Caledonian Birch is one of the lighter wood flooring products in the range. Appearance wise, Caledonian Birch wood flooring is some of the most beautiful of all the wood species. Light wood mingles with darker shades of olive to give a rich-feel – especially when properly varnished and polished. It is also one of the toughest; the Janka rating for maple species ranges from 1450 to 1500. Read this post on the Janka rating to find out more about what the Janka measure of durability is.
Suffice to say; with ratings of over 1400, Caledonian Birch wood flooring is the kind of floor that will last you a lifetime.
“Caledonian Birch is one of my favourite flooring products of all time,” said Richard Mckay of Mckayflooring.co.uk, one of the UK’s largest wood flooring distributors and contractors in the UK.
“Its solid and durable enough to last a lifetime and beyond, yet softer to the touch that other solid wood floors, like Teak and Mahogany, which makes it gentler under foot and gives it better heat retaining qualities,” he explained
Finally, another good thing about Caledonian Birch is that it represents some of the longest standing British history of all wood species.
Caledonian Birch comes from the Caledonian Forest.
The Caledonian Forests were formed at the end of the last ice age. Trees began to re-colonise what is now the British Isles over a land bridge which is now beneath the English Channel. Forests of this type were found all over what is now the island of Great Britain for a short period, before the climate began to slowly warm and the pinewoods retreated north into the Scottish Highlands, the last remaining climatic region suitable for them in the British Isles (see Climate of Scotland). Source: Wikipedia
Caledonian Birch is exported all around the world, just like we import tropical woods like Teak from Latin America. It is such a beautiful wood floor that it should not be hidden under rugs, and you can buy it online today.
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