You don t necessarily have to purchase reclaimed end grain tiles to have a wood block floor.
End cut wood flooring.
What makes this wood block flooring so different is that the tiles are actually cut from timber ends.
This means that it s arranged like a chopping board.
Grain block flooring also called end grain is a traditional material used in an uncommon way.
Be mindful that by wood flooring in this post i am referring to cutting trimming solid hardwood engineered floating click lock and laminate based flooring systems.
Use a bandsaw to cut inch thick slices from a 6 x 6 approximately 15 x 15 cm or other piece of reclaimed lumber such as the antique pin timber shown here being sliced into 6 x 6 tiles.
Also called wood block flooring end grain floors are made of tiles cut from timber ends.
End grain flooring is a unique type of wood tile flooring.
The separate tiles of end grain flooring can be fixed together.
Our end grain wood flooring products are the most durable and resilient flooring surfaces available.
This not only means that wood s grain is visible and upward facing but also makes wood block flooring incredibly durable from a structural point of view.
You can make your own from reclaimed timbers.
Because the cuts are made across the board the end grain is exposed on the face of the tile just.
End grain is made by continuously cross cutting or slicing logs or cants into blocks or rounds with the annual growth rings exposed on every piece.