2011 Prefinished Wood Flooring Product Focus

ProductFocus

Prefinished Wood Flooring

Prefinished

Carrying on American Heart Pine Corporation

Appalachian Flooring Ltd.

Avant-Guard Inc.

Award Hardwood Floors LLP

Brazilian Direct Ltd.

Brenco Exotic Woods

Coswick Hardwoods Inc.

CorkDirect

Czar Floors Inc.

DuChateau Floors/Royalton Floors

Eastern Flooring Inc. dba Unique Wood Floors

Enito Flooring Pte. Ltd.

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early every year, it seems customers are asking for just a little bit more prefinished wood flooring rather than unfinished, according to Hardwood Floors’ annual State of the Industry report published in our April/May issue. How long this will go on remains to be seen, but the importance of prefinished within the industry is indisputible. This is why, once again, we’ve assembled our annual Prefinished Wood Flooring Product Focus.

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Floated

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⁄16,3/4

5,6,75⁄8

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1/2,5⁄8,3/4

21/4,31/4,4,5,6,

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⁄16,3/4

21/4,31/4,41/4,5

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1/2

51/4

3/4

21/4,31/4,41/4,5

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⁄8,9⁄16,3/4

3,4,5

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Microbeveled/ Eased Edge

Stapled

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edges

Square Edged

Glued

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Parquet

Nailed

Engineered

Solid

installation method

Widths (inches)

ProductFocus

Prefinished Wood Flooring

Acrylic Impregnated

Type of Flooring

Graf Brothers Flooring Inc.

Goodwin Heart Pine Co.

Beveled

Gilbert Hardwood Industries (M) Sdn. Bhd.

Gentry Hardwood Floors

Flooring Thickness (inches)

Frame Hardwoods Inc.

American Heart Pine Corporation | www.americanheartpine.com

Presidential Series

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9

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Appalachian Flooring | www.appalachianflooring.com

Appalachian Flooring

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Avant-Guard Inc. | www.silhouetteflooring.com Silhouette Hardwood Flooring

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Award Hardwood Floors | www.awardfloors.com Award Hardwood Floors ECO-Strand

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Bois Franc Mont Royal Inc. | www.montroyalhardwood.com Bois Franc Mont Royal Inc.

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1/2,3/4

31/2,51/2,7

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1/2,3/4

21/4-14

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1/2,5⁄8,3/4

21/4,31/4,41/4,5,61/4

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1/2

12

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1/2,3⁄8,5⁄8,3/4

15-48

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⁄8,5⁄8,3/4

71/2-12

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3/4

3,5

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⁄100

327⁄50

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Brazilian Direct Ltd. | www.brazilianhardwood.com Classic Exotics Collection

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Brenco Exotic Woods | www.brencollc.com African Celtis

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Byrne Wood Floors Heritage Classics

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Coswick Hardwood Inc. | www.coswick.com Coswick

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CorkDirect | www.corkdirect.com Cork Plank

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Czar Floors Inc. | www.czarfloors.com Lumina

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DuChateau Floors | www.duchateaufloors.com DuChateau Floors

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Eastern Flooring Inc. | www.uniquewoodfloor.com Elegance Plyquet

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Enito Flooring Pte. Ltd. | www.enitoflooring.com Enito Coconut Palm Wood Prefinished Flooring

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HomerWood Premium Hardwood Flooring

Howell Hardwood Flooring

Innovaciones Decorativas SA CV

Jamie Beckwith Collection

Kahrs International Inc.

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FSC-Certified

Wear Layer Thickness (mm)

Antique and new heart pine available in warranted Natural, Brass and Copper finishes.

7,8

3.2,4

Comes with exclusive Evershine finish; made in Canada and the U.S.

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7,11

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various

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Boards are sealed on six sides with Contour-Guard technology; 35-year warranty.

Features WearMax Plus Advanced Ceramic Finish.

Features Nano Tech anti-scratch finish.

