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Amendoim Flooring

2014-03-18T23:28:56-04:00

Are you looking for high-quality amendoim flooring for your home? Also known as Brazilian oak, amendoim is sought after for its elegant sunset hues, stylish swirly grain, excellent durability, and affordable price tag.

Attractiveairy color palette

Amendoim offers the lightest color range of the Brazilian hardwood floors, from a warm beige to a medium rust, with golden and pinkish highlights. These tan and rose hues are complemented by a subtly wavy grain with tight swirls and knots. Amendoim changes color over time, becoming a deeper and more uniform brown, with reddish highlights. It lends a bright and natural sophistication, ideal for both for residential rooms and commercial spaces.

Superior density

Amendoim flooring rates 1912 on the Janka hardness scale, making it harder than maple and red oak. It also offers moderate resilience against decay, and it finishes well. Amendoim is a good option for busy family rooms and areas with lots of foot traffic.

Inexpensive sophistication

Amendoim delivers the look of the most expensive hardwood floors at one of the most affordable prices.

Many options

We offer solid and engineered amendoim products in a range of widths, both unfinished and finished.

Speak to the expert team at A & N Flooring!

At A & N Flooring, we have been installing amendoim flooring and other exotic hardwood floors for more than 35 years. Over that time, we’ve built a reputation for our top-tier service, knowledge, and workmanship. Whether you are a home owner, interior decorator, architect, or property manager, we’ll help you find the flooring species, width, and finish that will best meet your functional and aesthetic needs. We have the experience to handle the most complex of flooring projects, and we only use the team of expert installers that we know and trained.

Please contact us to speak to us about your amendoim flooring project today!

Ash Flooring

2014-03-18T23:26:43-04:00

Are you seeking the pale sophistication of ash flooring? Chosen for its creamy light color palette, unique graining patterns, and durability, ash flooring lends an airiness and visual excitement to any room.

A light, white elegance

The ash color palette extends from the palest whites, which come from the tree’s sapwood, to champagne and tan, derived from the heartwood of the tree. It has a bold, consistent grain pattern which can appear as straight or more circular. Ash hold stain colors well, and most ash floors are of the lighter ash sapwood, which is complemented by a light stain.

Hard and durable

Ash flooring shares many aesthetic qualities with white oak, and has a similar hardness, ranking 1320 on the Janka hardness scale. The hardness of ash means that it is the material of choice for baseball bats and garden tool handles. In the home, ash makes an excellent flooring material for living areas, hallways, entryways, baths, and kitchens.

Talk to the hardwood experts at A & N Flooring

At our small, family-owned business, we have been installing beautiful, durable hardwood floors for more than 35 years. We know our way around all 50 species of wood flooring, and we are the go-to experts on exotic wood floor species, such as ash flooring.

Whether you want historic charm or contemporary chic, we can help you choose the best wood species, grade, and finish for your home or commercial space. We work with a broad range of clients, from general contractors to interior designers and private home owners, and we have the leading skill and experience to meet even the most difficult flooring needs. It helps that we never use sub-contractors. Instead, we only use our own team of expert installers, who we know and trained.

To speak to our friendly, professional crew about your ash flooring requirements, please contact us today for a free consultation.

Brazilian Teak Flooring

2014-03-18T23:25:47-04:00

Are you considering Brazilian teak flooring for your home? Also known as Cumaru Brazilian teak, tonka, and tonka bean, this exotic hardwood is sought after for its superior strength, durability, and sophisticated red-brown tones.

Strong enough to withstand extreme wear and tear

Cumaru Brazilian teak is extremely strong. With a Janka Hardness rating of 3540 scale, Brazilian teak is nearly as hard as Brazilian walnut, and much harder than red oak or santos mahogany. This makes it ideal for heavy traffic areas of your home, as well as for commercial spaces which still need visual appeal, such as gallery spaces.

Gorgeous colors

Cumaru Brazilian teak flooring offers a stunning earthy palette, which is similar to that of domestic teak. The colors range from champagne and honey, through to a deep mahogany, all of which add a timeless beauty to any home.

