Maple Wide Plank Flooring - Hardwood | Vermont Plank Flooring

Maple Wide Plank Flooring

Here in Vermont, maple trees are serious business. Our sugar maples produce the finest (and sweetest) pure maple syrup on the planet, and we’re proud of it. So much so that the maple has been deemed the official state tree of Vermont. But aside from making our pancakes taste great, our maples are also the source of stunning hardwood flooring.

Maple’s predominantly straight, subtle grain and rich amber hue brighten and enliven any space, providing a crisp, airy feel that leans toward contemporary design aesthetics. Paired with its formidable durability, maple will brighten and enrich your home with natural elegance for several generations to come.

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Order custom-milled Maple Flooring in one of three ways:

Unfinished

Unfinished planks require light sanding after installation to knock sharp edges and prepare the floor for the onsite finish application. From $12 - $18/SF

Finish Ready

Avoid sanding onsite by ordering unfinished planks Finish Ready: knots filled, pre-sanded, with optional micro-bevel. Unfinished price + $2/SF

Prefinished

Prefinished planks are milled with a slight bevel, and are sanded, sealed, and top coated with the prefinish on your signed control sample. Starting at unfinished price + $6/SF

Finish Grade Style of cut Widths Solid / Engineered

Finish

With its clear, low sheen, Catamount draws out maple’s soft whites and browns. Pictured on SAP White Maple.

Seen here on brown maple, this matte-sheen finish has a light, delicate warmth that draws out the wood’s natural coloring.

This satin finish lends lovely, almost shimmering golden-brown tones to the wood; it’s pictured here on SAP white maple.

Cool and crisp, Stratton Slope’s matte sheen whitens and lightens the wood, brightening maple’s subtle grain pattern and tones. Pictured on SAP White Maple.

Grade

Style of cut

Widths

Solid / Engineered

1. Is Maple Flooring the Right Choice for Me?

With their vibrant burnt orange and fiery red leaves, maple trees anchor the palette of colors that bursts forth on Vermont’s hillsides each autumn. Similarly, when cut and sawn, maple’s clean grain and resonant tawny tone illuminate and animates any room. Maple is probably not the best option if you are looking for a dramatic grain and a variety of visual textures in your flooring (if you are, consider instead walnut or white oak). But, if you want a radiant, harmonious look, maple is on the mark.

2. What Size Planks are Available?

The sugar maples we mill at Vermont Plank Flooring typically mature at between 60 and 100 feet in height, and with trunks up to four feet in diameter. And because the woodlots they grow in are managed for sustainability, each maple is given space to spread its limbs. Without competition for sunlight, they grow straight and strong, providing us with planks in widths of up to twelve inches, and lengths of up to twelve feet. Those wide and long planks create a luxuriousness and openness that will make any room feel more expansive.

3. How Durable Is Maple?

Maple is extremely durable. Just consider the maple bowling pin at the receiving end of the bowling ball. Maple sits near the top of the chart for domestic hardwoods when it comes to hardness, ranked only behind hickory. That means it is less prone to dents than most species. Maple can show scratches, however, which makes the choice of a quality protective finish critical. The good news is that maple’s relative porosity allows it to accept those stains and finish well. Our custom finish department can help you choose the best option to keep your maple flooring looking brand new.

4. What Will It Look Like in My Home?

Maple’s preeminent buttery flaxen coloration and subtle uniform grain create a bright, clean look that has made it a perennial flooring favorite. That popularity has flourished in recent years with the growing interest in Scandinavian and mid-century modern-inspired interior design, as maple accentuates those spacious, elegantly minimalist styles. Maple optimizes natural light, and with a variety of stain options available—from bone-white to rich brown—, it has the capability of providing a lively backdrop for any interior theme, from formal to rustic.

5. Where in My Home Is Maple Flooring Best Suited?

Maple’s durability and hardness make it well suited for active areas of your home, including the living room, family room, stairways, and hallways. Pet claws and kitchen chairs slide this way and may leave some scratches, but the proper finish and well-placed rugs will help minimize that concern. A quality finish will also make it easy to clean and maintain your maple floors.

For rooms with the potential for moisture and wetness, including bathrooms, basements, and entryways, we recommend moisture-resistant engineered flooring. Engineered maple also offers much greater stability than solid maple, which has a propensity to expand and contract with climatic fluctuations.

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