This rift and quartered white oak project in Irving, TX brought more than 2,100 square feet of new hardwood to the home’s main living areas. The homeowners chose Trinity Graf Select Rift & Quartered unfinished engineered hardwood, a white oak known for its clean, straight grain and refined, architectural look.

The new floor runs continuously through the entry, kitchen, dining room, family room, living spaces, offices, primary suite, hallways, pantry, and powder bath. One uninterrupted wood floor ties the whole home together, and on-site finishing let the homeowners fine-tune the texture and protection to fit how they live.

Why Rift and Quartered White Oak

Most oak flooring is plain sawn, which produces the familiar cathedral grain pattern. Rift and quartered white oak is cut at a different angle to the growth rings, which creates long, straight, linear grain. That gives a floor a calm, modern, high-end look. It’s also more dimensionally stable than plain-sawn oak, so it’s less prone to seasonal gapping as North Texas humidity changes through the year. The homeowners chose Select grade, which has minimal knots and a consistent color. (Bruce Hardwood explains how hardwood lumber grades work if you’re comparing options.)

Glue-Down Engineered Hardwood Installation

The home already had glued-down engineered wood, so the first job was removing it completely. When a glued floor comes up, the old adhesive has to come up with it so the new floor bonds directly to a clean surface. Our crew demolished and hauled away the existing flooring and prepared the subfloor for the new installation.

We installed the new engineered hardwood as a full glue-down floor with a premium urethane adhesive. Gluing every plank directly to the subfloor gives the floor a solid, quiet feel underfoot and a strong, long-lasting bond.

Because the flooring was unfinished, the finishing happened right in the home. We used a dust-controlled sanding process to keep the house clean while the floor was sanded flat and smooth. Then we added a medium scrape texture for subtle, hand-worked character and finished the floor with two coats of oil-based polyurethane, which protects the wood and brings out white oak’s natural warmth.

Project Highlights: Rift and Quartered White Oak Irving

• Trinity Graf Select Rift & Quartered engineered hardwood
• Approximately 2,100 SF installed
• Existing glued-down flooring demolished and removed
• Glue-down installation with premium urethane adhesive
• Dust-controlled sanding
• Medium scrape texture for added character
• Two coats of oil-based polyurethane
• Continuous flooring through the entry, kitchen, living areas, offices, primary suite, hallways, pantry, dining room, family room, and powder bath

Planning a Whole-Home Hardwood Floor?

Rift and quartered white oak is one of the most elegant and stable hardwood floors you can choose, and site finishing lets you customize the texture, color, and sheen. Our team handles every step, from removing existing floors to installation, sanding, and finishing. Learn more about our hardwood flooring installation services.