How Hardwood Flooring Gets Made

Ever wonder how hardwood flooring is manufactured? Take a tour of our lumber mill in North Carolina. Discover how our attention to detail and modern machinery create beautiful pre-finished hardwood flooring planks. If you like what you see, or would like a quote on a custom order, call us today.

Decking Problems Revealed – Video of Composite Deck Mold, & More

We recently received video of some composite decks in Florida. The decking problems here are numerous. Twisting and warping is just the tip of the iceberg. Mold, rot, decay. You’ll even see how excessive heat can cause significant damage. Check it out for yourself: Update: Composite decking has changed a lot over the years, and …

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Hardwood 101 – Hard Maple Lumber

Hard maple sapwood is nearly white and its heartwood is a uniform, delicate, very light reddish-brown or very light tan. It has a fine, even texture. It is very strong and hard, with close straight grains. Hard maple can sometimes be wavy or curly, which produces special figures such as ‘Bird’s Eye Maple’ and ‘Curly …

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Hardwood 101 – Soft Maple Lumber

Soft maple has creamy white sapwood, and light beige or tannish-brown heartwood, sometimes with a grayish-green hue. Soft maple is a fine textured, diffuse-porous wood, and its grain is normally straight and close, but it can be wavy or curly. The different grain pattern generates special figures like, ‘Curly Soft Maple’ (shown above) and ‘Ambrosia …

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