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Grade Rules are imperative when discussing timber, irrespective whether engineered or solid.  The intent of the grading rules is that by the individual boards, an overall character to the floor will be achieved.  Wood is a natural product and by its very nature may contain different characteristics and defects that need to be understood and allowed for in any given application.

Grading rules have two specific purposes:

• The first is to address aspects of strength and serviceability when flooring is to be laid in structural applications. There are some natural features that are not permitted in flooring where their inclusion is known to affect the structural integrity of the boards
• The second aspect is to determine the character (overall appearance) present in a floor through the sorting of boards depending on the features present.

Concerning the grading rules, the appearance of the exposed surfaces of boards is graded differently to the un-exposed surfaces of the boards.

It is also important to note that colour and board length are not covered by the standard.

Grading does not cover where boards will be laid in the floor. As such it is a reasonable expectation that the installer, when laying the floor, will provide a relatively even distribution of colour and feature throughout the floor.

The sanding of a floor can also increase the size of some features or cause features to appear that were not present prior to sanding.