Birch Hardwood has been a staple floor in homes for many years and provides a tough, hardwearing floor surface that is overall lighter in color. Birch typically serves as a backdrop in a room with a more contemporary style.
Appearance
COLOR: With yellow birch, sapwood is creamy yellow or pale white; the heartwood is light reddish- brown tinged with red. With sweet birch, sapwood is light colored and the heartwood is dark brown tinged with red.
GRAIN: Medium figuring, straight, closed grain, even texture. Occasional curly grain or wavy figure in some boards.
Properties
HARDNESS (JANKA): Average
DIMENSIONAL STABILITY: Average
DURABILITY: Hard and stiff; very strong, with excellent shock resistance.