Appalachian Flooring Oak Solid Hardwood

Of every floor in a house, solid hardwood is the one you maintain rather than replace, so it is worth choosing carefully.

In simple terms: Appalachian Flooring Oak is genuine solid hardwood for the dry, above-grade rooms of a home. Because it is real wood all the way through, it is nailed down and can be refinished rather than replaced. Squarefoot Flooring carries it and our own crew installs it.

It is offered in Red Oak and White Oak. On the Janka hardness scale that is Red Oak around 1290 and White Oak around 1360, so you can match hardness to how busy the room is. At a full 3/4 inch, it is solid wood all the way through, which means it can be sanded back and refinished several times over its life and recoloured if your style changes, a floor that can outlast the rest of the room. Plank widths run from 2 1/4 inch up to 4 1/4 inch, so you can keep it traditional and narrow or go wide-plank and contemporary. It is available in Advantage, Excel, and Prestige grades, from cleaner to more characterful. The surface is smooth, a clean, contemporary finish. It is backed by a 35-year warranty.

One honest note: as real wood, it moves with humidity, so it is not for below-grade basements, full bathrooms, or most radiant heat. It acclimates to your home before installation, and some seasonal movement through an Ontario winter is normal. For a basement or slab, engineered hardwood is the better build.

Decision line: let the room pick the species. Choose a harder wood for the busiest floors and a softer, more formal one where traffic is light.

We install Appalachian Flooring Oak with our own crew, not subcontractors, across the GTA, Barrie, and Simcoe County. A nailed solid floor needs a sound, dry subfloor and proper acclimation, which is what our hardwood installation team handles, down to the stairs and transitions.

Grain and stain read differently across a full floor than in a sample, so it is worth seeing Appalachian Oak in person at either store. contact us to check current stock, or browse the full hardwood flooring range. You can browse the complete Appalachian Flooring lineup on our Appalachian Flooring page.