You can also check Wayfair.

Once in a while, LL has liquidation sales when the company buys out another company's stock. That merchandise is often the shorts to which SJ referred. There are often two conditions involved with those types of acquisitions. First, LL specifies a price per unit in amounts over a minimum, like 1,200 sq. ft. And second, the sales are final, no returns.

The picture I included is the result of such a deal. I needed about 950 sq. ft., but the price for 1,200 or more was less expensive than the amount I needed, so I bought 1,200 sq. ft.(since I am a woodworker, I knew I'd be able to reuse the extra).

Installed, site sanded and finished. Hard maple with no stain, 2&3/8" wide by 3/4" thick. Lengths varied from 18" long to over 48".

Thanks HandyMac! Just the type of photo I was hoping for!!! As you can see, a "shorts" hardwood floor can be very pretty. Different. But still pretty.

oh that is just beautiful HandyMac!!! I LOVE the high gloss finish. That is what I opted for in my current home and the guy that I had refinish my floors (10 years ago) tried to talk me out of it, but I stuck to my guns on that one and never regretted it! 10 years later, it still looks great! I love the look of maple, but was worried it was too soft. How has your floor held up?

oh also, so you do need to sand a new unfinished hardwood floor? I am most likely going to be stuck with the finishing part of it myself. I guess it makes sense to make it super level and smooth. Is a floor/belt sanding machine really required? I can spend a few hundred on a good tool (orbital floor sander), but the floor/belt sanders are thousands. would the orbital floor sanders that are less than (or around) $500 work? I'd much rather put that $$ into having someone do it for me though, but getting contractors can be quite a challenge all within itself! I don't actually have anyone to install it either but can probably work that out. Not too many people in the floor refinishing business.