Knotty Alder Hardwood Flooring

The craft belleville collection utilizes wide plank alder flooring that displays a wonderfully textured grain pattern with beautiful intergrown knots.

Knotty alder hardwood flooring. Alder is currently used for a variety of specialty interior products including mouldings furniture cabinets floors and doors. And we still admire the way the knots grow soundly and flow together with the rest of the wood s grain. We loved it then because it was a beautiful closed grain wood making it great for staining and finishing. Ends are square cut.

When we started crafting floors well over a decade ago knotty alder was the only wood we used. If you didn t buy it from us you probably paid too much. Call and schedule an appointment today to come in for a personal tour of our showroom. While there are many species of alder throughout the world the most commonly used in woodworking today is the red alder in the flooring industry hardwood harvested in north america is referred to as domestic which is less expensive than the imported.

It is 3 4 inch thick with industry standard tongue and groove. Known for its character this fast growing and semi knotty hardwood produces a fine grain with natural tan rusty red and brown tones. Alnus alder is a north american hardwood usually found in the pacific northwest generally between california and alaska. Precision tolerances result in an installed floor that requires a minimum of sanding we reserve the right to use rustic alder when large quantities of 5 inch width are ordered.