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Terminology

Acclimation
A process allowing your hardwood floor to become accustomed to it's new environment.  Solid wood flooring should be delivered to the job site and allowed to become accustomed to the conditions in which it will be installed. Temperature and humidity should be monitored.

**NOTE** Due to the extreme sensitivity of Hickory and Maple, Superior Flooring WILL NOT warranty these products unless installed immediately.  These products should NOT be acclimatized to their environment.

 

Air Dried
Wood dried by exposure to air, in a yard or shed without artificial heat.  Not kiln dried.

Annual Growth Ring
The layer of wood growth including spring and summer wood, formed on a tree during a single growing season.

Micro Bevel Edge/V Groove
Wood flooring with a micro bevel edge gives each board definition because the edges of the board are slightly rounded. Giving your flooring a classy finish.

Burl
A swirl or twist in the grain of the wood usually occuring near a knot, but does not contain a knot, commonly found in the stump of a tree and where limbs branch out from the tree.

Check
A legthwise seperation of the wood that usually extends accross the rings of annual growth.  Commonly resulting from stress set up during the air or kiln drying process.

Cleat
A barbed fastener commonly used with a mechanical device to fasten hardwood flooring.

Colour Change
Visual changes in the colour of the wood due to exposure to light, deprivation to air and light or a chemical reaction.

Deciduous
All hardwood flooring is from deciduous trees, meaning they loose their leaves in the Fall, allowing the wood to become hard.