Richmond Flooring Macro Summit Birch Engineered Hardwood

Ask any installer what separates good engineered hardwood from the rest and they will point at the wear layer, not the price tag.

In simple terms: Richmond Flooring Macro Summit Birch is real birch over a multi-ply core. The surface is the same wood you would get in a solid floor; the core is what keeps it flat over a slab, in a basement, or through the seasons. We stock it and our crew installs it.

Here is what matters on this one. It is real birch, a smooth, even grain with gentle colour movement. Birch sits around 1260 on the Janka hardness scale, right at the oak benchmark for everyday durability. The real advantage is underneath: a multi-ply core that stays flat through Ontario's dry winters and humid summers, where a solid plank would cup or gap. Planks run 6 inches wide, a wide-plank look that shows off the grain. The surface is wire-brushed, which lifts the grain for texture and quietly hides everyday wear. Colours in the range include Medium.

Decision line: Macro Summit Birch is the practical middle ground, real wood with the stability to go over concrete, into basements, and across the seasons.

Our installers handle Richmond Flooring Macro Summit Birch from subfloor moisture testing to the final trim, across the GTA, Barrie, and Simcoe County, with no subcontractors. Over concrete we typically glue down, over plywood we nail or float, and the prep is where the job is won. See the hardwood installation page.

It is worth seeing Macro Summit Birch in person before deciding. Visit either showroom, contact us to confirm current stock, and see more in the engineered hardwood range.