Sydney Blue Gum Timber Flooring Sydney Australia

Sydney Blue Gum Timber is a popular species that grows on the New South Wales Coast. A large tree that has a distinctive bluish tinge to its smooth bark, it is very common in the Sydney and Blue Mountains area, thus the origins of its common name.

Sydney Blue Gum Timber Flooring is a relatively straight grained timber, with some small amounts of interlocking. The beautiful colour and its strong and hard natural attributes make Sydney Blue Gum sort after for both domestic and commercial flooring projects.

Sydney Blue Gum Timber Flooring has a Janka Hardness of 9.0

Flooring Grades Description

Select Grade: (to AS 2796)

The features that are present are relatively small and few in number. Irrespective of the species the features although visible do not dominate the appearance of the floor.

Standard Grade: (Medium Feature/Standard Grade to AS 2796)

This grade contains boards that may be moderately featured. Where gum veins are more prevalent in a species, considerably more character is provided to the floor and may look quite dominant in light coloured species. Species in this grade with less gum vein may appear more lightly featured due to smaller features bring prevalent such as those from previous borer activity.

Feature Grade: (High Feature Grade to AS 2796)

In many respects this grade can look similar to standard grade but with features a little more frequent and dominant.

Prestige Grade: (Used for 180mm Boards & Wider)

Combines the features of Select and Standard grade to provide a floor with more character than a Select Grade floor.

Rustic Grade: Used for 180mm Boards & Wider)

Full featured to provide an old world charm. It may contain features that are more prominent than feature grade but with the structural integrity of a feature grade floor