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Discover Our Santos Mahogany Hardwood Flooring
Santos Mahogany hardwood flooring, also known as Cabreuva is renowned for its rich color, exceptional density, and unmistakable beauty. At Pennington Hardwoods, we offer 3/4″ thick solid Santos Mahogany flooring and occasionally 1/2″ thick engineered Santos Mahogany floors with a 3mm wear layer. With its deep reddish brown hues and bold grain movement, Santos Mahogany makes a dramatic and enduring statement in any space.
We offer premium selections of pre-milled tropical hardwood flooring from our high-standard mill partners in Brazil which predominantly produce for the more stringent European market. This is a notably higher quality product than what is typically sold here in the US. We strive to maintain inventory of solid Santos Mahogany hardwood flooring unfinished and prefinished in a satin sheen polyurethane. The widths commonly stocked include 2-1/4″, 3″, 3-1/4″, 4″, and 5″.
If you prefer wider widths or longer lengths, we can custom mill your Santos Mahogany flooring here, to the same exacting standards as our precision-milled domestic hardwood flooring. Our various textures, stains, and finishes are available in both our standard and custom milled Santos Mahogany flooring. All of our Tropical or exotic hardwood species serve beautifully as flooring with most being 2-3 times harder and more dense than our domestic species.
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Characteristics of Our Santos Mahogany Hardwood Flooring
Appearance: Santos Mahogany features a rich, deep reddish-brown tone with golden undertones and bold, interlocking grain. The color intensifies over time, developing into a darker, more uniform hue with exposure to light. Its high contrast and dramatic character make it a stunning focal point in any room.
Hardness: With a Janka hardness rating of approximately 2,450 lbs, Santos Mahogany is one of the hardest woods in the world. It offers exceptional resistance to dents, impacts, and wear, making it ideal for high-traffic areas, commercial settings, and active households where durability is a priority.
Stability: While dense and strong, Santos Mahogany has moderate dimensional movement and benefits from proper acclimation and installation, particularly in climates with seasonal humidity swings. Engineered options offer enhanced stability for wider planks and radiant heat applications.
Versatility: Though traditionally associated with formal or exotic interiors, Santos Mahogany can be finished in a variety of ways to complement both classic and contemporary styles. Its rich tone pairs beautifully with natural stone, leather, and fine cabinetry—making it a bold yet sophisticated flooring choice.
Popular Applications for Our Santos Mahogany Hardwood Flooring
Santos Mahogany is a favorite among homeowners, designers, and builders looking to create high-impact interiors with long-lasting performance. Its deep, rich color and unmatched hardness make it a go-to option for:
- Elegant living and dining rooms
- Luxury residential and estate homes
- High-end offices and executive suites
- Grand staircases and foyers
- Retail and commercial spaces seeking bold warmth
Its dramatic tone and polished grain pattern create a sense of richness and refinement, while its superior durability ensures it performs beautifully in even the most active environments. Santos Mahogany is especially valued for spaces where design sophistication and structural strength are equally important.
Let’s talk about how Santos Mahogany can elevate your next project.
BROWSE SANTOS MAHOGANY HARDWOOD FLOORING PROJECTS
Our Featured Options in Santos Mahogany (Cabreuva) Hardwood Flooring
We offer a full spectrum of custom options to ensure your Santos Mahogany flooring perfectly suits your design goals, lifestyle needs, and installation environment. Whether you prefer the bold elegance of wide planks or the traditional charm of narrow boards, we’ll help you create a floor that’s uniquely yours.
Structure
Our solid Santos Mahogany hardwood flooring and engineered Santos Mahogany hardwood flooring are both premium quality selections. Depending on your climate, site conditions, and width selections, either one could be strongly favored over the other. Neither is always the right answer, and we will help you make this decision based on real data, not common misconceptions.
- 3/4″ Thick Solid Hardwood Flooring
- 1/2″ Thick Engineered Hardwood Flooring with a 3mm wear layer
* please note that availability is limited in our stocked Santos Mahogany engineered flooring and only offered in prefinished
Grade
In our stocked Santos Mahogany hardwood flooring we offer as standard a true Clear grade, and occasionally a Select grade. The Clear Plus grade is only available with our made-to-order option for custom Santos Mahogany flooring.
- Clear Plus — flooring milled to order from FAS lumber, the best of the best
- Clear – no knots or other forms of character, and limited color variation
- Select – no knots or other forms of character, but greater color variation
Width
We offer widths from 2-1/4″ up to 5″ in our stocked Santos Mahogany hardwood flooring and most of our other exotic species. Availability of any specific width varies based on changing inventory levels. Wider widths up to 11-1/4″ and long lengths are available for qualifying projects with our made-to-order option for custom Santos Mahogany flooring.
