When we say that prefinished floors are finished before installation, we mean that they are sanded, stained, and coated with polyurethane in a factory. The planks simply need to be cut and nailed to complete installation. After that, they're ready to go.

Gunstock Oak is a best-selling rich medium brown tone with a smooth, high gloss finish for a classic look; also available in 3-1/4-in width. Janka hardness rating of 1290 withstands everyday traffic and provides dimensional stability, but is also easy to cut, nail, sand and refinish.

Gunstock flooring is a type of hardwood flooring that has a rich, warm brown color with hints of red or burgundy. The color of this flooring is reminiscent of the stock of a rifle, which is where the name "gunstock" comes from.

A: Solid oak flooring is made entirely of oak, which expands and contracts with temperature and moisture fluctuations. Engineered oak flooring, with its ply layers and solid oak top layer, is more stable and less affected by such fluctuations, making it suitable for areas where solid oak might not be recommended.

Prefinished flooring is factory-finished, and thus each board has been finished individually with sprayed-on coats of polyurethane. The boards are then oven baked with aluminum oxide to create an extremely hard acrylic finish.

The Benefits of Solid Oak Flooring

• Durability & Longevity.
• Strength & Resistance to Wear & Tear.
• Easy Maintenance & Repairability.
• Aesthetics & Timeless Appeal.
• Versatility & Compatibility with Different Styles.
• Environmental Sustainability.
• Enhanced Indoor Air Quality & More Hygienic Quality.

A gunstock or often simply stock, the back portion of which is also known as a shoulder stock, a buttstock, or simply a butt, is a part of a long gun that provides structural support, to which the barrel, action, and firing mechanism are attached.

A Gunstock Oak floor is ideal in a space with light-colored walls, pale furniture, and fluffy white rugs. Paired correctly with furnishings, it gives rooms balance and contrast, without being overbearingly dark or heavy.

Prime grade or AB-grade wood flooring is the highest quality of hardwood flooring that you can find. The wood in this grade has been carefully selected, and it features a minimal amount of natural defects like knots, sapwood, and grain irregularities.

One of the outstanding features of oak flooring, and why homeowners select it so commonly, is its durability owing to the overall hardness of the wood. That hardness is measured by the Janka Scale. White oak has a score of 1360, whereas red oak has a score of 1290.

Oak is remarkably resistant to fungal and insect attacks. What this means for you is less money spent on repairs and damage to your floors. Oak has been used as a sign of opulence in the past due to its attractiveness and still has a prestigious flair due to this distinction.

Harvesting & Drying These logs can be from red or white oak trees, where each offers a different colour tone when manufactured into flooring. These oak logs are then cut into large planks which are then air-dried, refined and graded for their quality. Different grades will then be distributed according to their value.

Because prefinished flooring is already coated in a factory setting, it doesn't require any extra effort to be sanded and finished on-site. Opting for prefinished wood flooring also means you get to avoid the dust, noise and smells that accompany the installation of unfinished flooring.

Red Oak has long been the most widely used species for commodity hardwood floors.

walnuts Gunstock wood types Bastogne Walnut: This is the densest and heaviest of walnuts. It is an excellent wood for gunstock because of its strength. It is less expensive than some woods and it often has more figure than other woods. English Walnut: Some consider this the finest wood for gunstocks.

English walnut Without a doubt, English walnut is the finest wood for gunstocks.