Resources
Flooring guidance written for the trade
Specification, installation and maintenance information from the people who supply the material. No fluff, no lifestyle copy — the details that decide whether a floor performs or gets called back.
Reference
Janka hardness explained, and what it does not tell you
How the Janka scale is measured, where Sunca species land on it, and why hardness alone is a poor way to pick a floor.
5 min read
Specification
Solid vs engineered: how to specify the right construction
Subfloor, moisture, in-floor heat and plank width decide the construction. Here is the decision path we use with dealers.
6 min read
Installation
Acclimation and installation checklist
Site conditions, moisture readings, racking and fastening — the pre-install steps that prevent the majority of callbacks.
7 min read
Maintenance
Care and maintenance for finished wood floors
The routine to hand your clients: what to sweep with, what to never use, and how to protect the finish for the long run.
4 min read
Installation
Moisture testing and subfloor preparation
Slab testing methods, acceptable readings, flatness tolerance and the vapour-retarder decisions that come before any flooring goes down.
5 min read
Reference
Flooring glossary for dealers and installers
Plain definitions for the terms that appear on Sunca spec sheets and in flooring quotes.
4 min read
Janka hardness at a glance
Dent resistance of the wood species Sunca stocks, measured in pounds of force. Domestic red oak sits at roughly 1290 for comparison.
| Jatoba (Brazilian Cherry) | 2350 |
|---|---|
| Tigerwood | 2160 |
| Sucupira | 2140 |
| Tauri | 1550 |