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