Walnut Flooring
Walnut flooring has characteristics of the Walnut tree. The sapwood is tan and the heartwood is dark rich brown to purplish black. Walnut is often steamed to bleed the dark brown into the lighter sap. Walnut has uniform texture. Walnut is softer than red oak. Walnut has excellent stability. Walnut flooring has a richness unmatched in other woods.
Grades
Museum quality brown walnut flooring
Each board is hand selected for even grain, clarity and color. Sampsons will strive for the most consistent brown coloring.
Select brown walnut flooring
Boards are light tan to dark brown. No knots, checking. Sampsons does permit small glimpses of lighter sapwood.
Natures Rustic walnut flooring
The whole tree finds new life in Sampson’s rustic grade. Knots, checking, small holes 1/4” in diameter or less and variations in color are allowed. Natures rustic floors are generally random width. Random width floors maximize the usability of every board rather than wasting some to meet specifications. A random width floor is very traditional in pre 1880 historic homes. When a rustic floor is received, the amount of lineal footage of each width is listed. From this the installation pattern can be determined. If help is needed just call. Natures Rustic is always sold with endmatching. The grade name, Natures rustic can be misleading, many formal homes have chosen this grade in addition to cottages, camps and commercial spaces.
Note: All flooring is milled in Warren, Maine by the Sampson family to your specifications and is packaged by order.
3” up to 6” museum quality brown;
3” up to 8” select brown;
3” up to 8” random mix natures rustic;
3/4” up to 2 1/2” available in all grades
25/32”
ranges available, Walnut usually averages 5’
Tongue and groove with back relief.
Endmatching option available.
Flooring can be ordered with endmatching (a tongue or groove at the end of board length).
Rustic grade is endmatched
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