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 Post subject: Whose prefinished do you like at the moment ?
PostPosted: Wed May 16, 2012 10:18 pm 
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I just had a homeowner tell me he's going to flip about 5 condos and wants to know what pre finished solid flooring I recommend. Chances are he wants to pay a middle of the road price .The last pre finished floor I installed that I liked was a Bruce Dundee series that was actually pretty nice. Just a few bad boards. What have you been liking lately ? Thanks

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 Post subject: Re: Whose prefinished do you like at the moment ?
PostPosted: Thu May 17, 2012 9:24 pm 
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anyone that i put in and makes me money

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 Post subject: Re: Whose prefinished do you like at the moment ?
PostPosted: Thu May 17, 2012 9:27 pm 
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actually ive been puttig in alot of bruce lately...i thinkit because they make their smaple boards so nice and for everything..
and my distibutor hands them out like lollipops at the dentist..

but i think Somerset is the best bang for the buck..do their value collection..same price or less than Bruce..

like 6 or 7 colors, 21/4 and 31/4...i thnk even doing 4 and 5 now too..

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PostPosted: Thu May 17, 2012 10:04 pm 
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OK, I am doing a Shaw engineered Hickory distressed 3 ply with HDF core. I know I said never buy wood from a carpet mill company but this stuff is milled perfectly. I wrapped around a 16ft x 5 ft angled wall and met back up perfectly. Of course I would take half the credit for this amazing feat. lol

Weird thing is about the HDF core 3 ply. Shaw has been making it for at least 8 to 10 years I know of since I installed the first one. Now Mirage has been making the same for a few years.

Did I mention it is Made In The USA?

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PostPosted: Fri May 18, 2012 9:04 am 
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I agree with James Somerset I feel is the best bang for the buck. Even if you move up to the Color collection over Value it is competitively priced. Also I agree that Shaw has stepped it up a notch as far as quality and manufacturing in the US.


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PostPosted: Fri May 18, 2012 8:55 pm 
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Thanks for the experience.I have not come across a Shaw floor before . I'm finding it kind of hard to keep up with all the manufacturing changes these days. :)

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Shaw and Owens plus a few others US manufacturers have added the HPVA standard; https://www.hpva.org/product/hard-copy- ... -2009-12pp into their literature for engineered hardwood floors. Not any foreign manufacturers have stepped up to the plate that I know of so far.

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We have been pretty happy with Appalachian and Aacer.

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