Options to suit every space and budget

We offer premium quality Brazilian teak in both solid hardwood and engineered wood flooring products. On unfinished floors, we provide a range of quality finishes. Oil-based finishes can deepen and richen the brown hues, while water-based products preserve and showcase the wood’s natural beauty. Additionally, lacquer can restore oil-based finishes.

You might also want to consider highlighting your Brazilian teak flooring with sections of lighter wood, or using Brazilian teak for dramatic inlays and borders.We also offer a choice of major pre-finished Brazilian teak flooring products.

Contact the team at A & N Flooring today!

At A & N Flooring, we have been installing exotic and domestic hardwood flooring for more than 35 years, and we bring our leading experience and expertise to every flooring project. Whether you are a home owner, interior decorator, architect, or property manager, we pride ourselves on our straightforward working relationships and outstanding level of workmanship.

Please contact us to discuss your Brazilian teak flooring project with our expert installers today!

Brazilian Walnut Flooring

2014-03-18T22:59:36-04:00

Are you considering Brazilian walnut/ipe flooring for your home or commercial space? This dense South American timber has a similar appearance to Cumaru Brazilian teak, although it tends to be darker in color, ranging from a rust-brown to deep olive and black. It is chosen for its majestic colors and superior performance and lifespan.

One of the world’s most durable woods

Brazilian walnut or ipe ranks 3684 on the Janka hardness scale, making it one of the hardest woods available. As a result, it is also one of the longest lasting lumbers, with incredible resilience against decay, rot, and insect attack. Reclaimed ipe was even used in the Coney Island boardwalk, with some sections weathering 25 years of foot traffic and environmental onslaughts before needing to be replaced. This outstanding durability makes Brazilian walnut/ipe flooring a good choice for commercial areas, homes with big, active families and pets, and exterior decks.

Striking brown colors

Brazilian walnut derived from heartwood ranges in color from green-brown to blackish. It has natural powdery yellow deposits, and often features interesting lighter or darker striping. It has a fine to medium texture, and is generally a straight grained wood, but Brazilian walnut can also be irregular and/or interlocked.

Speak to the experts at A & N Flooring today!

After 35 years in the business, our family-run company offers the highest level of knowledge and craftmanship in hardwood flooring. We know our way around all 50 species of exotic and domestic wood floors, from rich Brazilian walnut/ipe flooring to the pine flooring favored by our first settlers.

Once you’ve chosen the species, we’ll help you choose from the many different flooring widths, types, and finishes. We work with unfinished floors, providing a range of quality finishes and the extra option of elegant inlays and borders. We also offer a choice of major pre-finished brands for the installation of your hardwood floors. Whatever you’re looking for, we guarantee you’ll find the right color, style, hardness, finish, and price for your flooring project.

Please contact us to discuss your Brazilian walnut/ipe flooring today!

Hard Maple Flooring

2014-03-18T22:57:18-04:00

Are you considering hard maple flooring for your home? Maple flooring is the premier choice both for contemporary spaces and high traffic areas, thanks to its light-reflecting honey tones and impressive durability.

The chic flooring choice

Maple’s warm yellow finish and subtle grain pattern make it an ideal complement for any modern decor. It has a natural brightness which makes rooms of all sizes feel more open and spacious, and it works perfectly with your existing maple wood furniture.

Hard enough for any dance floor

Maple is so durable that it is the traditional material of choice for dance floors. Its resistance to dancing dents and scratches also makes hard maple flooring an excellent choice for high traffic areas, such as hallways, foyers, and rumpus rooms. However, it’s important to remember that maple is less resistant to heat and humidity than other flooring materials, so is best avoided in damp or humid environments.

Available in many pre-finished options

Pre-finished maple hardwood comes in a wide range of hues, and it is the best option if you are seeking a very specific color or tone. The unusual grain pattern in natural maple can vary widely, making it hard to match newer portions of hard maple flooring with older sections.

