When it comes to choosing a striking floor for your home, Tigerwood flooring offers such a unique and memorable look. With its contrasting grain patterns, color scheme of orange and defined black interlocking grain patterns that are wavy and irregular, Tigerwood truly lives up to its name. Other names used for Tigerwood are Goncalo Alves and Muiracatiara. Tigerwood comes from a tree called Astronium Fraxinifolium, which comes from the Neotropical forests of Latin America, mainly Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay. Tigerwood ranks 1850 on the Janka Hardness Scale where as most domestics are between 1000 and 1400. Tigerwood has an elegant appearance, for those who strive to have the best of the best.

Tigerwood is one of most specially selected quality hardwoods available on the market today. It has many benefits that rank it high above all other hardwoods. It is resistant to rot and decay for years of dependable use. It is also odor free, and not subject to insect attack, including pesky termites. Tigerwood also holds nails well. When installing a Tigerwood floor, I recommend using a carbide-tipped saw blade in order to cut such dense materials, along with proper sanding techniques to deal with the multidirectional grain. Tigerwood has all the qualities I would look for when considering the purchase of a new floor.

Tigerwood has been used mainly for high end applications such as flooring, paneling, furniture, cabinetmaking, turning, and decking. No matter the application or project, Tigerwood is an amazing and beautiful wood to work with whether it is to be used inside or outside of your home.

Tigerwood flooring gives you many choices of size ranging from 3" widths to 7" widths. This exotic flooring can be ordered in standard lengths (1’-7’ with a 3 foot average), or custom ordered for long length flooring (3’-9’ with a long average). The final decision to make would be the choice between prefinished and unfinished. Prefinished is the easiest and cleanest of the two choices, your average "do it yourselfer" can install and save on high labor costs of hiring a contractor. Unfinished is a bit more technical because after installing the floor you must sand and finish, which is not only dusty and dirty but usually requires a professional to complete.

Tigerwood hardwood flooring will add warmth and charm to your home or office, with an appeal that is timeless. With its extreme looks, and durability it grabs the attention of all. Tigerwood flooring offers you low maintance cleaning, for all of spills and messes we often create. I would much rather be able to wipe or sweep it up, and then drag out old heavy vacuum cleaner. When keeping up with a family less is always more.

When shopping for Tigerwood, you can save a lot of time and heartache by finding out if the selection is comprised of premium grade materials. As with any purchase you might make, the better quality of material, the higher the price. However, if you want to own a Tigerwood floor that resonates with all your guests, choosing the best is always a good choice.