Available species: amendoim, rosewood, cherry, teak, walnut, kempas, more.

Company says it is U.S.’s only distributor for African celtis flooring.

Number of plies and wear-layer thickness dependent upon design requirements.

Also offers Uniblock flooring made from white oak, ash, American walnut.

⁄8 inch

12 patterns of cork flooring for commercial and residential use; built-in underlayment.

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3,multi

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Species: Asian acacia walnut, Patagonian rosewood, angico, tiger mahogany, more.

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Four colors: Espresso, Natural, Rustic and Oriental; wood is 100% recycled.

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Additional Comments

⁄32 inch

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Number of Plies

Oil

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Wax

UV-Cured

Acrylic

Urethane

finish type

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Pieces are micro-beveled to define pattern.

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Available in range of rustic character grades and contemporary styles; no-VOC finish.

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Mercier Wood Flooring Inc.

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3,4,5,6

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1/2,9⁄16,3/4

31/2,5,6,7

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⁄8,3/4,7⁄8

33/4,43/4

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⁄8,3/4

21/2,31/4,51/4,7,9

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⁄8,3/4

21/4-111/2

⁄8,3/4

3,4,5,6,7,8

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1/2

5,7

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⁄8

5

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3/4

31/4-8

⁄8

77⁄8,51⁄8

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⁄8,1/2,3/4

21/4,3,4,5,6,7,8,9+

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⁄8,9⁄16,3/4

5-111/2

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⁄8

5

1/2,9⁄16,5⁄8

31/2,51/2,71/2,9

Microbeveled/ Eased Edge

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3/4

Square Edged

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Widths (inches)

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edges

Flooring Thickness (inches)

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Floated

installation method

Stapled

Engineered

Solid

Parquet

ProductFocus

Prefinished Wood Flooring

Acrylic Impregnated

Type of Flooring

Margaritelli/Listone Giordano

Beveled

LM Flooring

Glued

Launstein Hardwood Floors

Nailed

Karlson Hardwood Floors LLC

Frame Hardwoods Inc. | www.plankflooring.com Chelsea Plank Flooring

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Gentry Hardwood Floors | www.gentryfloors.com Solid-Hybrid

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Gilbert Hardwood Industries (M) Sdn. Bhd. | www.ghimalaysia.com Gilbert Wooden Floors

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Goodwin Heart Pine Co. | www.heartpine.com Goodwin Precision Engineered

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Graf Brothers Flooring Inc. | www.grafbro.com Graf Brothers Solid & Grafhaus Engineered

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HomerWood Premium Hardwood Flooring | www.homerwood.com HomerWood Traditional Character Collection

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Howell Hardwood Flooring | www.howellflooring.com Howell Hardwood Flooring

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Innovaciones Decorativas SA CV | www.inndeco.com Tzalam (Caribbean Walnut)

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Jamie Beckwith Collection | www.jamiebeckwithcollection.com Enigma

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Kährs International Inc. | www.kahrs.com World Collection

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Karlson Hardwood Floors LLC | www.karlsonhardwood.com Karlson Hardwood Floors LLC

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Launstein Hardwood Floors | www.launstein.com “Saloon” from the Launstein Collection Series

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LM Flooring | www.lmflooring.com Chalet

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Margaritelli USA LLC | www.listonegiordano.com/usa Listone Giordano

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Mirage (Boa-Franc)

Model Hardwood Inc.

Mullican Flooring

North Wood Flooring LLC

Nova USA Wood Products LLC

Wear Layer Thickness (mm)

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Engineered flooring has same average lengeth as solid flooring.

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9,11

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FSC-certified available upon request; 5⁄8-inch thickness for engineered flooring only.

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Natural oil UV finish; available in American cherry, black walnut, hard maple, others.

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FSC-Certified

Number of Plies

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Oil

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Wax

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UV-Cured

Acrylic

Urethane

finish type

Species: ash, hickory, hard maple, cherry, red oak, white oak; 45 plank products.

