Put in Brazilian Cherry solid hardwood floors around six or seven years ago.

They do darken with sunlight but become even more attractive.

If you have area rugs in a sunlit room, the floors wont darken under the rugs. This is a picture of how the floors looked when being installed!

I recommend that you get the flooring from BR-111, a great company and the Gold Standard for flooring!

justme4now, is the second photo the same floor as the first photo? The second photo is the color I am looking for, and the first photo seems really really red, I thought it was a stained floor? Do they get that red after time?

@mlg32 - YES! Brazilian Cherry (Jatoba) has TWO distinct colour ranges and you will NOT know which one you get until it darkens. It can turn FLAMING orange/brown/red (which is the easiest to live with) or it turns PINK/PURPLE/orange/brown (as seen in the first photo above) = the HARDEST colour to live with. Go ahead and google "pink brazilian cherry". You will find HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS of photos in that colour range!!!!

So...if Brazilian Teak is ALSO on your radar, then I HIGHLY recommend you move towards THAT colour. It is much more stable in colour that Brazilian Cherry (Jatoba). Much, much, much more stable in colour.

As stunning as Jatoba is....it is VERY difficult to predict and it can get harder and harder to live with. Even inside of 1 year it can turn from handsome to PURPLE. And then it just gets stronger and strong in colour as it ages. Each day the sun hits it, it turns a strong shade of colour. For years and years. Fun isn't it?

Teak just moved to number 1, also looking at American Hickory, which I like so much less. There is a lot of light in my house and I just can't take that purple chance. Thanks so much for the information.

Brazilian Teak (Cumaru) is one of my favorites. I love the brown tones and the variation but sometimes there can be a very light or dark piece. Make sure the installer doesn't place an odd looking board where it will stand out.

I sell Triangulo rather than Indusparquet but my impression is that they're comparable. If you like the red tones but want a choice that won't darken as much as Brazilian Cherry, look at their Santos Mahogany. A distributor I buy from sells both. It looks like the engineered 5" Santos costs a small amount more than the Brazilian Teak or Cherry.

mlg32, same floors only taken at different angles and with a different camera.

The floors aren't actually as dark as the first picture shows them to be. camera?

Here is the parlor and the floor as it looks throughout the house.

Hickory is very stable in sunlight. There isn't the dramatic colour change like the exotics. Cumaru (Braz. Teak) is quite stable...Hickory won't do a thing other than sit there and look very cool.

I love the heavy movement in Hickory. I love the 7-10 different colours you can find in one floor. If you are not looking for big variations between planks, then Hickory might not work for you. The Teak would be a better choice.

mlg32 Take a picture of where the floors will be installed.

"We'" will decide for you! lol

Nice! What brand separates out the colors like that? I really like Cumaru but can only come up with two products off the top of my head. Is it solid or engineered?

Unique wood floors, yes please share the brand, both colors are just gorgeous to me, I might even lean towards the reddish/dark. After jfcwood mentioned she sold Triangulo, I called the most local dealer I could find, and he priced a 3 1/4" plank and a 5 1/4" plank both are engineered, which I think is better for my Ohio climate. I am assuming the photo is 3 1/4 plank, it is lovely and fits my price range best. Indusparquet offers a 4" plank in solidarity engineered, not sure how this differs from regular engineered. I know I cannot use it in my basement so will have to change plank size for that(which is fine). I would love to be able to choose the dark or light though.

Do you think engineered will have the gapping problems like solid hardwood. I am totally sold on the teak, color, grain is exactly what I am looking for and I think it will go with well with either Cherry or Alderwood cabinets(please correct me if I am wrong). But am now worried about gapping that may occur.

Also forgot to add I will need stairs to match the teak, do most companies make the treads, and risers too?

@jfcwood, you are correct. Most exotic wood floors you find on the market now are either indus parquet or triangulo. It is Elegance Plyquet brand solid in 3" which we have in stock. Thank you!

@mlg32, thanks for your kind comment. First of all, Triangulo is a good brand which we recommend and use for most of our engineered exotic wood projects. We stocked Elegance Plyquet brand solid in 3' and 4' depending on the species. We are in MN with a big swing of humidity between summer and winter. 3" to 4" solid exotic woods should perform well with no gaping if the wood is kiln dried properly at factory level and your house has build-in humidifier. Engineered floors are designed for basement use, not solid. You should not have gaping issues with either solid or engineered if your Cumaru floor is professionally installed in the right environment. Yes, there are treads and risers available to special order. Hope my 2 cents can be help. Let me know if you have more questions.

I have Cumaru and love it. I used 3/4 unfinished which allowed me to stay away from a plastic finish look. Beautiful wood.

Does anyone on this thread have any photos of either Triangulo or IndusParquet 5" engineered Cumaru which has been installed and used for a couple years? My wife and I like the lighter shades of Cumaru but aren't exactly sure how much color variation or what the average color tone of Cumaru will be from either of those companies.

@Steve Voorhees I am looking at the same 2 brands. Did you manage to find any pictures? What did you end up going with? Thanks!

We ended up going with the Triangulo and so far have been very happy with the product. I’ll take some photos tomorrow when it’s daylight and post them.

Hallway and partial office with the Triangulo 5 1/4” Cumaru (Brazilian Teak).

that looks great, Steve. I am going with the same boards! The hallway Cumaru looks lighter colored than the office hardwood floors. But it might be the lighting

anyways awesome job!

Yeah the lighting in the office is a higher color temp (closer to daylight). The hallway is much warmer.

Also there is quite a bit of color variation with this product, so you will definitely have a mix of light, medium and darker boards.

Thanks Steve. Appreciate the reply

Steve quick question where did you buy your triangulo floors from? Your stock looked great, though there were variation of medium/darks you assorted them well in your install and looks brighter overall. May buy extra stock so can pick lighter/medium and few dark colors and account for wastage

Just thought I would chime back in... I can hardly remember my thoughts from this thread-LOL but I ended up with Indusparquet Brazilian teak. On the upper 2 floors we did solid wood 3 inch boards or so? They look like Steve's just a narrower plank and in the basement I have the same look with engineered wood. I love them and get so many compliments on my floor-