Showing posts with label New England. Show all posts
Showing posts with label New England. Show all posts

Friday, December 18, 2009

Brazilian Redwood hardwood flooring at Uncle Hilde's

Massaranduba hardwood flooring ("Brazilian Redwood") is in stock at Uncle Hilde's Lumber Outlet.

Here's a little video shot at the Merrimack, NH store showing prefinished and unfinished massaranduba flooring. This is something of an exclusive flooring product - some people in the flooring business might be familiar with massaranduba, but very few flooring businesses actually have it in stock. (Very, VERY few!! Like almost NONE!)

As a Lover of Wood, I do like many of the exotic species with dramatic color, grain and character, but part of the reason I love massaranduba so much is that it's such a classy-looking flooring product. It has a more refined, subtle classiness to it that the dramatic-looking hardwood flooring products don't have. And just like I mention in the video, this stuff is HARD and HEAVY, making it an outstanding choice for a super-durable floor.

And not only does Uncle Hilde's Lumber Outlet have prefinished massaranduba in stock, currently there is also some 5" unfinished too. That item is limited to current supply as we don't get it very often.

Massaranduba hardwood flooring at Uncle Hilde's

So tell me, where else in New England (or in the universe?) can you find both prefinished AND unfinished massaranduba hardwood flooring IN STOCK!??! Tell me!!!!!


Saturday, December 12, 2009

Amendoim exotic hardwood flooring (2-1/4")


Amendiom 2-1/4" prefinished in #1Common/Select grade. Beautiful! With a janka hardness of around 1900 it makes a tough, hard-wearing floor. Amendoim has been in very short supply. Luckily Uncle Hilde's has even more coming.


2-1/4" flooring, also known as "strip flooring," is a very traditional look in New England. Amendoim, even though not a household name for most people, is always in high demand in the flooring industry. We can never, ever seem to get enough amendoim hardwood flooring to meet demand. I think the reason it sells so well in New England is that it is not as dark as many "exotics," and has an appearance similar to some domestic hardwood species such as hickory. But much harder for a long-lasting floor. Currently we are down to just a couple thousand SF of 2-1/4" amendoim in the #1Com/Select grade, but thankfully there is another 7000-8000 SF on the way.



There is also some amendoim 3/4"x3" and 3/4"x4" in Select & better in stock in a 1-3' product. This grade doesn't have quite as much character as the #1Com/Select, giving it a slightly different appearance.