Chestnut Hardwood Flooring

We are thrilled with our wormy chestnut floor.

Chestnut hardwood flooring.

Wide x random length engineered click hardwood flooring 22 5 sq. Case 5 49. Is chestnut a hardwood or a softwood. Solid hardwood chestnut flooring experts are very knowledgeable when it comes to the solid hardwood floors will be happy to assist you finding the best materials in toronto.

Thick x 4 3 4 in. Heritage mill hickory chestnut 3 8 in. These types should only be installed sold wood flooring is permanently nailed down to a sub floor and a normal gap between the wall and floor to accommodate swelling. Hardwood comes from dicot trees and softwood comes from gymnosperm trees.

Wormy chestnut flooring is milled from old barn boards and at times we mill lumber sawn from old barn timbers. Hardwood and softwood refer to the type of tree the wood comes from. It is truly beautiful. Chestnut is part of the dicot group along with cherry oak maple ash and walnut which makes them all hardwoods.

For centuries the american chestnut was prized for its strong straight grained wood that was easy to saw and split. From barns and farmhouses to factories and old homes these fading structures yield aged and weathered chestnut timbers full of nail holes wormholes cracks splits color variations saw marks and other imperfections creating a rich character that only. Reclaimed chestnut floors are made with floorboards fashioned from wood that has been salvaged from old buildings slated for demolition. The history of american chestnut lends itself to the beauty of this flooring.