Casa de Colour  3/4" x 3-1/4" Classic Gunstock Oak

This product was used to replace carpeting through out the main level of a townhouse. While the floor looks beautiful, I was disappointed in the quality of this product. I've used this brand before and was very satisfied. However, this time I specifically upgraded to 'select' quality to avoid 'mill-run' imperfections. What I got, was full of worm holes and imperfections. Some boards looked as if they had been hit with buckshot, they were so loaded with holes. The waste factor proved excessively high. Needless to say, I will avoid this brand in the future.

The flooring looks great and was relatively easy to install. There were very few unusable pieces, so the project moved along very smoothly. My only complaint is that the product description doesn't mention that this is WHITE OAK. If you are matching this up with other oak in your home, be sure to understand whether your oak is red or white and what degree of variation you have among your planks. The grain on white oak is noticeably different than red oak, and you'll be disappointed with your results. Otherwise, the floors look great.

We installed these wood floor on the two bedrooms on the second floor. One box had high percentage of damaged planks, so we contacted Lumber Liquidators and they were very accommodating by sending us additional four boxes at good discount. Plus, the shipment of additional boxes was free.

Eventually, during the installation, it appeared that first box was the worst; others had reasonably expected percentage of damaged planks – around 7%.

We acclimatized the wood planks for a week. The floor was installed by professional contractor. The resulting look is beautiful. The only one con that there are noticeable gaps at the end of wood planks. According our contractor, this is problem of how ends of planks were done during the manufacturing process. The size of gaps is less then thickness of credit card that seems like acceptable standard in the industry. Also, some sites suggest that this is because the floor was installed during dry winter months and will set eventually when the weather becomes more humid.

Overall, we are very satisfied with the project and want to thank Lumber Liquidators for great customer service and knowledgeable advices.

Turned out beautifully.