| Chestnut Hardwood FlooringChestnut originates from North America. It is also called American chestnut, Chinkapin, Sweet chestnut. The sapwood of chestnut is white to light brown, while the heartwood is grayish-brown to brown in color. The species has a straight, sometimes spiraled grain and is fairly coarse in texture. Chestnut wood flooring has a high resistance to decay. The wood remains smooth under friction and is reported to have no odor. It is difficult and time consuming to dry Chestnut properly. As a flooring option, chestnut is one of the softer species available. It is just under thirty percent harder than white pine, is sixty percent as hard as cedar, is fifty-four percent as hard as teak, just under forty-two percent as hard as red oak, roughly thirty-seven percent as hard as hard maple, about one third as hard as wenge, and only approaches twenty-five percent that of santos mahogany's ranking of 2200. Chestnut is somewhat difficult to saw properly. Pre-boring is suggested yet the wood holds nails well once applied. Glue holds well with chestnut flooring. This species sands fairly well but does mar somewhat easily under heavy traffic. |
