All timber species have different properties and grain patterns. Whether it is a soft timber or a hardwood species we can work with them all.
Baltic Pine
Baltic pine is traditionally found in your older homes. The older the floor, the denser it becomes, leaving you with a stronger floor then you may associate with Pine. The grain pattern is more open and often looks great with textured floor finish or stained.
Radiata Pine
Radiata pine was used predominantly as a sub-floor in the 70’s-80’s. Its is a softer pine, but a timber with plenty of detail and character which stained looks fantastic!
Kauri Pine
This pine doesnt have the usual features of a traditional pine. It has more variety in colour and the knots are a lot more subtle.
Jarrah
A hardwood timber, with a strong red colour. We recommend a solvent or oil based finish on this timber, to avoid bleaching.
Brushbox
Brushbox flooring is quite stunning. Although an experienced floorsander is required. This is a very oily timber, so knowing how to control this, is crucial. We recommend a slightly different sanding approach, as well as a quick dry first coat.
Spotted Gum
Spotted gum is another beautiful Australian timber. It has a variety of colours. You will find northern spotted gum has deeper red colours throughout, as the southern spotted gum is lighter, with more blondes and greens.
Blackbutt
People love Blackbutt for its density and character. We use ebony putty to highlight the gum vein. We recommend using a waterbased finish for this timber, as it will stop the timber from going orange and keep a natural finish.
Tasmanian Oak
Tassie Oak is a great affordable hardwood. Has plenty of variety in colours, so can look fantastic with a natural finish or due to its density does stain perfectly.
Sydney Blue Gum
Sydney Blue Gum is a very dense timber, with a nice variety of red and pink boards. We recommend either using a solvent coating, or alcohol based sealer followed by 2 coats of waterbase.
Wormy Chestnut
Wormy Chestnut is another great affordable timber. This can be a great substitute for Blackbutt. Although not as dense, it is heavy in beautiful features and gum vein.
Australian Chestnut
This stunning timber has a lot of the same colours as Tasmanian Oak, but with some really nice grain. We’ve used Loba Invisible below in the picture to highlight its natural beauty. All waterbased systems will help keep this natural look.
