Wood Flooring Natural Variations in Appearance
Why
doesn't what you bought look like the sample in the showroom?
Unlike factory made, artificial materials, each hardwood board has a unique
life story. During the approximate 50 years or so that it takes for a hardwood tree to
mature, each tree develops a one-of-a-kind grain pattern and texture.
Natural hardwood products are never as uniform as plastic laminate or
wallpaper from a catalogue and there lies the individual beauty for each buyer.
You will have a unique product in your home
Solid hardwood products, like silks, leather and precious stones, are shaped
by natural forces and they may display a variety of character markings.
Even boards from the same hardwood tree will show significant variation in
color. For instance, "younger" wood closer to the bark (sapwood) will
be lighter than that which comes from the central portion (Heartwood). You can
also see the effects of the minerals and other essential elements that the trees
absorbed as they grew. For example the yellow flecks that are evident in Merbau.