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2004 Floor of the Year Winning Entries
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Best Manufacturer Finish
Alberta Hardwood Flooring (EDM) ~ Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
This floor features 1,500 square feet of prefinished engineered
flooring. Species are Santos Mahogany Exclusive Semi Gloss 2-9/16”
x 3/8”, installed on a 45-degree angle, in a nail-down application.
The room also features prefinished Maple Select Semi Gloss 2-9/16”
x 3/8” under the dining room table. It was installed to create
a herringbone pattern to match the design on the dining room table.
The installation took approximately two weeks. The rest of the house
also is complimented with Maple select borders.
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Best Job Site Finish
Endurance Floor Company ~ Miami, Florida This
floor features 2,200 square feet of Australian Cypress, and includes
a hand-cut inlay of a flowing ribbon and scattered roses in the
foyer. Hummingbirds, caterpillars, ladybugs and bumble bees compliment
the scene. Shading and toning for depth was achieved by sand scorching
pieces, a traditional wood working technique. All cutting was done
with scroll saws and then routed to fit each piece. Species used
include American Cherry, Ash, Beech, Bubinga, Brazilian Ebony, Macassar
Ebony, Holly, Jatoba, Kurupay, Lacewood, Santos Mahogany, Maple,
Padouk, Pink Ivory, Poplar, Purple Heart, Basswood, Honey Locust
and Sapele. Floors were finished natural with satin polyurethane.
Total man hours were 550.
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Best Use of Wood Technology
Universal Wood Products ~ Greely, Ontario, Canada
This floor feature 2,200 square feet of Natural 2-¼”
Red Oak First-Grade, which was custom shaded using Woodline DS Rosewood
Stain, and finished with Woodline Polyurethane Satin finish. The
44” “Armillary Sphere” laser cut custom Medallion
incorporates more than 1,200 individual pieces made out of 15 species
of tropical and domestic hardwood: Bubinga, Wenge, Birds Eye Maple,
Yellow Heart, Canary Wood, Cabreuva, Flame Red Birch, Morado, Angiere,
Beech, Walnut, Leopard Wood, Poplar, White Ash and Chatke Kok. The
grain direction and wood species were carefully selected to bring
out the three-dimensional effect of the many interwoven rings and
indices in the pattern.
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Best Limited Species
Apex Wood Floors ~ Downer's Grove, Illinois This
hallway floor features 3” x 12” Red Oak done in an Indiana
Herringbone pattern with 3” x 3” Peruvian Walnut block
inserts. The total job included six bedrooms with straight-run 2-¼”
select and better Red Oak.
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Best Commercial Application
Western Tile & Marble Contractors ~ Las Vegas, Nevada
This floor, which is in the Palms Resort & Casino in Las Vegas,
features 55,000 square feet of Wenge, Charapilla, and Castelo throughout
the looping interconnected casino walkways. Large stripes of Charapilla
and Castelo highlight the main entry, while Wenge and Charapilla
stripes bend around the hotel elevator lobby, high-end restaurant
and club venues. Solid Charapilla compliments the strip patterns.
The installation involved removal of the existing floor, as well
as installing, sanding and finishing the new floor in an operating
casino. Finish is by Trustor Coatings, Formula One Ceramic Wearmax
matte sheen.
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Best Showroom
Authentic Wood Floors ~ Zeeland, Michigan This
floor features a 466-square-foot jigsaw puzzle using more than 120
species. The floor was designed on a CAD system and crafted using
plywood templates, a scribe knife, a jigsaw, and a spindle sander
to make a ¾”-thick solid-wood puzzle. Since numerous
countries were represented, a world map of different species ¼”-thick,
cut with a scroll saw, was inlayed as one piece of the puzzle. The
floor was sanded and finished with DuraSeal neutral penetrating
finish and wax.
