Grades of oak

The grades of oak for a parquet floor refers to the level of selection of the strips before they are manufactured.
The wood used to make parquet strips naturally contains characteristics (knots, sapwood, colour variations). Wood strips can therefore be sorted according to the characteristics present in the wood. The choice of wood is a purely aesthetic sorting criterion and has no impact on the quality of the wood or the lifespan of the floor. Wood is a natural material. You will never find two identical strips, as each parquet strip will have its own unique characteristics.

Here are the different types grades of oak offered by Design Parquet:

PRIME

Small knots, up to 10 mm of diameter. Sapwoodless. Colours relatively uniform.

Here’s a look at a parquet floor with a choice of Prime parquet.

PRIME-BIS

Small knots, up to 15 mm of diameter. Sapwoodless.
Colours relatively uniform.

Here’s a look at a parquet floor with a choice of Prime-Bis parquet.

CONFORT

Knots up to 15 mm, light sapwood, variation of colours.
Grade between 130 and 180 mm.

Here’s a look at a parquet floor with a choice of Confort parquet.

RUSTIQUE

Without sapwood. Unlimited knots from 10 to 15 mm and up to 40 mm diameter for strips for larges strips (>130 mm).
Discolouration allowed.
Unfinished wood flooring square edge = open knots not filled and not sanded. Unfinished 4 bevels = filled and not sanded.
Finished wood flooring = filled knots

Here’s a look at a parquet floor with a choice of Rustique parquet.

CAMPAGNE

Knots with unlimited and various sizes with wormhole limited.
Pierced and crossed knots.
Discolouration allowed. Cracks are limited to 50 mm in end’s strip. Healthy sapwood is tolerated limitless.
Unfinished wood flooring square edge = open knots not filled and not sanded /Unfinished parquet 4 bevels = filled and not sanded / Finished wood flooring = filled knots

Here’s a look at a parquet floor with a choice of Campagne parquet.

SAUVAGE

Knots with unlimited and various sizes.
Sapwood and variation of color are tolerated.
Unlimited cracks and splits of 25mm are accepted.
Distortion surface are authorized (sligth band saw marks).
Wormhole limited. Black filling color.
Parquet only LOFT PRO (engineered). Allowed flaky grain.

Here’s a look at a parquet floor with a choice of Sauvage parquet.