I noticed that Ty was now the spokesperson for Bellawood instead of Bob Villa.

LL gets mixed reviews. Do a search on the forum and you'll surely find some of the old messages.

We just had about 900 sq. ft. of hardwood from L.L. delivered and laid. It was red oak #2 unfinished (we are finishing it ourselves this weekend). So far we are thrilled with it. The price was great, the service fellas were especially helpful, and there was just about no waste pieces to speak of. Really! I love the look of the slight imperfections and can't wait to show it off finished to everyone!!! Good luck!

We purchased about 3200 sf of unfinished 10" wide eastern white pine plank flooring (including extra) from the local LL store for $1.25/sf about six months ago. I needed about 200sf more and the price was $1.65/sf for that amount. We have installed nearly all of it and will start finishing it with Waterlox Satin in a week or so. Very pleased with the price, quality, and service. Only problem with about 10% of the boards was misalignment of the tongue/groove which causes some boards to be a little higher/lower than adjacent boards, but sanding before I finish the boards will fix that. Otherwise, no sanding would be required. The surface of the boards themselves is milled very smooth, almost slick.

The Waterlox and stain will add another $0.75/sf so, and since I am doing all the work (it is a lot) myself, the finished cost should be just over $2/sf.

Thank you so much for the responses. They are very helpful.

We put in Bellawood red oak about 3 years ago - we're really happy with it. I don't remember the cost, but I do remember it didn't break the bank.