What is best hardwood flooring
The BEST Hardwood Flooring (Why Buy Exotic Species?)
hardwood is gorgeous there's no denying
that when it comes to hardwood there's a
lot more to consider than just the color
the species of hardwood can have a big
impact on how durable the floor is as
well as how it reacts to sunlight so
let's take a look at a few different
hardwood species on today's video hi my
name is vini verka i'm here with big
bombs to talk about hardwood species
with you in today's edition we're gonna
be talking about the exotic species and
how they differ for some of the domestic
ones that we talked about in our
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the Janka scale the u.s. Forest Service
puts out the Janka scale which ranks how
hard and durable different hardwoods are
does it say that five times fast the
higher the number on the genka scale the
more resistant to scratching and denting
at the hardwood is it's important to
know that the type of construction and
finish used with the species does impact
how it performs these are general
statements that were going over by
species they will vary depending on how
the floor was constructed and remember
put felt pads beneath your chairs and
furniture as when they slide they're the
most likely thing to cause a scratch in
your hardwood floors Brazilian cherry
also known as jatoba is one of the
higher ranking hardwood floors on the
djenka scale and being a cherry it's got
great color variation it is the most
popular exotic hardwood species because
of its richness especially when it takes
a red stain and the light and dark
variation that's naturally seen through
the floor even when stained a different
color what's great about Brazilian
cherry is it's perfect for mosaics
medallions and inset hardwood floors so
if you're looking for something
extravagant look no further than jatoba
Brazilian teak also known as cumaru
ranks in the thirty-five hundreds on the
chenko scale making it even more durable
than the Brazilian cherry and one of the
most durable hardwoods on the scale
kumara has a minnow
graining so it's more of a subtle look
although the richness comes in the color
of the floor which can be stained to a
variety of different colors but
typically appears in a tannish to
reddish-brown color
Tiger Wood has become really popular
because of the extreme late to dark
variation not just board to board but
within the planks themselves Tiger wood
is a much higher jenker rating than most
of Essex 2160 though not quite as
durable of some of the other exotics
we've already talked about on this video
what's most distinct about the Tiger
wood is its greening and in fact it gets
its name because it almost has stripes
like a tiger Santos mahogany is another
one of these four so with a genka skill
rating of 2,200 Santos mahogany is
unique and that it starts actually
lighter and darkens into a richer redder
color over time unlike most floors which
when exposed to sunlight actually get
lighter bamboo is hard to talk about
because it's djenka scale rating really
is dependent on the way that it's
constructed it can be engineered it can
be solid and there are different grades
of the wood with bamboo so when it comes
to bamboo it's important to understand
there's a couple of things scratch
resistance tends to be pretty decent
with bamboo myth is the water resistance
hardwood by its very nature is a natural
product so it wants to pull moisture in
so while bamboo is more water resistant
than other hardwoods it's not waterproof
or water-resistant like vinyl plank and
some of the laminates that are being
produced today don't be fooled it's a
great floor just understand the
limitations that all natural products
have bamboo hopefully this video helps
you in choosing your next hardwood floor
are you gonna choose a floor that's
higher on the djenka scale does the
rating matter to you or is it more about
the style and color comment below and
let us know as we're curious to find
what you want
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