Grading Options
Explore our wood flooring videos, where we randomly open two boxes of each grading type: witness natural characters, grading types, and make informed decisions confidently.
Character Grading
- 15% planks with less than 1″ diameter knots or no knots
- 85% planks with bigger knots and other natural characteristics of the wood
Natural Grading
- 50% planks with less than 1″ diameter knots or no knots
- 50% planks with bigger knots and other natural characteristics of the wood
Select Grading
- 85% planks with less than 1″ diameter knots or no knots
- 15% planks with bigger knots and other natural characteristics of the wood
Premium Select Grading
- 100% planks with less than ½” diameter knots or no knots
- Minimal color varations
Wood Characters
Color Variations

Sapwood

Small checks and shakes

Less than 1″ diameter knots

Bigger knots filled w/ wood filler

Medullary Rays or Flecks
