Lapacho Hardwood Flooring Hardness

Clear grade material is color matched in most species of wood.

Lapacho hardwood flooring hardness.

It measures the force required to embed an 11 28 millimetres 0 444 in diameter steel ball halfway into a sample of wood. Tabebuia spp brazilian ebony brazilian walnut ironwood irontree tajibo guayacan lapacho arcwood. Wood hardness chart species alphabetical hardness species by hardness hardness afromosia 1560 basswood 410 amberwood 2200 butternut 490 amendoim 1360 chestnut domestic 540. It has a lighter brown.

Check out our prefinished lapacho wood flooring options below. The main element that influences hardwood floor hardness is the hardness of the wood species itself. It is important to understand that wood is a natural product no manufacturer can influence the density or hardness of a wood species. No open defects are allowed and material is 100 heartwood.

Available width are 3 4 and 5. For best results we suggest using a national wood flooring association certified professional. The janka hardness test measures the force required to embed a 444 inch steel ball to half its diameter in wood. This is the highest grade available in flooring items.

Prefinished solid exotic hardwood flooring. Home prefinished solid exotic hardwood flooring page 1 of 1 sort by. As the corresponding chart suggests some of the hardest wood floors on the market are exotics brazilian walnut cumaru brazilian teak ipe and lapacho to name a few. We specialize in both unfinished hardwood floors and prefinished flooring.

Also known as lapacho or brazilian walnut. Patagonian walnut lapacho is in the same family as brazilian walnut ipe. The overall thickness of the hardwood floor. With a janka hardness rating of 3680 lapacho is one of the hardest flooring species available.

A common use of janka hardness ratings is to determine whether a species is suitable for use as flooring. This wood is often used for decks furniture and flooring. Walnut patagonian 2800 lapacho 3670 walnut red 2450 walnut brazilian 3680 wenge 1630 ironwood green 3680. Lapacho is one of the hardest flooring species available with a janka hardness rating of 3680.

No breaks no splits no cracks. Reserve hardwood flooring has it at all great prices. The janka hardness test from the austrian born emigrant gabriel janka 1864 1932 measures the resistance of a sample of wood to denting and wear. Grading for lapacho 3 4 x 4 x 1 7 prefinished clear hardwood flooring.

Also take advantage of their durability and easy maintenance with its multi coat aluminum oxide finish perfect for today s busy homes. Our solid flooring is 3 4 thick and coated with the industry leading uv cured aluminum oxide finish which provides superior scratch resistance and hardness with simple cleaning and maintenance. The wood floor s top wear surface. Please see our product catalog for more information.