Red Birch

Red birch flooring is our specialty. Red Birch is select from the heartwood of the yellow birch tree . Red birch is light reddish brown tinged with dark hues of red. Red birch has a closed straight grain. Red birch has fine even texture. Red birch can have occasional curly or wavy grain. Red birch is slightly less hard than red oak. Red birch is more stable than oak. Red birch has a richness in coloring and a true warmth.

Grades:

Museum quality red

Each board is hand selected for even grain, clarity and color. Sampsons strives for the best the species can offer.

Select red

Boards are light reddish brown tinged with dark hues of red. No knots, checking. Small glimpses of lighter sapwood are permitted. We like the warm hues and uniform look of select red birch.

Natures Rustic

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 an be misleading, many formal homes have chosen this grade in addition to cottages, camps and commercial spaces.

Custom milled plank flooring Specifications:

• Face Widths: 3” up to 5” museum quality red
• Face Widths: 3” up to 6” select red (widths over 6” on an accumulation basis)
• Face Widths: 3” + 4” + 5” random mix natures rustic (widths over 5” on an accumulation basis)
• Accents Strips (face widths): 3/4” up to 2 1/2” available in both grades.
• Thickness: 25/32”
• Lengths: ranges available, birch usually averages between 5’ to 7’
• Milling: Tongue + groove with backed. endmatching option available. Flooring can be ordered with endmatching (a tongue or groove at the end of board length) Rustic grade is endmatched.

All flooring is milled in Warren, Maine to your specifications.

Fun facts/traditional uses:

• bobbins
• toys
• dowels
• toothpicks
• turnings
• flooring