Alder Flooring Bc

Located in comox bc on vancouver island we provide high quality custom wood flooring millwork and natural wood finishes.

Alder flooring bc.

California oregon washington grade. Habitat related marks and cracks that do not compromise the integrity of the flooring are allowed. Unfinished knotty alder tongue and groove barn wood board 10 pack. We support environmental and economic sustainability.

Visually the grain flows around the. Once thought of as a weed species and poisoned by forestry companies this rapidly renewable wood is an excellent choice for manufacturing sustainable wood products designed to last a century or more. Choose from douglas fir maple alder oak or hickory. Alpine original tm knots.

Red alder is the most underutilized species in the history of british columbia forestry. Scientifically known as alnus rubra red alder is native to western north america which includes famous regions like alaska washington oregon california montana and british columbia. The craft belleville collection utilizes wide plank alder flooring that displays a wonderfully textured grain pattern with beautiful intergrown knots. Fantastic floor offers alder hardwood flooring 3 4 thick 7 wide and random length from 2 to 8.

Alder is the most abundant hardwood in the pacific northwest region of the united states and is a commercially important lumber. Large character marks and open knots that do not exceed 1 and can be readily filled are admitted. While there are many species of alder throughout the world the most commonly used in woodworking today is the red alder in the flooring industry hardwood harvested in north america is referred to as domestic which is less expensive than the imported. Alder is a fast growing pioneer species and has nitrogen fixing nodules on its roots.

When we started crafting floors well over a decade ago knotty alder was the only wood we used. And we still admire the way the knots grow soundly and flow together with the rest of the wood s grain. Pacific entries 1 in.