If you’re looking to purchase hardwood flooring, you’re likely to run into something called the Janka Hardness Scale. The Janka Hardness Scale is used to measure the hardness of a wood. The higher a wood’s Janka rating, the harder - and generally more durable - the wood will be. (more…)

The Janka hardness scale is a great tool to use when considering your choice of hardwood flooring species. It is perhaps the most important test, as it measures the hardness of the wood species. More specifically, the Janka hardness test for hardwood flooring measures the force required to embed a .444 inch steel ball to half its diameter in the hardwood.

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