When it's time to decide and choose what kind of flooring type for your house, the first thing is you need to research about the advantage and disadvantage of each flooring types. Beside the function, you need to make sure about the durability, maintenance of the floors, and all other factors.

Carpet flooring was becoming on trend many years ago, but nowadays carpet is not the best flooring choice especially if you suffer from asthma or allergies. Carpet tends to trap dust and skin cells in their synthetic fibers. It is crucial to routinely get your carpet cleaned if you have it in your home and you're suffering from allergies.

Hardwood floors are the ideal flooring type for those who suffer from allergies and asthma; the smooth surface doesn’t trap dust, mold, or other allergens and also it's effortless to maintain. With so many advantages of the Hardwood floors, that's why they prefer to choose Hardwood floors for their flooring surface option. Besides, the natural beauty and the elegance of Hardwood floors, it can be a good investment for the homeowner.

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The wood species are several, and we will talk about the most resistant, we will use the Janka scale to make known the hardness of the wood. We will start with the hardest.

Brazilian family

The hardest wood is the species of the Brazilian: Cumuru (3540), Walnut (3680), cherry (2350), chestnut (3417) and koa (2160) according to the Janka scale. This type of wood is an exotic species each class has its distinctive color but in the range of browns.

Teakwood

Teakwood is a tropical wood, which has a hardness of 3330 according to the scale of Janka, it is resistant to water, so if you live in a wet place it would be ideal to have an adequate duration.

Red Oak and White Oak

We need to remember that either white or red oak is the most popular for the installation of hardwood floors, has a hardness of 1360 and 1290 respectively, has variety. This type of hardwood it’s used in any room of the house.

Hard Maple-Canadian Maple

The Hard maple and Canadian maple has a hardness of 1450, is easy to work, has a reddish or golden hue and it's used from basketball courts bowling floors and residential dance floors.

Bamboo

The bamboo strand it's used for its hardness (3789), Resistance and besides that, it is an ecological option. Do not confuse it with the natural bamboo that has a lower Resistance 1380 according to the Janka scale.

Santos Mahogany- Acacia

Santos Mahogany wood has a hardness of 2200; the acacia has a hardness of 2250 has a very dynamic grain and knots which contribute to a house, they both give an optimistic attitude with excellent durability, as well as an elegant look.

The American family (Hickory, Cherry, Walnut)

The Hickory American wood has a hardness of 1820. The American cherry and American walnut with a hardness of 950 and 1010 respectively are lower than the first, but that does not make them worse since they are also great options.

Sapele

It has a hardness of 1510; it used in residential and commercial places. The floor is durable enough to handle high traffic without showing too much wear.

Heart Pine-Birch

With a hardness of 12250 and 1260, it makes it ideal for an old look; it has whirlpools that makes it look like that and has long durability.

As you can see, there are many types of hardwood that we can work with, and we manage all of them to give you excellent quality wood for your hardwood floors.

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Janka Scale Wood Hardness