Tiete Chestnut Hardwood Flooring

Specifications

Trade Name

Tiete Chestnut / Brazilian Chestnut

Botanical Name

Bowdichia Nitida

Lumber Name

Sucupira

Profile

Tongue & Groove

Engineered Wear Layer

1/8″+ thick sawn (3.0 mm) one-piece

Engineered Finish

7-coat High Wear UV-cured aluminum oxide, 35% satin sheen

Engineered Warranty

25-year wear-through (residential)

Available Sizes

Prefinished Format

Solid 3/4″ × 3 1/4″ · Engineered 3/8″ × 3 1/4″ & 5″

Solid Prefinished Tiete Chestnut / Sucupira is offered in 3/4” × 3 1/4” × Random Length 1′–7′. Our engineered line — our most popular engineered offering — comes in 3 1/4” and 5” face widths with random lengths from 12” to 48”, built on a 3/8” thickness with a 1/8”+ thick sawn (3.0 mm) one-piece wear layer that can be nailed, glued, or floated.

• 7-coat High Wear UV-cured aluminum oxide finish
• 35% satin sheen
• 3.0 mm sawn one-piece wear layer (engineered)
• Nail, glue, or float installation (engineered)
• 25-year wear-through residential warranty (engineered)

Unfinished Format

Prefinished only

Tiete Chestnut / Sucupira is available in prefinished format only — offered in solid and engineered prefinished construction.

Species Information

Tiete Chestnut (Sucupira / Brazilian Chestnut) presents a lustrous chocolate brown with interesting golden striping.

Tiete Chestnut exhibits a tan to dark brown color with a unique interlocking grain pattern and occasional black striping.

Tiete Chestnut is available in solid and engineered prefinished formats, with the engineered line being our most popular engineered offering.

Color Change Over Time

Tiete Chestnut exhibits a tan to dark brown color with a unique interlocking grain pattern and occasional black striping. Its appearance is a lustrous chocolate brown with interesting golden striping.

The color of Tiete Chestnut is mostly unaffected by light.