Brazilian Teak Pre-finished - BR-111 vs. BellaWood
NYmomof2
12 years ago
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Comments (15)The truth of the matter is ony 40 % of the pre-finished exotic species coming in from S. American are prefinished in this 3rd world country (Brazil) @ ... 60 % comes in he the USA with all 4 sides micro-beveled (MB4) and finished state side then put on the different branded boxes. The USA prefinishers, have proven over the years to be better, and produce a higher quality finish. Most of what you get is 7 coats aluminum oxide w/ a 25 year warranty & a 35 % sheen the Key is getting a clear grade of lumber to start. Buying on line can be tricky as most on line vendors offer low price and sell china style with the random lengths being 1 - 4 BE care as they only say RL. True brazilian style production is RL 1- 7 foot just like USA oak. if a floor is priced $ 1.00 - 2.00 below market there is a reason. # 1 reason is it is short RL 1 - 4 (china production) # 2 is the grade of lumber is not Clear. And remember clear grade is 1st grade / select & better is 2nd grade and select grade is 3rd...See MoreOpinions of BR111
Comments (9)Luvmyguys, look at the 5/16th BR-11 Amendoim Vs. Tauari and you will see they are not the same species and Amendoim BR-111 says is 1920 Janka Rating while Tauari BR-111's old website said was 1460 Janka Rating. BR-111's Amendoim seems to have that red tint with more color variation and some knots and is pretty while Tauari is also pretty and a very modern look that is a tannish color with not so much color variation. I am mentioning this from the question you had on the other post. I am still confused what is really Brazilian Oak Vs. Tauari Vs. Amendoim species of hardwood flooring. Also the thinner the veneer is (5/16th is too thin for me... I like the Triangulo's 3 MM real sawn wood veneer), the less the species's hardness comes into play and it is more the finish that is important I think from what I have been seeing and reading. I love both Brazilian Cherry and the Amendoim Triangulo's hardwood flooring from BR-111 since I love their Sawn cut and their finish is very nice with a touch of shine but not too shiny....See MoreHelp! Supplier for Braz Walnut??
Comments (8)Who have you tried so far? I have some samples of Brazilian Teak from Brazilian Direct and they looked pretty good. I know they also carry Brazilian Walnut. There was a post about a good buying experience from them but I don't think the poster ever uploaded the finished pictures which I would love to see. I have some existing Brazilian Teak from BR-111 and it is a beautiful floor. The quality is very good but it is so expensive. The best price I could find was around $8.50/sq.ft and I am thinking that the Walnut could be more. Let me know what you find out....See Morecan you identify this hardwood species PICS
Comments (25)Kristenkr, I love my floors but I really wanted 4" wide boards but then I would have had to go with solid wood which now I wish I just installed the nailed down subfloor over the cement floor I have so I could have installed the hardwood that I could have gotten for less with the 4" width that I wanted instead of the 5" width which is pretty but I really loved either 3.25", 3.5" or 4". I chose the 5" in the end since the BR-111 3.25" wide boards longest length was only 48" so 6 feet that your floor's longest boards is NICE. I had no idea that you could line up similar color boards to make shorter boards look longer. I learned a lot from this first floor installation. I do love my floors but it was so dry in my home office that I put two humidifiers on to get the humidity up to 30% and now the humidifier that was on the 2 drawer file cabinet (so it was too low and a new humidifier that dumped way too much steam in 2 hours) which made the boards swell and buckle up. I have had to keep the home office at less than 25% all week and finally the damage has lessened. I now put some heavy things on top of the boards. My boards seem to not be affected by the dryness but do not like too much moisture. I am back to using the ultrasonic more expensive humidifier on the other side of the room way on top of a 4-drawer file cabinet but have not turned it on for days as my nose can't handle the dry heart from my forced hot air heat. So I guess I was so upset I chose the wider width that is so affected by humidity but I wanted the longer boards. I love your floor and I feel site finished solid wood is always best if your subfloor can handle it. One of my neighbors installed 2.25" sold wood and the other 3.25" solid wood with subfloors nailed down with special nails due to the concrete floors (not basements so we have slabs due to living in the wetlands) and they have not had any buckling of their wood or problems in years. The rest of my neighbors I guess don't put humidifiers on like I do. I just hate sitting in such a dry room all day. I love the SW paint colors you chose. Please post pictures when the room is completed. Thanks again for sharing. I do love my floors again today now that I see the damage is being minimized. I wish I never bought that smaller humidifier to add another humidifier to the room to try to get the humidity up higher. I guess I will live with 30% humidity and keep the humidifier way up high away from the floor. I will have to buy saline nose drops since my nose hates dry air. On the bright side, my floors have not had any problems due to my little 4 lbs female Maltese marking and they clean up great with no black marks like the red oak did that I had in the foyers which were replaced with porcelain ceramic tile....See MoreSusan1924
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