while the sapwood is slightly in color. Red Oak makes a strong, durable floor and is the most prevalent specie used for hardwood flooring. Its popularity stems from its durability, and pleasing grain and color.Hardness/Janka: 1290. Red Oak is used as a flooring benchmark.

 White Oak
 Choice building wood since Colonial times. White Oak is renown for its use in timber framing, ship building and tight cooperage. The heartwood is a light brown while the sapwood is a creamy white color. White Oak has a tighter less pronounced grain than Red Oak. White Oak is a popular choice in older home renovations because of its tighter "older" looking grain. Quartersawn White Oak is prized for its uniform straight grain and high ray flake figure which are similar to building materials used in the late 19th century.Hardness/Janka: 1360. 5% harder than Red Oak

 American Cherry
 A fine grained wood with beautiful light reddish brown heartwood that darkens and deepens as it ages. Displays a deep lustrous sheen when finished. Available in red heart select and #1 Common which will display the red heartwood with varying amounts of the creamy white sapwood.

 Walnut
 The finest North American cabinet wood. Walnut has a heartwood that ranges in color from light to chocolate brown. The sapwood, after steam treatment, can be light tan to chocolate in color. Walnut is a fine grained wood with occasional curly and burly figure. When finished, Walnut displays a deep elegant look. A Walnut floor is as unique as a fine piece of furniture. Hardness/Janka: 1010. 22% softer than Red Oak.

 Hard Maple
 Hard Maple makes a beautiful, strong, dent resistant floor. Hard Maple has been used extensively in bowling alleys and basketball courts. A closed grained wood with uniform texture and occasional figuring. Heartwood is a light red to reddish brown color while the sapwood is a creamy white. Hardness/Janka: 1450. 12% harder than Red Oak.

 Sycamore
 Sycamore’s sapwood is light yellowish or reddish brown color while the heartwood may be brown to reddish brown in color. The wood has a fine interlocked gain that is non-descript in plain sawn planks. However, rift sawn and quartersawn material display numerous bold ray flecks, providing a distinctive lustrous look. Not commonly seen in flooring applications, a truly unique flooring product. Available in rift & quartersawn select grade.

 Flame Birch
 Flame Birch has a highly distinctive lustrous and desirable grain pattern. Its grain has the appearance of broad gleaming waves moving across the face of the plank. This appearance is caused by variable light reflection on the surface of the plank. The wood color varies from medium brown to golden cream. Provides a distinguishing shimmering glow to any setting. Available in select grade.



 
 
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Ridgeview Hardwoods is offers a wide selection of both unfinished and pre-finished hardwood floors. Antique wood flooring is available in rustic and distressed grades. Large variety of exotic wood floors, like the Australian Cypress, Santos Mahogany and Brazilian flooring, come from all parts of the world. Offering wide plank wood floor including red & white oak, new heart pine, walnut, maple and more. Sitemap
Ridgeview Hardwoods, Inc. Taylorsville, MD 21157 Phone(toll free): 877.456.7221Fax: 410.875.4244