Solid wood floors, as the term suggest, is simply a single piece of wood from a particular specie, after being processed, can be installed to become a floor. A solid Maple floor will practically mean that the whole wood floor is 100% Maple.
Solid Wood flooring comes in two basic types:
- STRIP flooring accounts for the majority of installations. Strips come in widths ranging from 76mm to 189mm. They are installed by nailing to the subfloor.
- PARQUET flooring comes in standard patterns of 6" x 6" blocks. Specialty patterns may range up to 36" square units. Parquet often achieves dramatic geometric effects of special design patterns.
A solid hardwood floor can be installed on a concrete slab as long as the floor is on or above ground level. They can be sanded and refinished over several generations of use.
Solid wood flooring expands and contracts with changes in your home's relative humidity. Normally, installers compensate for this movement by leaving an expansion gap between the floor and the wall. Base moulding is the traditional "cover-up" for this gap.
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Dimensions
Thickness: 12mm / 18mm / 20mm
Width: 76mm / 125mm / 189mm
Length: Random from 300mm to 1200mm
Finishes
Solid wood floor comes in both unfinished and pre-finished.
Unfinished floors usually requires a minimum 3 coats of on site lacquers after sanding the floor.
Pre-finished floors comes with minimum 5 coats of aluminum oxide or polyurethane and is tougher in terms of scratch resistance as compared to onsite sand and lacquered wood floors.
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