Also offers FSC-certified products.

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Custom options available with 2,500-foot order.

Baltic birch backing.

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Line comprises 16 patterns with six stain choices.

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Company made decision to stop purchasing threatened tropical species in 2009.

Additional widths: 10-15 inches; custom-milled domestic and exotic species.

Finished with Woca oil; certified for use with radiant heat; quartersawn.

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Additional Comments

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16 species; Fumed White Oak finish, among many others.

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Rehmeyer Precision Millwork Inc.

Owens Flooring by Colonial Craft

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1/2,3/4

21/4,31/4,41/4,41/2,5

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⁄8,1/2,3/4

21/4,21/2,29⁄16,31/4+

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1/2,3/4,11⁄32

21/4,21/2,31/4,41/4,53⁄16

3/4

3,4,5

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3/4

21/4,3,31/4,4,5,6

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3/4

3,31/4,4,5

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1/2,9⁄16,5⁄8,3/4

21/4,3,31/4,4,5,6,61/4+

⁄16-3/4

various

Microbeveled/ Eased Edge

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Beveled

Stapled

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edges

Square Edged

Glued

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Parquet

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Solid

Nailed

Engineered

installation method

Widths (inches)

ProductFocus

Prefinished Wood Flooring

Acrylic Impregnated

Type of Flooring

Shamrock Plank Flooring

Flooring Thickness (inches)

Oshkosh Designs

Floated

Old Master Products

Mercier Wood Flooring Inc. | www.mercierwoodflooring.com Wood Flooring Collections Mirage (Boa-Franc) | www.miragefloors.com Mirage Classic and Mirage Engineered

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Model Hardwood Inc. | www.pgmodel.com PG-Model Hardwood Flooring

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Mullican Flooring | www.mullicanflooring.com Meridian Pointe and Castillian

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North Wood Flooring LLC | www.northwoodflooring.net North Wood Collection

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Nova USA Wood Products LLC | www.novawoodusa.com Dark Cumaru

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Old Master Products | www.thegarrisoncollection.com The Garrison Collection

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Oshkosh Designs | www.oshkoshdesigns.com Oshkosh Designs Parquet

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Owens Flooring by Colonial Craft | www.colonialcraft.com Select Factory Finished Flooring

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21/4,3,4,5,6,7,8

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1/2

variable,5,7,9

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3/4

3,4,5

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⁄8

5

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3/4

21/4,31/4,41/4,51/4+

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3/4

3,5,63/4

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Regal Hardwoods Inc. | www.regalhardwoods.com Olde Time Hickory Collection

Rehmeyer Precision Millwork Inc. | www.rehmeyerfloors.com Complete Collection

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Shamrock Plank Flooring | www.shamrockplankflooring.com Saloon Series from Shamrock Plank Flooring

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Sheoga Hardwood Flooring & Paneling Inc. | www.sheogaflooring.com Sheoga’s Graceful Collection

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Signature Innovations LLC | www.signaturehardwoods.com Victorian Collection French Oak

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Sheoga Hardwood Flooring & Paneling Inc.

Signature Innovations LLC

Southern Wood Floors

Somerset Hardwood Flooring

SouthFloor

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13 species; 17 colors; Greenguard-certified.

â „32 inch

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Additional widths: 35â „16,41/4,5,61/2; 5-inch-wide engineered flooring pictured, page 55.

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Nine species; five finishes; 13 stains offered; products eligible for LEED points.

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Finished with aluminum oxide; lifetime warranty if installed with Aqua Shield system.

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Finished with aluminum oxide; species: red oak, white oak, hard maple, cherry, more.

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Clear-grade flooring can be sold as southern chestnut or Brazilian chestnut.

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Wider widths available upon request.

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Custom hand-scraped, hand-beveled, hand-antiqued, hand-waxed.

