Today's hardwoods floors are elegant, practical, and easy to install. For the Quechee, Vermont home a pre-finished Canadian Hard Maple floor from Shaw Hard Surface's "Chateau" line was chosen. These boards are 3/4-inch thick and 3-1/4-inch wide with a precision milled tongue and groove profile for easy installation. The fact that they arrive in random lengths saves cutting time and minimizes waste on the site.
A wood floor gives and enduring, comfortable feel to any home. The signature quality of hardwood flooring is the grain, color, and texture of the wood. Laying a floor to take full advantage of the wood's character entails mixing the planks as they come from their cartons, staggering the ends so that the joints are random, and planning for focal areas in the room.
Shaw prefinishes its hardwood flooring with a 7-step DuraShield finish that provides a clear, highly durable coating to the boards. DuraShield XL is a water-based, environmentally friendly process developed to provide outstanding abrasion and wear protection, as well a stain and spill control. The result is a solid wood floor designed to endure the harsh treatment of an active home, while providing the warmth, flow, and elegance of wood.
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