Wood Flooring :: Charleston Collection

“Charleston Collection” is made using solid sawn 4 mm wood veneers, resulting in very natural grain patterns, which are indistinguishable from traditional solid wood flooring. Rotary sliced veneers, which are commonly used in many engineered floors, result in unnatural grain patterns with less character similar to plywood. When you are ready to purchase your new wood floor, make sure your selection is manufactured using solid sawn veneers.

How do we make it look aged? We don't just paint the edges like the cheaply made competition. We do it the old fashioned way to achieve the correct look. First we randomly distress the face and edges of each plank by hand. Next we completely stain the entire plank black, filling in the distressing and coloring the edges. Then we hand scrape the face of each plank removing the black stain from the surface area. Lastly, we sand the plank smooth. The “Charleston Collection” is completely crafted by hand; no machines are used to create the character of this product.

The wood can only look as good as the finish allows. Charleston Collection has a 7 layer aluminum oxide finish. The finish is extremely clear and smooth. No orange peal or foggy finish here. Compare our product to the competition and you will see the effect a good quality smooth finish has on bringing out the true beauty of natural wood.

The Charleston Collection is made with a 7 ply all birch core. Birch is a very stable wood that makes the best core available. Although many other companies use a multi-ply core, the wood used may be poplar or another less desirable species. Although these species/cores are cheap they don't offer the stability and resistance to moisture that birch provides. Don't confuse mixed wood multi-ply cores with a birch multi-ply core, they are not the same and do not perform the same.

The Charleston Collection is comprised with a number of interesting and sought after species. We offer a number of North American hardwoods like walnut and hickory as well as some interesting exotics.

We offer a number of our best sellers in modular widths. This again makes our product more unique and separates us from the so called “competition”.

Our product is of engineered construction. The nature of our construction makes it environmentally friendly. From the top our floor looks exactly the same as a solid wood floor, when installed no one can distinguish the two. The environmental difference is that by using an engineered construction we are able to make at least 4 times the amount of flooring by using the same amount of “The Limited Specie Lumber / Hardwood”. This material is considered to be a slow growth wood. The majority of the overall mass of this product consists of Siberian Birch. This birch is a very fast growing, plentiful species.

The Charleston Collection is a complete program equipped with prefinished matching moldings. These moldings are produced in a manner to offer the best match possible. All moldings are made with the same species as the flooring not just stained to match. They also have the matching distressing and French bleed on them.