There are literally hundreds of materials available, so we have put together a list of common wood species that are typically used.

Alder – one of the fastest growing hardwoods, making it a sustainable, eco-friendly flooring material.

White Ash – belonging to the olive family, without edible fruit.

Beech – has distinctive streaks and whorls throughout.

Yellow Birch – is most commonly used for flooring from the birch family.

American Cherry – sometimes called fruitwood or black cherry

Brazilian Cherry – is a medium hued reddish wood with darker streaks and coarse grain texture

Hickory – is often considered interchangeable with pecan wood

Hard Maple – also known as sugar maple, and is common to North.

Mesquite – is found in north Mexico and across the southwest and Midwestern United States, most known for barbequing.

Red Oak – a general term used for more than 200 subspecies common to North America

White Oak – has grain that is open, with rays longer than that of red.

Padauk –an exotic wood indigenous to Central and West Africa.

Pecan – similar grain and look as Hickory

Pine (Southern Yellow) – wood from several evergreen.

Heart Pine – is typically reclaimed and recycled from old buildings

Sapele –is an exotic wood from Africa.

Brazilian Teak – Indigenous to South America, it is one of the hardest woods in the world.

Teak – True teak is native to regions of Southeast Asia, but is commonly grown in Central and South America.

Tiger Wood – From the forests of Brazil, Bolivia, Peru, Guatemala and Mexico.

American Black Walnut –

Brazilian Walnut – Indigenous to South America.