Grade AB
The calm field
Tight grain and few marks. The floor stays behind the millwork. It reads especially quiet on 9¼ and 10¼ inch faces, in condos, corridors, and hotel halls.
- $4
- From / sq ft, supply
- 7½″ 9¼″ 10¼″
- Face widths
- 3/4″
- One thickness
- AB / ABC
- Grades
- Included
- Stain match, with the order
(01) — Room by room
Width follows the room.
Same oak, three faces. Pick the room and the face that belongs in it. The stain lot and the 3/4 inch thickness stay put, so a threshold is a trim, not a step.
9¼ inch. The GTA default for an open kitchen and living room: fewer seams than 7½, without asking for a loft-length sightline.
A Yorkville suite can keep 7½ inch in the bedrooms and 9¼ inch in the combined living room. An Annex house can run 10¼ inch on the main floor and 7½ inch upstairs. One stain, one thickness.
(02) — Specification
One build. Three faces.
- Species
- European white oak
- Construction
- 3/4 inch engineered
- Core
- Cross-ply birch
- Widths
- 7½, 9¼, and 10¼ inch straight plank
- Lengths
- 7½ and 9¼ inch: 3.1–6.2 ft. 10¼ inch: 3.1–7.2 ft
- Grades
- AB and ABC
- Finish
- UV-cured aluminum oxide
- Stain
- Included with the order
- Concrete
- Glue-down, or floating over acoustic underlay
- Plywood
- Nail-down or glue-down
(03) — Grades
Quiet grain, or character.
Grade ABC
Knots kept in the grade
The same 3/4 inch build and the same UV finish, with knots and tonal shift left visible. Family rooms and dining rooms that want the timber to show.
Every straight plank order includes the stain match. You approve the colour on the oak before the dye lot is locked across the 7½, 9¼, and 10¼ inch zones. Grade AB and ABC
(04) — With pattern
A field, then a herringbone entry.
Pattern is Grade AB only. The straight field can be AB or ABC. Thickness matches, so the threshold is a trim.
Straight field
The rooms you live in. Width follows the plan. Grade follows how quiet you want the grain.
Pattern at the entry
Herringbone or chevron in the foyer, the same species and the same stain. Pattern geometry
(06) — Formats
The rest of the collection.
Straight plank is the specification. These pages answer the other questions.
(07) — Start your project
Tell us about your space.
What do you need?
Supply and install. Our oak, then our crew: measure, moisture, method, and a written 5-year workmanship warranty.
- Reply within 1 business day
- Stain match included when you order
- Itemised, no-obligation quote
- Insured crews, 5-year workmanship warranty
The quote request is in.
We reply within one business day. If the job includes install, the reply separates supply from the method and the subfloor. If you want samples, we send them on the real oak. If a site measure is needed, we book it from that reply.
If you chose a colour photo, email the file to tymur@floorstoronto.ca with your name so the match can start. The form stores the file name, not the picture.
(08) — Guides
Read it before you order.
The pages that sit next to this specification.
- 01Plank width
Room by room, before a width is written into the spec.
- 02Engineered vs solid
Why the cross-ply core suits a Toronto winter.
- 03Install methods
Glue-down, floating, and nail-down, from the subfloor.
- 04Stain matching
Included when you order. Approved on the oak.
- 05Cost guide
Supply from $4 / sq ft. Install is quoted apart from that.
What straight plank widths does Floors Toronto offer?
European white oak engineered straight plank ships at 7½, 9¼, and 10¼ inch face widths, all at 3/4 inch thickness. Grade AB and Grade ABC are available. Stain matching is included when you order.
How does straight plank differ from the wide plank page?
Both pages cover the same three straight-plank widths at 3/4 inch. This page is the specification: which width belongs in which room, and how those widths meet a herringbone or chevron at the same thickness. The wide plank page is about what a wide face does to a sightline.
Which width for Toronto condos?
7½ and 9¼ inch faces suit most condominium suites, where walls are shorter and corridors turn. Glue-down or floating is chosen from the slab and the building rules. Nail-down is for plywood, not for concrete.
Can I mix widths in one house?
Yes. A Yorkville suite might use 7½ inch in the bedrooms and 9¼ inch in the living room. The stain lot stays the same, and the 3/4 inch thickness keeps the thresholds flush.
Is straight plank stable in Toronto humidity?
The cross-ply birch core moves less than solid strip through a Toronto year. Unmanaged winter heating often pulls indoor humidity to 20–30% RH, and unmanaged summers can sit near 60–70%. Occupied rooms do best near 35–55% RH. That is true of 7½ inch faces and of 10¼ inch faces.
What install methods work?
Glue-down or floating on condo concrete, after a moisture test. Nail-down or glue-down on house plywood, when the product and the subfloor allow it. Wider faces need a flatter substrate. Moisture testing comes before any adhesive.
Where do herringbone and chevron fit?
Pattern formats are the same species, the same 3/4 inch thickness, and the same stain match. Pattern floors are Grade AB only. A straight field can be Grade AB or Grade ABC. See the herringbone and chevron page for the geometry.