Brazilian Hardwood Floors

BaggedLancer
BaggedLancer Posts: 6,371
edited January 2007 in The Clubhouse
Anyone heard of this type of wood? My parents just finished having their bedroom done yesterday and all I have to say is....WOW. The wood is all sorts of different shades and really makes a nice looking floor.

Attached a few pics....

Some day I will get to do fun modifications like this like to my own home :D
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  • strider
    strider Posts: 2,568
    edited January 2007
    Brazilian...bet it's waxed real well:D

    Looks good. Is that laminate like Pergo or is it solid wood?
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  • BaggedLancer
    BaggedLancer Posts: 6,371
    edited January 2007
    Solid wood. the real deal.

    And as far as it being waxed real good.....you wear socks on it and you are gonna fall flat on your face, it feels like ice right now.
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  • dkg999
    dkg999 Posts: 5,647
    edited January 2007
    Brazilian hardwoods make nice floors, lots of great woods to choose from, and they hold up real well. Most are also renewable resources raised on tree farms, not destruction of the rainforests. The other really cool option for floors is bamboo. It wears like iron!
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  • audiobliss
    audiobliss Posts: 12,518
    edited January 2007
    Looks good!

    Hmm....bamboo floors. Now that's interesting.
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  • BaggedLancer
    BaggedLancer Posts: 6,371
    edited January 2007
    never seen bamboo floors, ill have to google some pics
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  • danger boy
    danger boy Posts: 15,722
    edited January 2007
    very nice looking floor..

    I live in a house built in the late 40's.. and the floors here use fir as the flooring wood. it's similar looking to that Brazilian wood in looks.. but the fir is very soft... and gets marks and gouges very easily. a computer chair with wheels will gouge the floors if not care... but i gotta say.. once refinished and sealed.. they look amazing.
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  • BaggedLancer
    BaggedLancer Posts: 6,371
    edited January 2007
    yea, supposedly my parents have all new furniture coming, new bed, new closet doors, etc. etc.....the last two years they have been on a renovation spree, regular bathroom, master bathroom(looks incredible), master bedroom, spare bedroom, office, new pool, new roof, new septic system, im still waiting on my in-law apt to get its share :).....pretty sure thats after the kitchen which starts next month.
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  • cfrizz
    cfrizz Posts: 13,415
    edited January 2007
    Very nice!
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,647
    edited January 2007
    Looks like Brazilian Cherry.
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  • Disc Jockey
    Disc Jockey Posts: 1,013
    edited January 2007
    Looks like Brazillian cherry to me too. The only reason I'd know that is we've been looking at it for a couple of our rooms here in the near future. Beautiful floors, very hard. They supposedly get a little darker as they age.
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  • BaggedLancer
    BaggedLancer Posts: 6,371
    edited January 2007
    yea its brazilian cherry, thats it.
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  • invalid
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    No, we like floors made out of grass (bamboo)
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    15 year old necropost.
    Not a record but still a nice effort. 👍
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