Maple Hardwood FlooringThe beauty of maple flooring is unmatched. A popular choice for sporting arenas, maple flooring has also risen to the top of the demand list for home flooring. As more homeowners turn away from unhealthy, thick carpets and return to wood floors, maple is the wood that stands out from the rest for its beauty, durability, and striking strength.
Maple is a premium hardwood that is found in northern forests in the United States. One of the most interesting things about maple is that it has several uses. Not only in construction, but in its sap producing-power as well. Sugar maple trees are tapped for their sap yearly, which is turned into maple syrup. It can take up to 30 gallons of sap to make one gallon of maple syrup! Maple has a short growing season and has to withstand long winters. This natural toughness produces a dense grain in the wood that gives it is sumptuous color and very few imperfections as compared with similar woods.
InternetLumber.com offers maple flooring in three grades: 1st quality (clear, uniform color throughout), 2nd quality (has color variations), and 3rd quality (has color variations and color marks). Orders under 2500' are sold unfinished, but orders larger than this amount can be purchased prefinished. In addition, there is additional discounting for orders of this size or larger.
To contact them about buying your maple flooring, you can call Monday through Friday, from 9AM to 6PM EST at 1-877-769-5747. Or, you can fax questions and orders to 1-336-217-7981. They also accept emails 24/7 at sales@internetlumber.com.