Cautionary note: much reclaimed wood flooring is manufactured by individual mills that are not part of any particular flooring association and thus may not produce the flooring in accordance to accepted standards. 1) make sure your installer is familiar with reclaimed wood flooring 2) make sure to take moisture content readings BEFORE you pay for the product and that it falls within standards provided to you by your installer 3) make sure to take moisture content readings at your house before installation, and compare the readings to other floors in your house. Had I done this, and purchased the $150 Delmhorst J-LITE pin LED meter 2 months ago instead of this week, I would have saved myself several thousand $.

I recently ordered Mullican Cherry Natural from Truehardwoods.com 1. They always answer the phone. Sometimes they are very busy and only one person is available(weekends/late evenings) so you get put on hold quite a lot. 2.Whoever is on the phone may not know a lot about what you are looking for so do your research and know what you want. 3. I dealt with Bobby...he was patient and helpful. 4. Gripe: I wasn't told that the wood I wanted was back-ordered until I placed my order. Then I was told that the wood was backordered at the manufacturer and only available through suppliers who have it in stock. Placed my order Sept 8th, it shipped Sept 27th and received by me Oct 5th. It arrived exactly when I was told it would which was first week in October. 5. Everything arrived in great condition,curbside/driveway service 6. No hidden costs 7. Shipping/price was reasonable Ultimately, would I order from Truehardwoods.com again? Definitely!

I had carbonized strand by Dragonfly put in in December. The coloring was more varigated than I expected. Very happy with the durability. No scratches as yet and the little dog regularly tears around the place. There is a lot of poor quality bamboo out there. Some factors to consider re durability are the type or process (strand being the hardest), the age of the bamboo at harvest (3-4 years or older is better), the flooring makeup (solid vs. a thin layer over a substrate) and the finish. With a lousy finish, it will soon look bad regardless of the other factors.

Susan, I didn't end up going with the Armstrong Rigid Core Vantage Dockside Brown. I chose this flooring instead: Paradigm Longboard Lanikai (PAR20101XL). The 2 floors have a very similar look, but the Paradigm floor is a closer match to the specific color tones I wanted. Having said that, I wouldn't dissuade you from considering the Armstrong Rigid Core Vantage if it meets your needs. It was a close call for me because I really liked the Armstrong Rigid Core Vantage product line. In fact, it was technically (but not cosmetically) superior to the Paradigm floor. It's one of the newer SPC (Stone Plastic Composite) LVP floors, and those are nearly indestructible. If you want to know more about SPC vs. WPC LVP flooring you can check out this article: https://parterreflooring.com/spc-wpc-commercial-flooring/ I ordered a sample of the Armstrong Rigid Core Vantage Dockside Brown, and it looked very nice. The texturing was good and so was the print. And it was tough as nails. I took a hammer to it and scraped it with the side of a quarter, and it came out with barely a dent or scratch. On a side note, I did purchase an Armstrong LVT floor for my master bathroom, and it is very nice. But that floor was from a different Armstrong product line (not Rigid Core Vantage). During my flooring search, I called several manufacturers including Armstrong. Armstrong's support staff was much more knowledgeable and helpful than the "average". I hope that helps. Good luck!