This installation is an example of a new product on the market and Top Shelf is the first in our area (Iowa) to work with it. Its coloration varies from dark reds and browns to light ambers and blonds. Eucalyptus from Argentina comes in three grades: Country (as shown above), Colonial, and Prestige. As the grades move up from Country to prestige you will find more uniformity in color and imperfections on the face of the wood will disappear. The floor shown above was of the lowest quality and had a few knots in the grain that did not alter the profile of the wood at all. This floor was 600 square feet and we counted a dozen small imperfections. Not bad!
We found this flooring to be easy to work with and extremely affordable and recommend this floor for its uniqueness, FSC certification, beauty, and cost (much lower than most products on the market). This is the second Eucalyptus floor Top Shelf has installed and as far as an endorsment goes the pictures speak for themselves.
This wood flooring is made from Eucalyptus Grandis grown in Argentina , the wood species has a Janka Scale rating of 1150, softer than Red Oak and slightly harder than Teak. Eucalyptus Grandis flooring is made of wood sourced from plantations certified by the Forest Stewardship Council. This means the forests are being managed in a way that ensures long-term productivity and protects local cultures, economies, wildlife, soils, recreation and other uses. So instead of contributing to the destruction of the tropical rain forest in Latin America ,buying this flooring actually helps keep tropical rain forests intact.
