Solid Wood Flooring : OAK

Items

Face

Back

grae A

grade B

grade CD

Sound Knots

Ф3 Length≤500≤2pcs

Ф≤8mm Length≤500≤2pcs

Ф≤20 Unlimited

Unlimited

Dead Knots

Not allowed

Ф≤4 Length≤500≤1pcs

Ф≤10≤5pcs

Ф≤20 Unlimited

Worm Hole

Not allowed

Not allowed

Ф≤2≤5pcs Must Puffy

Ф≤15 Unlimited

Black Line

Not allowed

Unlimited

Unlimited

Unlimited

SAP wood

MAPLE Not allowedBRICH Allowed

10 of Area MAPLEBRICH Allowed

MAPLE UnlimitedBRICH Allowed

MAPLE UnlimitedBRICH Allowed

Rot

Not allowed

Not allowed

Not allowed

Dot20 of Area

Damage

Not allowed

Not allowed

Not allowed

Length≤ 30 of length Width≤20 of Width

Crack

Not allowed

Not allowed

0.1×15≤2pcs

Width 0.5 Length 50 Unlimited

Wave Mark

Not allowed

Not allowed

Slightly

Unlimited

Press Mark

Not allowed

Not allowed

Slightly

Unlimited

Scratch

Not allowed

Very Slight

Slightly

Unlimited

Bubble

Not allowed

Not allowed

Not allowed

Unlimited

Lacquer Uneven

Not allowed

Not allowed

Not allowed

Unlimited

Pin

Not allowed

Ф≤05≤3pcs

Ф≤05≤3pcs

Unlimited

Orange Peal

Not allowed

Not allowed

≤5 of Area

Unlimited

Rough

≤5pcs

≤8pcs

≤8pcs

Unlimited

Milling Tolerance

Bending

Short

Length≤500, allowed≤0.02 of length, Length≥500㎜,allowed≤0.03 of length

Cupping

Bending≤0.2 of width, Cupping≤0.15% of width

Banana

≤0.3% of length

Gap

≤0.1

High-Low Difference

≤0.2


Others: MC: 7%≤MC≤EMC; Varnish adherence: A grade 0-1; B grade 2; Varnish Hardness is up to customer's request.

Oak 3-layer 3-strip Engineered flooring quality standard

Location

Defects

Grade A

Grade B

Grade CD

Face Veneer

Live knot

Diameter ≤ 2mm;
sparse

Diameter ≤ 5mm;
sparse

Diameter ≤ 15mm;
sparse

Dead knot

Not allowed

3 allowed, diameter ≤ 3mm

3 allowed, diameter ≤ 10mm

Sapwood

Not allowed

Not distinct,
natural and harmonic

≤ 25% of plank's area;
≤ 4-6 pieces (mending)

Colour Variation

Natural and harmonic

Slight

Low contrast

Rot

Not allowed

Slight

Slight

Inbark

Not allowed

Not allowed

Light and natural,
2 allowed, diameter ≤ 20mm

Pith

Not allowed

Not allowed

Not allowed

Retrorse veins

Not allowed

Slight

Allowed

Crack

Not allowed

Not allowed

Slight,
1 allowed, diameter ≤ 3mm (mending)

Veins

FQ mixed

FQ mixed

FQ mixed

Black/Blue spot

Not allowed

Not allowed

Slight

Brown line

Not allowed

Not allowed

Allowed

Dimension shortness

Not allowed

Not allowed

Not allowed

Glue stains

Not allowed

Not allowed

Slight

Wormholes

Not allowed

Not allowed

2 allowed,
diameter ≤ 2mm (mending)