- Commonly stocked widths: 2-1/4″, 3″, 3-1/4″, 4″, 5″
- Custom widths: Any single or multiple widths from 5-1/4″ up to 11-1/4″
Texture
While all of our stocked Santos Mahogany hardwood flooring has a smooth non-textured surface, the following textures are available options for qualifying projects with our made-to-order option for custom Santos Mahogany flooring. Our textures can also be tailored to your preference of light, medium, or heavy. To view texture examples, visit our page here:
- Hand Scraped
- Wire Brushed
- Band Sawn
- Circle Sawn
- Distressed
- Worn edges
COLOR
All of our stocked prefinished Santos Mahogany hardwood flooring is finished clear to enhance it’s beautiful natural color. The following color changing methods are available options for qualifying projects with our made-to-order option for custom Santos Mahogany flooring.
- Simple Staining – single application of a transparent stain
- Complex Staining – multiple applications or more opaque stains
- Reactive Staining – combined chemical reaction and pigment in one
- Cerused Grain – color grain pores, often combined with staining
- Bleaching – used to create lighter versions of many species
- Oxidizing – used to create an aged, weathered, or gray look
- Ebonizing – used to create Oak that is dark brown to black
Finish
The standard finish we offer in our stocked prefinished Santos Mahogany hardwood flooring is an industry leading enhanced urethane with a 30% satin sheen level. Our finish selections expand from there for qualifying projects with our made-to-order option for custom Santos Mahogany flooring to include the options below and other specialty finishing options.
- Rubio Oil – top rated UV cured penetrating oil finish with a flat to matte sheen
- Woca Oil – top rated UV cured penetrating oil finish with a matte to satin sheen
- Urethane – top rated UV cured and enhanced surface finish in a matte to gloss sheen
Get a Quote for Our Santos Mahogany Hardwood Flooring
With its bold color and unmatched durability, Santos Mahogany is an investment in long-term beauty and performance. Each floor we produce is custom-made to fit your space, style, and installation needs. Whether you’re designing a formal entryway, a luxury living room, or a high-traffic commercial interior, we’ll help you bring your vision to life—one detail at a time.
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Compare with Our Brazilian Walnut Hardwood Flooring
Trying to decide between Santos Mahogany and Brazilian Walnut? Both are high-end exotic hardwoods known for their rich tones and lasting durability, but they offer different visual effects and grain structures.
**Santos Mahogany** has a deep, reddish-brown color with hints of gold or burgundy and a fine, interlocked grain that creates a rich, luxurious appearance. With a Janka hardness of around 2,200 lbs, it offers excellent durability and is often used in formal spaces or upscale residential projects where elegance and depth of tone are desired.
**Brazilian Walnut (Ipe)** is significantly harder, with a Janka rating over 3,600 lbs. It features darker olive-brown to near-black coloring and a tighter, smoother grain. Brazilian Walnut is commonly chosen for its extreme performance and weather resistance, often used indoors and outdoors in demanding environments.
If you’re looking for a warm, classic interior hardwood with vibrant depth and polish, Santos Mahogany is a perfect choice. For darker, ultra-durable performance, Brazilian Walnut may be the better fit.
Explore our Brazilian Walnut Flooring to see which species fits your vision.
Ready to Build Something Timeless?
At Pennington Hardwoods, we believe timeless design doesn’t just look good—it lasts. Santos Mahogany is a perfect example. Its deep, evolving color, legendary hardness, and natural radiance create a bold yet enduring foundation for any space. Whether your vision is grand and traditional or sleek and modern, we’ll help you design a floor that leaves a lasting impression.
Frequently Asked Questions
Q: What types of structures are available for Rift and Quartered White Oak flooring?
A: You can choose between 3/4″ thick solid hardwood or 3/4″ engineered flooring with a 6mm wear layer. Engineered formats are ideal for glue-down installs and radiant heat. Solid remains the top choice for nail-down applications.
Q: What grades of Rift and Quartered White Oak do you offer?
A: We offer Select and Better for minimal variation, Natural for mild character, and Custom Sorted for a refined yet organic look—each emphasizing clean, vertical grain.
Q: What width options are available?
A: We mill Rift and Quartered planks in widths from 3″ to 10″, with custom wider options available. This grain type is well-suited for wide plank formats due to its excellent stability.
Q: Can I add texture to Rift and Quartered flooring?
A: Absolutely. Choose from wire brushing, light hand scraping, band sawn, circle sawn, or distressed textures to add warmth and depth to your space while preserving structural integrity.
Q: How well does Rift and Quartered White Oak take stain?
A: Exceptionally well. From clear matte to rich darks and cerused finishes, this cut absorbs stain evenly and reveals the detail in its tight grain and ray fleck patterns.
Q: What finish options do you provide?
A: Most of our Rift and Quartered floors are finished in Woca Oil, Rubio Monocoat Oil, or 100% Solid Urethane—each selected for natural feel, tone depth, and long-term durability.
Q: How does it compare to Plain Sawn White Oak?
A: Rift and Quartered offers a cleaner, vertical grain ideal for modern or high-moisture environments. Plain Sawn delivers more visual variety and warmth with its cathedral grain. Compare here.
Q: How can I get a quote or start my project?
A: Every floor we craft is made to order. Click here to request your personalized quote and begin designing a timeless floor that reflects your space and style.