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Best Residential Application
Scheller Hardwood Floors ~ Lemoyne, Pennsylvania
This floor features an intricately crafted parquet floor with a
spectacular oval emerging from a randomly arrayed background of
radial cut planks. The parquet pattern is composed of five distinct
shapes that form two sizes of five-point stars emerging from discrete
interlocking pentangles. The primary pattern was made from scratch
out of five-quarter Brazilian Cherry lumber. These boards were resawn
to yield 3/8”-thick stock that was cut into component parts
on site and assembled as the geometric building blocks of the parquet.
The parquet is set in mastic over high-grade plywood to yield a
net ¾” thickness. There are 33 Flame Birch stars woven
into the firmament to form the astrological birth constellations
of the homeowner and his wife. They are Aquarius (15 stars in the
foreground) and Pisces (18 stars in the background). A band of bent
Flame Birch and Wenge encircle the parquet, creating the 12’
x 28” oval that mirrors the ceiling. The radial cut ¾”-thick
and 5”-wide Brazilian Cherry planks that surround the oval
are arrayed from a single focal point at the center of the room
to create a sweeping pattern suggestive of the motion of the universe.
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Designer's Choice Expert Division
Naylor's Wood Floors ~ Brenham, Texas This floor
features a spiral staircase with a star inlay. This showpiece staircase
is a 16-foot diameter Cantilever from Arastra wall with pie shaped
steel plates. The spiral staircase includes mesquite treads screwed
into the steel plates. The stairs go from the basement up to the
fourth floor telescope tower (where the Takahasi Refractor is).
The three-foot inlay star is Black Walnut and Maple, which was handcrafted.
The entire job was finished with Bona Pacific Strong Silkmat.
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Designer's Choice Master Division
Northwestern Hardwood Floors ~ Chicago, Illinois
The sanctuary of this magnificent 19th century church was recently
restored. The sagging altars were shored up and the floors were
replaced. Select Red Oak strip flooring was used with Brazilian
Cherry nosing to create a warm, rich background for the exquisite
altar. Six-inch wide by 10’-long quarter sawn Red Oak planks
were used to create the radial pattern that cascades down the wide
steps of the central altar. A small block inlaid with Wenge, Lacewood,
Brazilian Cherry and Amarillo is used as a levator for the priests
serving communion. |
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Floor of the Year Expert Division
Scheller Hardwood Floors ~ Lemoyne, Pennsylvania
This floor features an intricately crafted parquet floor with a
spectacular oval emerging from a randomly arrayed background of
radial cut planks. The parquet pattern is composed of five distinct
shapes that form two sizes of five-point stars emerging from discrete
interlocking pentangles. The primary pattern was made from scratch
out of five-quarter Brazilian Cherry lumber. These boards were resawn
to yield 3/8”-thick stock that was cut into component parts
on site and assembled as the geometric building blocks of the parquet.
The parquet is set in mastic over high-grade plywood to yield a
net ¾” thickness. There are 33 Flame Birch stars woven
into the firmament to form the astrological birth constellations
of the homeowner and his wife. They are Aquarius (15 stars in the
foreground) and Pisces (18 stars in the background). A band of bent
Flame Birch and Wenge encircle the parquet, creating the 12’
x 28” oval that mirrors the ceiling. The radial cut ¾”-thick
and 5”-wide Brazilian Cherry planks that surround the oval
are arrayed from a single focal point at the center of the room
to create a sweeping pattern suggestive of the motion of the universe. |
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Floor of the Year Master Division
Endurance Floor Company ~ Miami, Florida This
floor features 2,200 square feet of Australian Cypress, and includes
a hand-cut inlay of a flowing ribbon and scattered roses in the
foyer. Hummingbirds, caterpillars, ladybugs and bumble bees compliment
the scene. Shading and toning for depth was achieved by sand scorching
pieces, a traditional wood working technique. All cutting was done
with scroll saws and then routed to fit each piece. Species used
include American Cherry, Ash, Beech, Bubinga, Brazilian Ebony, Macassar
Ebony, Holly, Jatoba, Kurupay, Lacewood, Santos Mahogany, Maple,
Padouk, Pink Ivory, Poplar, Purple Heart, Basswood, Honey Locust
and Sapele. Floors were finished natural with satin polyurethane.
Total man hours were 550. |
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