Indentation

Not allowed

Not allowed

Slight

Strong wooden lump

Not allowed

Slight

Slight

Discolouration

Not allowed

Not allowed

Slight, natural

Resin pocket

Not allowed

Not allowed

Length < 1mm

Wane

Not allowed

Not allowed

Slight

Wood abnormality

Not allowed

Not allowed

Slight

Face veneer gap

Transverse

0.1mm

0.2mm

0.2mm

Lengthwise

0.1mm, length > 10mm

0.2mm, length > 200mm

0.2mm, length > 300mm

Middle Layer

Middle layer gap

3mm

3mm

3mm

Rot

Slight, no fall off

Slight, no fall off

Slight, no fall off

Tongue missing

≤ 20mm (cumulative)
≤ 1% of plank's length

≤ 20mm (cumulative)
≤ 1% of plank's length

≤ 30mm (cumulative)
≤ 3% of plank's length

Destruction of ends

Not allowed

Slight

≤ 2mm each end

Back Veneer

Bore hole

Diameter ≤ 30mm

Diameter ≤ 30mm

Diameter ≤ 30mm

Dead knot

No fall off

No fall off

Allowed

Wormholes

Few

Slight

Mild

Inbark

Slight

Slight

Allowed

Cymbate and round mending

≤ 5% of plank's area

≤ 10% of plank's area

Allowed

Dry crack

Slight

Slight

Length ≤ 1000mm;
width ≤ 10mm

Lack of sanding

Slight

Slight

Allowed

Varnish

Putty mending mark

Not allowed

Not allowed

Slight

Varnish stains

Not allowed

Not allowed

Slight

Light not even

Not allowed

Not allowed

Slight

Varnish protruding over the edge

Not allowed

Not allowed

Slight

Scratches /Exposed undercoat

Not allowed

Not allowed

Slight

Varnish not even

Not allowed

Not allowed

Slight

Others

Tongue deflection

Not allowed

Not allowed

Not allowed

Roughness of the tongue and groove

Not allowed

Not allowed

Slight

Wanting arris

Not allowed

Not allowed

Slight

Joining of tongue and groove

Good fit

Good fit

Good fit

Cup warping concave

Not allowed

Chord ≤ 0.15% of plank's width

Chord ≤ 0.15% of plank's width

Cup warping convex

Chord ≤ 0.20% of plank's width

Chord ≤ 0.20% of plank's width

Chord ≤ 0.20% of plank's width

Bow warping concave

Chord ≤ 0.10% of plank's length

Chord ≤ 0.10% of plank's length

Chord ≤ 0.20% of plank's length

Bow warping convex

Chord ≤ 0.50% of plank's length

Chord ≤ 1% of plank's length

Chord ≤ 1% of plank's length

Height difference

0.1mm

0.1mm

0.1mm

Roughness of ends

Not allowed

Not allowed

Slight

Tolerance on Dimensions

Length (+/-) 1mm,Width (+/-) 0.1mm,Thickness (+/-) 0.1mm,Gap 0.1mm

 

Oak  1-strip quality Standard

Location

Defects

GradeA

Grade B

Grade C

Grade D

Face Veneer

Live knot  

Diameter ≤   2mm ;
sparse

Diameter ≤   5mm ;
sparse

3 allowed, diameter ≤   10mm

Not restricted

Dead knot  

Not allowed

2 allowed, diameter ≤   2mm

2 allowed, diameter ≤   5mm , sparse

3 allowed, diameter ≤   15mm , sparse

Sapwood  

Not allowed

Not distinct,
natural and harmonic

≤  5% of plank's width (mending)

≤  30% of plank's width (mending)

Colour variation  

Not allowed

Not allowed

Slight and natural

Natural and harmonic, low contrast

Rot  

Not allowed

Not allowed

Not allowed

Not allowed

Inbark  

Not allowed

Not allowed

Not allowed

2 allowed, length ≤   15mm ;
width ≤   4mm (mending)

Pith  

Not allowed

Not allowed

Not allowed

Not allowed

Crack  

Not allowed

Not allowed

Not allowed

Not allowed

Brown line

Not allowed

Not allowed

2 allowed, sparse
length ≤   15mm ; width ≤   3mm

4 allowed,
length ≤   30mm ; width ≤   5mm

Stains

Not allowed

Not allowed

Not allowed

Not allowed

Wormholes  

Not allowed

Not allowed

Not allowed

5 allowed, sparse
diameter ≤   2mm (mending)

