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gdurante

hace 9 años

Can you tell me more about the floors? Thank you!

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Select Hardwood Floor Co.

hace 8 años

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@Treeesa...

Now you're getting it! Finally someone get's it!!!

Good job doing the research and asking the questions so many people don't bother to ask (for various reasons) until it's too late.

The truth of the matter is, that most, if not ALL of the "mass production" people found themselves outsourcing to China in order to win the race to the bottom in the "we have the lowest price" war. (although I'm sure many weren't as motivated by the idea of offering low price as they were in increasing profit margins).

What they didn't realize, was that those same producers were making product for themselves as well, so the irony is that they were competing with their own suppliers.

There are so many holes in the stories of these people, I've given up trying to sort out the facts... they've put Made in USA labels on products, simply because they were "brought in" and BOXED here... or perhaps had a final coat of finish applied. That is their concept of legitimacy.

I could go on for pages... lol

@Ultimate... by the way, the product you mention wasn't made by American prisoners... but it was "hand-scraped" by them (poorly, I might add).

I know because it was 2 of my "stolen" employees and several "stolen" hand-scrapers that were flown from L.A. back to Georgia or South Carolina or wherever... to teach the inmates how we did it. From what I was told later on, they had a problem with "turnover", (as well as quality & consistency) because those guys were being paid some ridiculously low amount of money... like 25 or 50 cents an hour (applied to their commissary accounts) and they'd work a day, maybe two, & say "screw this, I ain't working THIS hard"... haha

So I wouldn't be at all surprised to find out that the "system" of 12-15 years ago was relocated to China in order to find labor at even LOWER prices currently, than the 50 cents an hour a decade+ ago.

Bottom line... nowadays I can only attest to the origin & quality of a product I'm 100% certain of... OURS. Anything else is just hearsay.

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kph2848
hace 9 años
What are the floors ? Engineered wood ? WhT color and company ?
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Oak & Broad
hace 9 años
They look like a whitewash over White Oak.
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Clarke Brothers Construction
hace 9 años
Correct, white oak.
treeesa
hace 8 años
Is this engineered flooring? If so, what brand and color? It is beautiful! I've been told not to use real wood at our beach house.
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Oak & Broad
hace 8 años
You can use real wood flooring all day long. High quality American made Engineered flooring is real wood with a engineered backer board underneath. You can even finish them on site just like solid flooring. I think most people suggest not using 3/4" solid flooring.
treeesa
hace 8 años
Thank you for your prompt response! You are correct! I apologize - the 3/4" solid is what I was referring to as what I have been told not to have installed. What brand of American made engineered wood flooring would you recommend? I love the white oak approx. 6 1/2" width look.
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Select Hardwood Floor Co.
hace 8 años
Última modificación: hace 8 años
There's a wide variety of options out there in ENGINEERED hardwood flooring, and as Oak & Broad indicates... they too are genuine hardwood flooring. I'd recommend looking for something with a "sliced face" heavy top layer, which will allow for many choices in finish "styles" as well as afford the possibility of refinish later on if desired. Ours, for example, is milled with a 4-5mm face (depending on what is desired).

Try to steer clear of "rotary cut' or "peeled" veneer products... even though they may seem like a good "deal" they aren't in the long run.
treeesa
hace 8 años
Thank you for your response! We are on the MD eastern shore, and our local flooring retailers sell Mirage (Canadian - very expensive but very high quality), Lauzon, Anderson, Mohawk, and Ernest Hemingway, to name a few. What are your thoughts on these engineered wood floors? Not sure if those last three are American made (as the retailers claim) or manufactured in Asia . . .
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ULTIMATE HARDWOOD LTD
hace 8 años
@treeesa the last 3 are in fact made in the USA. The Canadian brands are superior but you will pay for that. IMHO go with ANDERSON. Excellent quality if you want prefinished. If not go finished on site thru a qualified wood floor guy!! Best of luck.
treeesa
hace 8 años
Thank you for your response Ultimate Hardwood Ltd. I will look further into Anderson as we are looking for a prefinished engineered wood.
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Select Hardwood Floor Co.
hace 8 años
@Ultimate...

Anderson? REALLY??? haha
treeesa
hace 8 años
@Select Hardwood Floor Co. - of the brands I mentioned, which engineered wood flooring would you recommend?
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Select Hardwood Floor Co.
hace 8 años
Última modificación: hace 8 años
@treeesa...

I was just "razzing" my buddy at Ultimate.

As a MANUFACTURER of custom hardwood flooring...

A} I can't honestly offer an opinion on products we don't come into contact with, and

B} If I did offer an appraisal, it would be biased! haha

Particularly, since one of the products mentioned, got it's start in hand-scraped, prefinished engineered flooring by "knocking off" our line of products when we introduced them in Southern Cal well over 12 years ago.
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ULTIMATE HARDWOOD LTD
hace 8 años
@select I'm not fully aware of the history involved but I've installed the top notch line and it was really great to work with. I personally like the unfinished OWENS plank. Also I've recently purchased from LOGS END in Ottawa. Perhaps I'll have to order from SELECT one day soon.... Lol
treeesa
hace 8 años
Just found out from the sales rep in my area that Ernest Hemingway (key west collection is made in China and Korea. I guess the flooring retailers I've been to (all four) are afraid to admit they're selling products manufactured in China. Naturally Aged Flooring is another one - they told me made in U.S., but when I called the company itself, they informed me that it is manufactured in China. Is anything made in America anymore? Also, some of the Anderson engineered clearly state on their website made in China . . . .
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Oak & Broad
hace 8 años
Select HW, Ultimate, and Oak & Broad all offer American made products.
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ULTIMATE HARDWOOD LTD
hace 8 años
@ oak I try to offer Canadian first but will default to USA. NEVER do I go Chinese. I'll die first!!!! I'm not a sellout. I'll refinish it tho.
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ULTIMATE HARDWOOD LTD
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@treeesa Anderson used to be made from American prisoners(which may piss some ppl off). I wasn't aware or have heard it's made in China at all.

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