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2008 Floor of the Year Winning Entries
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Best Bedroom - CNC
Johnson Yarema Hardwood Floors ~ Troy, Michigan
This floor features more than 30,000 pieces of engineered iroko, wenge & walnut in a custom herringbone weave parquet pattern. The installation was glue-down. The floor is job-site finished, using a satin acid-cured surface finish. Installation by Johnson Yarema Hardwood floors in Troy, Michigan.
Photo courtesy of National Wood Flooring Association (www.woodfloors.org / www.nwfa.org).
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Best Bedroom - Non-CNC
The Floor Man Co., Inc. ~ Toledo, Ohio
This floor features solid Brazilian cherry and quarter sawn white oak plank in a starburst pattern featuring a five-point star. The installation was nail-down. The floor is job-site finished, using a satin water-based surface finish. Installation by The Floor Man Co., Inc. in Toledo, Ohio.
Photo courtesy of National Wood Flooring Association (www.woodfloors.org / www.nwfa.org).
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Best Kitchen/Dining Room - CNC
The Floor Man Co., Inc. ~ Toledo, Ohio
This floor features solid Brazilian cherry, wenge, and red oak in a custom parquet pattern. The installation was glue-down. The floor is job-site finished, using a satin water-based surface finish. Installation by The Floor Man Co., Inc. in Toledo, Ohio.
Photo courtesy of National Wood Flooring Association (www.woodfloors.org / www.nwfa.org).
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Best Kitchen/Dining Room - Non-CNC
Seabaugh’s Custom Floors ~ Cape Girardeau, Missouri
This floor features solid ash plank, with aluminum feature strips. The installation was both nail-down and glue-down. The floor is job-site finished, using a wax finish. Installation by Seabaugh Custom Floors in Cape Girardeau, Missouri.
Photo courtesy of National Wood Flooring Association (www.woodfloors.org / www.nwfa.org).
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Best Commercial/Showroom - CNC
Maximum
Hardwood Floors ~ Coral Springs, Florida This floor
features a variety of solid and engineered species, including Brazilian
cherry, santos mahogany, ipe, American walnut, maple, wenge, cumaru,
white oak, and red oak, in strip, plank, and both basket weave and
herringbone parquet styles. The floor also includes hand-scraping,
aluminum feature strips, and marble inlays. The installation was
both nail-down and glue-down. The floor is both factory finished
and job-site finished, using both semi-gloss and satin water-based
and moisture-cured surface finishes, and tung oil finish. Installation
by Maximum Hardwood Floors in Coral Springs, Florida. Photo Courtesy
of National Wood Flooring Association (www.woodfloors.org
/ www.nwfa.org).
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Best Commercial/Showroom - Non-CNC
Birger Juell, Ltd. ~ Chicago, Illinois This floor features solid oak, walnut and wenge in a custom Versailles and sunray parquet pattern. The installation was both nail-down and glue-down. The floor is job-site finished, using a wax finish. Installation by Birger Juell, Ltd. In Chicago, Illinois.
Photo Courtesy of National Wood Flooring Association (www.woodfloors.org / www.nwfa.org).
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Best Living Room/Family Room - CNC
Czar Floors ~ Newtown, Pennsylvania
This floor features solid white oak, maple, merbau and ash in a custom parquet pattern. The installation was glue-down. The floor is job-site finished, using a semi-gloss water-based surface finish. Installation by Czar Floors in Newtown, Pennsylvania.
Photo Courtesy of National Wood Flooring Association (www.woodfloors.org / www.nwfa.org).
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Best Living Room/Family Room - Non-CNC
Seabaugh’s Custom Floors ~ Cape Girardeau, Missouri
This floor features solid ash plank, with aluminum feature strips. The installation was both nail-down and glue-down. The floor is job-site finished, using a wax finish. Installation by Seabaugh Custom Floors in Cape Girardeau, Missouri.
Photo Courtesy of National Wood Flooring Association (www.woodfloors.org / www.nwfa.org).
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Best Library/Office - CNC
Ralph’s Hardwood Floor Co., Inc. ~ Black Creek, Wisconsin
This floor features solid walnut plank, with numerous domestic and exotic species in the medallion and border. The installation was nail-down. The floor is job-site finished, using a satin acid-cured surface finish. Installation by Ralph’s Hardwood Floor Co. in Black Creek, Wisconsin.
Photo Courtesy of National Wood Flooring Association (www.woodfloors.org / www.nwfa.org).
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Best Library/Office - Non-CNC
Rode Bros Floors, Inc. ~ Los Angeles, California
This floor features solid walnut, wenge, santos mahogany and maple, in a custom parquet pattern. The installation was glue-down. The floor is job-site finished, using a satin water-based surface finish. Installation by Rode Bros. Floors in Los Angeles, California.
Photo Courtesy of National Wood Flooring Association (www.woodfloors.org / www.nwfa.org).