Oil

2,4

Wax

5,7

UV-Cured

FSC-Certified

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Wear Layer Thickness (mm)

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Number of Plies

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Acrylic

Urethane

finish type

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Additional Comments

Additional width: 7 inches; aluminum oxide finish available.

Thickness dependent upon design.

Custom thicknesses, widths and legths available; 25-year residential warranty.

Aluminum oxide finish available; species: red oak, white oak, hickory, more.

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Hand-scraped flooring in four designer colors: Houston, Saddle, Cigar, Buckskin.

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Timeless Wood Floors Inc. [GA]

Suntups Wooden Flooring

Floated

Flooring Thickness (inches)

Widths (inches)

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1/2

31/4,5

1/2,9⁄16,3/4

21/4-8

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⁄16,3/4

3-75⁄8

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⁄8,9⁄16,5⁄8+

39⁄16,43/4,71⁄8

Microbeveled/ Eased Edge

Stapled

edges

Glued

installation method

Nailed

Engineered

Solid

Parquet

ProductFocus

Prefinished Wood Flooring

Acrylic Impregnated

Type of Flooring

Trout River Lumber

Beveled

Sun Mountain Inc.

Square Edged

Stile Pavimenti Legno SPA

Somerset Hardwood Flooring | www.somersetfloors.com Somerset Domestic Engineered Flooring

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Southern Wood Floors | www.southernwoodfloors.com Antique Reclaimed Heart Pine

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SouthFloor | www.southfloor.com Southern Heart Pine Wide Plank

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Stile Pavimenti Legno SPA | www.stile.com Stilart - Odessa

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Sun Mountain Inc. | www.sunmountaindoor.com Sun Mountain Wide Plank Hardwood Flooring

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3/4-7⁄8

3-12

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1/2

5,6,71/2

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1/2,5⁄8,3/4

3-87⁄8

3/4

21/4,31/4,41/4

⁄8

91/2

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⁄8,1/2,5⁄8,3/4

3-8

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⁄20

73⁄5

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Suntups Wooden Flooring | www.suntups.co.za Suntups Engi-Life Maple AB Grade

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Ten Oaks | www.tenoaksflooring.com Ten Oaks

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Timeless Wood Floors Inc. [GA] | www.timelesswoodfloors.com Heirloom Series Reclaimed Heart Pine

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Trout River Lumber | www.troutriverlumber.com Trout River Lumber

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Turman Hardwood Flooring Inc. | www.turmanhardwoodflooring.com Turman

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UrbanFloor | www.urbanfloor.com Villa Caprisi European Oak Calabria

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Verona Hardwood | www.veronahardwood.com Bella Esotica, Classico Indossato

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Weitzer Parkett GmbH & CoKG | www.weitzer-parkett.com Maintenance-Free Plank

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Wellmade Performance Flooring | www.wellmadefloors.com Wellmade Engineered Strand Woven Bamboo

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Turman Hardwood Flooring Inc.

UrbanFloor

Weitzer Parkett GmbH & CoKG

Verona Hardwood

Wellmade Performance Flooring

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FSC-Certified

Wear Layer Thickness (mm)

Oil

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Offering sawn-face flooring in Color Plank, High Gloss, Character, Specialty collections.

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various

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various

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Wider widths available on select species; custom made in the U.S.; direct sales.

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Distributes flooring in container loads of 1,000 square meters or larger.

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0.6-6

Hand-scraped; 7’ lengths; custom specification programs available.

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Beveled and brushed.

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Additional Comments

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Wax

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Number of Plies

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Acrylic

Urethane

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⁄32 inch

Wide plank and plank; natural oil and conventional finishes and colors.

⁄32 inch

Wide range of grades and finishes, including aluminum oxide; other species available.

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Multiple-width flooring available.

Low-build aluminum oxide finish.

Available in three colors; smooth or hand-scraped; installations above or below grade.

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Non-FSC-certified flooring also available.

10 color options and surface treatments; 30-year residential warranty.

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