BR-111 is not called Indusparquet. That is absolutely incorrect. There have been major bulletins that went out from BR111 explaining that. Now, there are horror stories about bellawood. look online. MY3CENTS.com If I remember correctly will give you a hint. Br-111 is an excellent product. We have sold probably 20 jobs of it over the years without ever a complaint other than some lengthy backorders on mistachio pecan. Never a quality complaint...ever...Good Luck

The store where I am in the process of purchasing my wood floors told me they were discontinuing BR111 due to the number of claims they have had. I've purchased many boxes of solid Bellawood flooring to get an idea of the look I wanted in my house. The product seems pretty nice-other than short pieces. The reason I didn't go with the Bella was due to concrete in parts of my house requiring me to install engineered. Hope this helps....

I love Cumaru, but was turned away by all the talk about expansion/contraction.

That said, BR-111 has always had a good reputation here. I bought 600 sq ft of their budget priced engineered Timborana. I love it and I didn't have any waste during installation other than the odd shorts after my trimming.

I plan on buying more BR-111 for my master bedroom, unless you know something has happened to the company.

I was disappointed to find that they discontinued (it seems) the Timborana. So, I did some searching online for Timborana and found a product being sold my Armstrong. Well, if you ask me, it's the same exact product as BR-111, and it looks like maybe their exotics are the same products as BR-111.

At any rate. My flooring is super budget and I installed it using the floating method gluing the boards to one another. Over the year I have not even seen any expansion or contraction. I know this because I haven't install the baseboards yet. DOH!

Here is a link that might be useful: Timborana at Armstrong

WOW thanks for everyone's input.

FLOORTECH - Thanks for making it clear about the bulletin...I ended up calling BR-111 directly and they verified what you said so I truly appreciate you letting me know that!

I have another question...I just called a local vendor and they do not sell BR-111, but they are quoting me Brazilian Teak and stated that BR-111 and other companies that sell Exotic hardwoods are all just for marketing as they do not manufacturer the product themselves. They simply just put their names on them. He said that if you purchase Brazilian Teak from Brazil, it's the same exact product no matter what company sells them. After asking him what company he is quoting me (as it's cheaper in price)...he said it's not a company cause they simply purchase directly from the factory. It sounds kind of sketchy so I just wanted to get your input on that. Thanks!

Please read the BBB review of BR-111, not a good reputation at all. Compare it to any other company or flooring manufacturer. You will find that the reviews speak for themselves. Do the research before purchasing flooring as it is a large investment to make.

This post was edited by milar on Tue, May 20, 14 at 7:20

BR-111 used to be a reputable company and Triangulo and Indusparquet manufactured their hardwood flooring for them. The products were then called BR-111 Triangulo and BR-111 Indusparquet. Then there was a lawsuit since BR-111 was accused of not paying its suppliers. Then the suppliers branched off to sell directly to the stores that sell retail and BR-111 changed its name to BR-111 direct. I bought two T-Moldings from BR-111 direct to go with my BR-111 Triangulo floor I installed in 2009. THe molding I bought at the end of 2011 to separate the new tile from the hardwoods came so damaged. They sent me new ones of a wrong species and damaged. I never got my money back since my little dog died and then my tax season started. I did some research and learned all about the new company that is not getting its products from the two companies that supplied the quality wood. So buyer beware of BR-111 Direct or at least know they are not supplying the wood from the two companies that used to get the wood for and have a new name now. So it is up to you if you want to buy from them but there is a lot of complants.

I happen to be someone who installed both BR111 (Timborana) and Bellawood Bloodwood and Bolivian Rosewood. The ground floor is slab so I needed engineered wood.

I am super happy with both. The Timborana is much softer than both Bellawood. The Bloodwood and Rosewood are about 3X harder than Red Oak so this is not a surprise. You can literally drop anything on either of the Bellawoods and I challenge you to see any dents. The BR111 Timborana is absolutely gorgeous and looks better than mahogany. We are super careful so in spite of both floors being 16 years, they look great and I still get compliments on the Timborana. It literally looks like fine furniture wood. I would not use it if you have children and pets or you are super rough on your floors. We almost never walk in with outside shoes and as a result it has held up well and only a few deeper dents and scratches. If you are not on slab and can use 3/4" planks in the heavy traffic areas, then by all means go for the Bellawood. I think it will outlast the house by another 50 years .... it is that good.

The only advise I would say, if you have a Bellawood plank that is bent significantly, do not attempt to push it into shape with the nail gun, just set it aside and use another. I am not talking about slight misshapen, rather about ones that are 1/2" because sometimes they will resist so hard, you will spend 20 minutes on one plank. Luckily there is only a tiny percentage that are not straight. Overall both are great but pick the best according to your intended use

Seeing my post form 7 years ago. I guess this post was brought up by someone's likes. I wish I had not done Brazilian Cherry after my flooding and went with a White Oak. I had the wide long boards in 2009 and went with the 3.25" boards in 2015 when the floor was replaced. Too many short boards with a bad install I have not been happy about. But BR-111 direct is not the same company as BR-111.

@ Susan sounds like a big mess and a lot of uncertainty on BR111 which happened long after I bought their product. Maybe it is wise to stay away and not risk it. Bellawood is by Lumber Liquidators and I have been a customer from when they were still a mail order company and the CEO was personally answering the emails (I should have invested in the company not just buy their products, little did I expect they would grow to hundreds of stores). I have never been disappointed with Lumber Liquidators, but I also make sure I pick the right species of wood because that's nature. The finish is important but of you have a soft wood species, it doesn't matter how good the coating is, because it will dent and scratch. btw, I am a mechanical engineer but you don't need an engineering degree since that should be obvious for all . Simon

Thank you saba99 for your input. I still need to install a hardwood floor upstairs as early January, I plan to replace my carpets upstairs. I am not sure what I am going to do but thank you for reminding me about being careful of soft woods.