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Lauzon Red Oak - Where to see it in Northern NJ?

13 years ago

We live in Northern NJ (Bergen county) and we are looking to replace the wall-to-wall carpet with hardwood floors. We like the Amendoim, but it might be a little bit too dark for our small rooms.

Laurie (on this site) suggested the Lauzon Red Oak, which I really like. However, the store we went to did not carry it. Any idea of a floors store in the area that carries it? Thanks

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susanlynn2012
13 years ago
I did a search for you and found several retailers in your area that had the Natural Red oak floors. I really liked Lauzon's Red Oak floors (in all their widths) but red oak does not like dog pee and sometimes my little one makes mistakes. I love my new Brazilian Cherry Floors that look great with my cherry furniture in my home office but sometimes I wish I went with a lighter wood and kept my love for cherry on furniture. I also love their Red Birch.

Mirage makes a beautiful Red Oak floor as well as other wood species. Lauzon and Mirage were my favorites but their prices were more than BR-111 so I went with BR-111 Brazilian Cherry. I wish someone had a room I could see in the Mirage Maple Auburn since I was in love with the sample but could not see what a larger area looked like in person.

I got samples of White Oak quarter sawn in a rose stain from a company in Canada (just make the White Oak look more like Red Oak without the ash). I loved it so much but did not like the way the lighter wood looked in my home office with my putty file cabinets. I have to look up the name.

But I did love Laurie's floors so much and my neighbor did a natural red oak in her condo that looks so nice.

Here is a link that might be useful: Lauzon's Website has a search for Retailers in your area
Laurie
13 years ago
I went to Lauzon's web site and typed in zip code 07417 (Franklin Lakes in Bergen County, NJ). It came up with several stores in that area. Not sure how far these may be from your home, but these are some listed:

Kaprelian (Hawthorne), Integrity Floor Co. (Ho Ho Kus), Floor Town (Paramus), City Carpet (Fairfield), Beckerle Lumber Supply (Spring Valley), European Flooring (Upper Montclair), Alite Flooring (Pine Brook), 5 Star Flooring Liquidators (S. Hackensack), Franklin Floors (Nutley), & Tauben Floors (Roseland).

I also clicked on Lauzon's section called "Standard Inventory Chart" and noticed they have added some new products. One thing that caught my eye was the addition of White Oak. I would love to see what that looks like in person.

I remember getting a lot of helpful information from lynn2006 during my wood flooring search. She is a great resource and always has good advice and ideas.

-Laurie
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xyz99 - At the bottom of this post, I attached a link where you can see my posting from Sept.2009 and several pics of our floor. Red oak natural is a lot lighter than Amendoim. I also think there is more color variation in Amendoim compared to red oak natural. I like the color variation in the Amendoim, it is a very warm, rich and beautiful wood. I did hear or read somewhere that Amendoim may darken a little (not as much as cherry wood) as it ages which is not a negative thing. Some samples at different flooring stores may look different because of the age and due to it's natural variations. Below is a picture of 3 samples of wood we were considering. The one on the left is the BR111 Amendoim. The upper right sample is Lauzon's Hickory. Lower right is Lauzon's Red Oak Natural (select & better). Every time I look at that picture, I remember how hard it was to choose! Whatever wood you decide on, I bet you will be so pleased. All wood types are beautiful in their own way : ) -Laurie Here is a link that might be useful: My post from Sept. 2009
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xyz99
Original Author
13 years ago
Lynn, Laurie,
Thanks a lot Â for some reason, my searches did not find the Lauzon site, I feel so retarded, and so grateful for your help and additional info. Now we have a list of stores to visit this weekendÂwill report after that what we decided to go with.
Thanks

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