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Best Entry/Foyer - CNC
Universal Floors ~ Washington, DC
This floor features solid and engineered American walnut, maple, holly, pear, Peruvian walnut, aniegre, olive, European birch, movingue, avadier and coyote wood. The installation was both nail-down and glue-down. The floor was finished using a satin tung oil finish. Installation by Universal Floors in Washington, DC.
Photo Courtesy of National Wood Flooring Association (www.woodfloors.org / www.nwfa.org).
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Best Entry/Foyer - Non-CNC
DM Hardwood Designs ~ Farmington, New Mexico
This floor features solid hand-scraped black walnut plank in a custom basket weave parquet pattern with granite inlays. The installation was both nail-down and glue-down. The floor is job-site finished, using a water-based surface finish. Installation by DM Hardwood Designs in Farmington, New Mexico.
Photo Courtesy of National Wood Flooring Association (www.woodfloors.org / www.nwfa.org).
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Best Restoration - CNC
Pasadena Wood Floors, Inc. ~ Pasadena, California
This floor features engineered cork, maple and walnut plank. The installation was both nail-down and glue-down. The floor is factory finished, using a semi-gloss acrylic impregnated finish. Installation by Pasadena Wood Floors in Pasadena, California.
Photo Courtesy of National Wood Flooring Association (www.woodfloors.org / www.nwfa.org).
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Best Restoration - Non-CNC
Universal Floors ~ Washington, DC
This floor features solid hand-scraped eastern white pine plank. The installation was nail-down. The floor is job-site finished, using a satin wax and a pot ash lye finish. Installation by Universal Floors in Washington, DC.
Photo Courtesy of National Wood Flooring Association (www.woodfloors.org / www.nwfa.org).
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Best Reclaimed - CNC
Enmar Hardwood Flooring, Inc. ~ Mesa, Arizona
This floor features distressed solid reclaimed white oak and red oak plank. The installation was nail-down. The floor is job-site finished, using a satin oil-based surface finish. Installation by Enmar Hardwood Flooring in Mesa, Arizona.
Photo Courtesy of National Wood Flooring Association (www.woodfloors.org / www.nwfa.org).
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Best Reclaimed - Non-CNC
Goodwin Heart Pine ~ Micanopy, Florida
This floor features solid longleaf heart pine, cherry, and cypress plank, with brass and stone inlays. The installation was nail-down. The floor is job-site finished, using a semi-gloss water-based surface finish. Installation by Goodwin Heart Pine in Micanopy, Florida.
Photo Courtesy of National Wood Flooring Association (www.woodfloors.org / www.nwfa.org).
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Best Factory Finished - Non-CNC
DM Hardwood Designs ~ Farmington, New Mexico
This floor features solid white oak in a custom circular pattern, which features a nautical compass within a compass. The installation was both nail-down and glue-down. The floor is job-site finished, using a water-based surface finish. Installation by DM Hardwood Designs in Farmington, New Mexico.
Photo Courtesy of National Wood Flooring Association (www.woodfloors.org / www.nwfa.org).
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Best Limited Species - CNC
Johnson Yarema Hardwood Floors ~ Troy, Michigan
This floor features engineered quartersawn maple and wenge in a custom herringbone parquet pattern. The installation was glue-down. The floor is job-site finished, using a semi-gloss acid-cured surface finish. Installation by Johnson Yarema Hardwood floors in Troy, Michigan.
Photo Courtesy of National Wood Flooring Association (www.woodfloors.org / www.nwfa.org).
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Best Limited Species - Non-CNC
Palembas Hardwood Floors, Inc. ~ Escondido, California
This floor features solid FEQ teak and select wenge strip. The installation was glue-down. The floor is job-site finished, using a satin water-based surface finish. Installation by Palembas Hardwood Floors in Escondido, California.
Photo Courtesy of National Wood Flooring Association (www.woodfloors.org / www.nwfa.org).
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Best Engineered - CNC
Johnson Yarema Hardwood Floors ~ Troy, Michigan
This floor features engineered wood in 48 domestic and exotic species. The custom design features more than 12,000 individual pieces of wood. The installation was glue-down. The floor is job-site finished, using a wax finish. Installation by Johnson Yarema Hardwood floors in Troy, Michigan.
Photo Courtesy of National Wood Flooring Association (www.woodfloors.org / www.nwfa.org).
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Best Engineered - Non-CNC & Members’ Choice
Universal Floors ~ Washington, DC
This floor features more than 12,000 pieces of engineered rift and quarter sawn white oak in a custom Americana parquet pattern. The installation was both nail-down and glue-down. The floor is job-site finished, using a satin tung oil finish. Installation by Universal Floors in Washington, DC.
Photo Courtesy of National Wood Flooring Association (www.woodfloors.org / www.nwfa.org).
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