Quality is the number one goal at Maxwell Hardwood Flooring. Lumber used in our facility is carefully pre-dried in a climate-controlled system, and then kiln dried to exact standards of moisture content needed to assure lasting quality. Boards are then milled to create ready to finish hardwood floors all with precise tongue and groove configuration for easy installation. All boards are graded according to the natural characteristics of their appearance and all Maxwell Hardwood Flooring is produced and graded according to NOFMA Certified Grade Standards. In every case, Maxwell Hardwood Flooring will meet the most demanding requirements of the professional installer. It is properly packaged to make all handling and installation easier. Shrink-wrapped packages protect each pallet of flooring from atmospheric moisture and dust. Maxwell Hardwood Flooring produces a wide variety of unfinished hardwood flooring products.
Maxwell Hardwood Flooring products will be custom sanded and finished to your specifications. Any Maxwell Hardwood Flooring product can be hand scraped with our vintage scrap on location at our facility and is considered a specialty product.
Appearance alone will determine the grade of flooring since the strength of hardwood is achieved through interlocking tongues and grooves and is uniformly strong regardless of grade. Boards are individually graded according to the natural characteristics of their appearance. Grades are determined by clarity, grain appearance, knots, dark stains, character marks and other features that might have been present in the tree. All Maxwell Hardwood Flooring is produced and graded according to the Certified Grade Standards of NOFMA (The Wood Flooring Manufacturer's Association).
The Janka hardness test measures the force required to embed a .444 inch steel ball to half its diameter into the wood. It is one of the known ways to test the ability and wear of hardwood flooring. The higher the number, the harder the species of wood.