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Australian Timbers Species Suitable For Flooring
The species or species mix chosen for a floor will generally be determined by the required look of the floor, hardness requirements, availability and price. The sapwood of many hardwoods is much lighter than adjacent heartwood. If a species with lyctid susceptible sapwood is selected, any sapwood present in the boards must be preservative treated. Treatment with CCA will usually impart a green colour to the sapwood.
Hardness gives an indication of a speciesb resistance to indentation and, to some extent, abrasion. Floors that may be subject to high traffic volumes or high point loads such as those due to stiletto heels may require specification of harder species. Soft timber species can be expected to indent under these conditions.
Floor finishes do not improve indentation resistance of a floor, but may affect abrasion resistance.
References: TRADAC Technical Data Sheet 11
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Species |
Colour |
Hardness |
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HARDWOODS Grades: Select, Standard and High Feature (available from some producers) Australian Standard AS 2796 - Timber - Hardwood - Sawn and Milled Products |
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Spotted gum |
Brown, dark brown, light sapwood |
Very Hard |
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Brushbox |
Mid brown even colour |
Hard |
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Blackbutt |
Pale straw to light brown |
Hard |
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Tallowood |
Pale straw to light brown |
Hard |
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Ironbark |
Dark brown or dark red |
Very Hard |
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Rose Gum |
Pink to red |
Hard |
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Sydney Blue Gum |
Pink to pink brown |
Hard |
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Mixed Qld. Species |
A mix of the above or selected reds/whites |
Moderately/Very Hard |
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Jarrah |
Dark red brown |
Hard |
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Tasmanian Oak/Victorian Ash |
Pale straw to light brown, pink |
Moderately Hard |
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CYPRESS Grades: No.1 and No.2 Australian Standard AS 1810 - Timber- Seasoned Cypress- Milled Products |
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Cypress |
Pale straw sapwood, dark brown heartwood |
Moderately Hard |
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SOFTWOODS Grade: Standard grade (other manufacturers grades are available for hoop pine) Aust. Standard AS 1782 - Flooring milled from Australian grown conifers (softwoods) excluding radiata pine & cypress pine Aust. Standard AS 1492- Flooring milled from radiata pine |
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Hoop pine |
White to straw |
Soft |
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Pinus Species |
Straw |
Soft-firm |
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