Speak to the experts at A&N Flooring

At A&N Flooring, we have the experience and expertise to help you choose the best hard maple flooring product for your home or commercial space. We have been installing hardwood floors for more than 35 years, and we have an in-depth understanding of all 50 wood floor species currently on the market. Whatever you’re looking for, we guarantee you’ll find the right color, style, hardness, finish, and price for your flooring project. When it comes to installation, we guarantee the highest level of professionalism and workmanship, from the start to the finish of every job.

Please contact us to discuss your hard maple flooring project with our expert installers today!

Tigerwood Flooring

2014-03-18T22:50:54-04:00

Want to know more about Tigerwood flooring? This extremely durable exotic hardwood is characterized by its dramatic and beautiful tiger-like stripes.

Vibrant colour scheme

Tigerwood gets its name from the eye-catching grain pattern, which resembles the markings of the jungle feline. Irregular streaks of brownish black make a bold statement against a color palette ranging from burnt orange to deep mahogany. Tigerwood adds an opulent look to any room, and it can be accented by bold furnishing designs and earthy materials such as metal, wood, and leather.

Long-lasting and easy to maintain

Witha rating of 1850 on the Janka hardness scale, Tigerwoodis one of the hardest exotic hardwoods. This makes your tigerwood flooring highly durable. It seldom splinters, and it provides excellent resistance to wear and tear. Tigerwood is also fine textured and easy to clean and polish. Over time, your tigerwood floor will darken, and the contrast between the stripes and background becomes more subtle. Tigerwood is ideal for living rooms, dining rooms, kitchens, and even showers, as it air dries well, is naturally resistant to rot and decay, and wont attract mold or fungus growth.

Talk to us about tigerwood

The team at A&N Flooring has been installing tigerwood flooring and other exotic hardwood floors for more than 35 years, and we call on our experience to deliver the very best results for every flooring project. Whether you are an architect, interior designer, or property developer, we can help you exactly find the right color, style, hardness, finish, and price for your flooring needs. Then when it comes to installation, we guarantee the highest level of professionalism and workmanship, from the start to the finish of every job.

Please contact us to discuss your tigerwood flooring project with our expert installers today!

Wenge Flooring

2014-03-18T22:49:47-04:00

Would you like the dramatic accents of wenge flooring in your home? This topical hardwood is characterized by it bold, dark chocolate color, superior strength and hardness, and striking grain patterns.

Perfect for borders and dramatic floors

The dramatic dark chocolate colors of Wenge timber make it ideal for contrasting parquet borders and color borders, as well as for high-end contemporary rooms with clean lines and white furniture. Wenge ages very quickly, becoming darker and extremely uniform in color within a matter of months.

Wenge has a coarse texture and heavy, straight grain patterns that are similar to red oak. This means the direction of the grain is an important visual feature to consider when choosing your wenge flooring. The wenge grain can be chosen for a either straight, uniform look, or in a mixed pattern, which can be sawn for a flower effect.

Much harder than domestic floors

Wenge flooring has a Janka hardness rating of 1630, making it very stable, long-lasting, and resistant to damage and traffic. Wenge is ideal for hallways, foyers, and other highly-populated and high-traffic areas of the home.

Speak to the experts at A & N Flooring today!

At A & N Flooring, we have been installing exotic hardwood floors such as Wenge for more than 35 years. This means we have the knowledge, skills, and experience to deliver the very best results for your Wenge flooring project.

Whether you are a home owner, interior decorator, architect, or property manager, we pride ourselves on the excellent relationships we build with our clients, as well as our premier level of craftmanship. Whatever you’re looking for, we guarantee you’ll find the right color, style, hardness, finish, and price for your flooring project.

Please contact us to speak to our expert installers about your Wenge flooring project today!

Pine Flooring

2014-03-05T20:00:51-05:00

The expert team at A & N Flooring has been installing high-quality pine flooring for more than 35 years.

All about pine

Pine is a popular flooring material, sought after for its rustic charm, huge variety of styles, and relative affordability. It’s the original character wood, with pin holes and knots that become more interesting and pronounced over time. Pine is a soft wood, although there is a huge range of hardness levels across the different species. While there are more than 200 species of pine trees, not all of them have wood that is hard enough for flooring. The following are some of the most popular types of pine flooring.

