Alder Flooring Bc

Choose from douglas fir maple alder oak or hickory.

Alder flooring bc. Alnus alder is a north american hardwood usually found in the pacific northwest generally between california and alaska. Red alder is the most underutilized species in the history of british columbia forestry. To distinguish red alder trees from their counterparts it is important to note that they are a broad leaf tree with a medium size and the ability to. Large character marks and open knots that do not exceed 1 and can be readily filled are admitted.

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. Alder is a fast growing pioneer species and has nitrogen fixing nodules on its roots. We support environmental and economic sustainability. 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.

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. Fantastic floor offers alder hardwood flooring 3 4 thick 7 wide and random length from 2 to 8. The craft belleville collection utilizes wide plank alder flooring that displays a wonderfully textured grain pattern with beautiful intergrown knots. Pacific entries 1 in.

Located in comox bc on vancouver island we provide high quality custom wood flooring millwork and natural wood finishes. And we still admire the way the knots grow soundly and flow together with the rest of the wood s grain. Alpine original tm knots. Habitat related marks and cracks that do not compromise the integrity of the flooring are allowed.

When we started crafting floors well over a decade ago knotty alder was the only wood we used. Visually the grain flows around the. We loved it then because it was a beautiful closed grain wood making it great for staining and finishing.