Plinth mark

Not allowed

Not allowed

Not allowed

Not allowed

Discolouration

Not allowed

Not allowed

Not allowed

Slight and natural

Wane  

Not allowed

Not allowed

Not allowed

Not allowed

Middle Layer

Middle Layer Gap

3mm

3mm

3mm

3mm

Rot  

Slight, no fall off

Slight, no fall off

Slight, no fall off

Slight, no fall off

Tongue missing

≤   20mm (cumulative)
≤  1% of plank's length

≤   20mm (cumulative)
≤  1% of plank's length

≤   20mm (cumulative)
≤  2% of plank's length

≤   30mm (cumulative)
≤  3% of plank's length

Destruction of ends

Not allowed

Not allowed

Slight

≤   2mm each end

Back Veneer

Bore hole

Diameter ≤   30mm

Diameter ≤   30mm

Diameter ≤   30mm

Diameter ≤   30mm

Dead knot  

No fall off

No fall off

No fall off

Allowed

Wormholes  

Few

Few

Slight

Mild

Inbark  

Slight

Slight

Slight

Allowed

Cymbate and round mending

≤  5% of plank's area

≤  5% of plank's area

≤ 10% of plank's area

Allowed

Dry crack

Slight

Slight

Slight

Length ≤   1000mm ;
width ≤   10mm

Lack of sanding

Slight

Slight

Slight

Allowed

Varnish

Putty mending mark

Not allowed

Not allowed

Not allowed

Slight

Varnish stains

Not allowed

Not allowed

Not allowed

Slight

Light not even

Not allowed

Not allowed

Not allowed

Slight

Varnish protruding over the edge

Not allowed

Not allowed

Not allowed

Slight

Scratches /Exposed undercoat

Not allowed

Not allowed

Not allowed

Slight

Varnish not even

Not allowed

Not allowed

Not allowed

Slight

Others

Tongue deflection

Not allowed

Not allowed

Not allowed

Not allowed

Roughness of the tongue and groove

Not allowed

Not allowed

Not allowed

Slight

Wanting arris

Not allowed

Not allowed

Not allowed

Slight

Joining of tongue and groove

Good fit

Good fit

Good fit

Good fit

Cup warping concave  

Not allowed

Not allowed

Chord ≤  0.15% of plank's width

Chord ≤  0.15% of plank's width

Cup warping convex  

Chord ≤  0.20% of plank's width

Chord ≤  0.20% of plank's width

Chord ≤  0.20% of plank's width

Chord ≤  0.20% of plank's width

Bow warping concave  

Chord ≤  0.10% of plank's length

Chord ≤  0.10% of plank's length

Chord ≤  0.10% of plank's length

Chord ≤  0.20% of plank's length

Bow warping convex  

Chord ≤  0.50% of plank's length

Chord ≤  0.50% of plank's length

Chord ≤  1% of plank's length

Chord ≤  1% of plank's length

Height difference

0.05mm

0.05mm

0.05mm

0.05mm

Roughness of ends

Not allowed

Not allowed

Not allowed

Slight

Tolerance on dimensions

Length (+/-) 1mm ,Width (+/-) 0.1mm ,Thickness (+/-) 0.1mm ,Gap 0.1mm

ORDERING DETAILS

MINIMUM ORDER: 200SQ.M

DELIVERY TIME: ABOUT 25 DAYS

SAMPLE AVAILABLE: SMALL PIECES OF SAMPLES FREE OF CHARGE; FULL LENGTH SAMPLES SHOULD BE PAID BEFORE EXPRESSING.

QUALITY CONTROLLING

PROTECTING PRODUCTS-RANDOMLY SELECTS CARTONS TO BE INSPECTED PLANK STABILITY-VERIFY MOISTURE CONTENT SCRATH RESISTANT-TEST VARNISH HARDNESS RESISTANCE AGAINST FLAKING-TEST VARNISH ADHERENCE FITTEST SPECIFICATION-VERIFY VARNISH BRIGHTNESS AND PRECISION MEASURES TO EACH PLANK AND ITS COMPONENT PARTS.