Heart pine

Heart pine floors are made exclusively from a pine tree’s heartwood, or its darkest and hardest wood. As many of today’s pines are no longer old enough to have developed heartwood, much heart pine is reclaimed or recycled wood from trees which were standing when colonialists landed in the 1600s. However, pine flooring can also be made made from the heartwood of younger southern yellow pines.

Heart pine floors are far more resistant to damage and fluctuations in temperature and humidity levels than pine floors made from sap. They are a reddish gold color, and are usually protected with a clear topcoat, rather than being stained. Heart pine flooring lasts for generations, and over time, it develops a rich color tarnish that adds to its historic character.

Eastern white pine

Eastern white pine trees grow along our eastern seaboard, and their wood was the main flooring material of our first settlers. This time-honored wood features a smooth grain and charming knots, and it suits a wide range of finishes. While eastern white pine is a softer floor that is more susceptible to wear, it is also very long-lasting. Eastern white pine floors have graced New England homes for more than 300 years, and in your home, eastern white pine flooring will compress, harden, and gain character as you live on it.

Southern yellow pine

This type of flooring is popular for its durability, affordable price, and character. Southern yellow pine is approximately twice as hard as Eastern white pine, and ranges in color from deep red-brown to golden, amber, and cream. Its wide grain showcases the natural knots and swirls of the pine wood.

Vertical grain pine

Vertical grain pine is cut so the growth rings are perpendicular to the wear surface. This makes vertical grain pine flooring stronger and less vulnerable to damage, making it a good choice for high-traffic areas and commercial spaces. It also has very few if any knots, so may be more suitable for formal settings. Due to the more complicated production process, vertical grain pine is considerably more expensive than other types.

Reclaimed and antique pine flooring

Reclaimed or antique pine floors are made from pine wood of all species, that has either been recovered or preserved by nature. From 200-year-old pines found on a river bed, to the old planks of a 19th century cow barn, these recycled pine materials imbue your home with an authentic early American feel.

To speak to us about the best pine flooring for your project, please contact us today!

Wood Flooring, Sanding and Refinishing

2014-03-05T00:21:41-05:00

Are you in need of wood flooring, sanding, and refinishing? A & N Flooring offers expert sanding and refinishing to refresh old and worn hardwood floors, preserving their value and beauty. We can also help you achieve a fresh, new look with a new finish.

If you are unsure whether your floors needs sanding and refinishing, try sprinkling a few drops of water on the floorboards. If the water sinks in straight away, then it might be time to call us for a sanding and refinish. Alternatively, you may want to change the appearance of your floors as part of an larger style overhaul in your home.

When you choose the expert A & N Flooring crew for wood flooring sanding and refinishing, we will first sand your floors to remove old stain, level the floorboards, and expose the wood grain. We will then coat your floor with a durable, water-resistant surface finish that requires minimal maintenance.

Surface finishes are blends of synthetic resins such as urethanes or polyurethanes, and they remain on the surface of the wood to form a protective coating. There are several types of surface finishes available: water-based, oil-based, acid-cured, and moisture-cured.

Water-based finishes appear clear and will resist turning yellow over time. They have a mild odor when applied, and will dry in about two to three hours. Water-based finishes are very durable, and they are a popular choice for wood flooring sanding and refinishing.

Oil-based finishes appear amber in color. They have a moderate odor when applied, and will dry in about eight hours. Oil-based finishes are very durable.

Acid-cured finishes appear clear to slightly amber. They have a strong odor when applied, and will dry in about two to three hours. Acid-cured finishes are extremely durable.

Moisture-cured finishes appear clear to amber. They have a strong odor when applied, and will dry in about two to three hours in humid conditions. Moisture-cured finishes are extremely durable and more moisture-resistant than other surface finishes.

A & N Flooring is a small, family-owned business which has built a reputation for excellent, reliable, and affordable service for over 35 years. For a free consultation on your wood flooring, sanding, and refinishing project, please contact us today