Hey! I'm about to purchase some flooring, but have a hard time finding reviews for the Shaw Floor product I'm looking into. It's the Estate Hickory line, in the Ginger or Warm Sunset color. I'm trying to choose between these because they're GreenGuard Gold certified, the highest indoor air quality standard to date. I think the wear layer on these is about 1.8mm, so not the very best, but we're a younger couple doing a remodel and need 900 sq. ft. Needless to say, we want something durable but we can't break the bank for this project. Does anyone have this installed in their home, who would like to share your review and/or pictures? Thank you in advance!

@sundropsandsage I love my floors. The Sequoia Hickory is dark but has some light tones in it too. Looks great against our paint color and the white cabinets We chose the Shaw epic engineered wood which was not very expensive. We have only had it installed for short while . We have a few problems but this is due to installation. We did call Our dealer as soon as we noticed a few spots we thought were problems . We had a floor inspector out shortly after. There are a few boards that are definitely a problem with manufacturing but we had 2 boxes left over - installers could have easily installed a different board. Waiting to see what Shaw’s response is once they receive inspectors report. I don’t know how well this floor will hold up - I think maybe we should have gone with a better quality floor but hoping we don’t have any problems. Whatever you choose - I am sure you know this - but make sure you have a qualified installer.

What are they sitting on? Plywood or concrete? If concrete, how old is the house? How were they installed? Glue down, nail down, floating, etc??? At what time of the year was it installed? Do you have photos??? Usually the cupping will "point" you in the direction of the moisture. If the middle of the plank is considered an "arrow head", it will point you towards the source. A floor that is cupping (the edges are sitting higher than the middle) then the arrow head is pointing DOWN. That means the moisture is coming from BELOW. If the floors are crowning (the middle is higher than the edges) then the arrow head is pointing UP...which means the moisture is coming from ABOVE...or from the air. Photos if you have them....and please go out and find a hygrometer at Home Depot ($35 or so) and start measuring your indoor humidity levels. It will help you figure out if the humidity is too high or too low for wood flooring.

Go for it. I would throw down some 3mm or 6mm cork underlay down (it floats just like the hardwood) and then float the hardwood. Use a high-quality joint glue on the hardwood and you should be fine. Besides...if it gives up the ghost in 10 years, would you be upset?