Appearance
COLOR: Heartwood is creamy white to light reddish brown; sapwood is pale to creamy white.
GRAIN: Closed, subdued grain, with medium figuring and uniform texture. Occasionally shows quilted, fiddleback, curly or birds-eye figuring. Figured boards often culled during grading and sold at a premium.
VARIATIONS WITHIN SPECIES AND GRADES: Black maple (B. nigrum) is also hard; other species are classified as soft.
Properties
HARDNESS (JANKA): 1450 (12% harder than Northern red oak).
DIMENSIONAL STABILITY: Average (9.9; 15% less stable than red oak).
Origin: North America.
Our Vintage Collection Maple is produced 3/4” Solid and 9/16 Engineered flooring.
Solid is available in 2 1/4”, 3 1/4” and 5” widths, Engineered is available in 3 1/2” and 5 1/2” Widths.
Our Chelsea Collection Maple is produced 3/4” Solid in a 3 Grades and available in 3”, 4”, 5” and 6” single width or mixed pattern
Estate Grade - From $6.35
Very Consistent Color - No Knots -
25 Year Wear Warranty -
12” - 84” Lengths, Avg. 38”
Select V Grade - From $6.10
Mixed Color Variation - Small Knots
25 Year Wear Warranty -
12” - 84” Lengths, Avg. 32”
Ranch Grade - From $3.49
Mixed Color Variation - Knots -
25 Year Wear Warranty -
12” - 84” Lengths, Avg. 24”
Classic Light Maple - From $4.57
Consistent Color
35 Year Wear Warranty -
12” - 84” Lengths, Avg. 38”
Aspen Maple - From $4.43
Color Variation - No Knots
35 Year Wear Warranty -
12” - 84” Lengths, Avg. 38”
Old Mission Maple - From $4.28
Color Variation w/ Knots
35 Year Wear Warranty -
12” - 84” Lengths, Avg. 38”