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I checked out another type of flooring today that I really liked: Brazilian Oak (aka Amendoim). I don't like oak flooring, so I was surprised by the difference in the exotic oak.

Is anyone familiar with this type of flooring? Pros/Cons?

Does anyone know anything about BlackRiver Flooring Corp. (online)? I googled the flooring type and pulled up their website. I guess I'm a little scared to consider ordering hardwood flooring online. Any other reputable dealers?

I can tell you that flooring is shipped from one end of the country to the other. We just bought Cherry flooring, 3/4" T&G for $5.00/sq ft. and will heave it installed for $2.10/sq ft. I think you are paying $12.00/sq' for the cumaru (what ever that is). Go on line and look at Lumber Liquidators. They offer 3/4" flooring with an aluminum oxide coating that should last a long time (unless you have large dogs. We shopped around for installers separate from the company offering the flooring. That way I could bargain with the flooring sellers and with the installers separately. $12/sq' installed seems high for anything. I live in Idaho.

It's been awhile since we talked to the installer, but I'm thinking the flooring was between $7 & $8 sf. + the installation cost.

I did go by a hardwood flooring store yesterday and estimated the Brazilian Oak (which was $7.19 sf. and that was on sale for 20% off). The cost of the product + installation was around the same $2,400 that the other guy wanted for the cumaru installation. So it's the same ballpark pricewise.

I was hoping that perhaps the cost would be a little cheaper around the holidays.

About 200 sqft for $2400, or $12 a sqft.

The flooring itself can run around $5 to $9 per foot. On the less expensive end you're getting more shorts, possibly more knots, and possibly unfinished. At the higher end you're looking at prefinished, longer sticks, and usually clearer wood.

Installation is usually around $2 a foot. If needed, finishing can be around $1.50-$2.50 a foot, but there are variables in that number.

Plus there might be some $$ in the bid to demo, remove and dispose of what flooring you already have in the room.

thanks for the reply. Everything is ripped out, including the trim, and it's down to the 3/4" subfloor. The cost is for unfinished flooring and finishing it on site.

Do any of you have any pros or cons to the cumaru flooring? I think I remember seeing someone mention somewhere that Cumaru is more unstable if you get up into the 5" wide range? I know nothing about hardwood, so I couldn't figure that one out except to think maybe it's because of expansion?

The flooring needs to run perpendicular to the joists?

A solid 'exotic' finished on site...$12 in my neck of the woods would be a bargain. Prices are very regional.

Thanks. I have to retract one thing because I thought it was finished on-site, but it's prefinished instead. And actually, it's a little more than the 210 sq. ft. because of one small closet that we busted out and have a little more space over there to continue 15ft of closet into that space. So, it's about 250 sq. ft. for $2,400.

I'm meeting the installer tomorrow to do the contract and place the order. He says it's taking about 2 weeks to get the product in, and it will need to acclimate a couple weeks.

stlouie, any updates on your flooring choice? Please post pictures when it is done.

No, the Cumaru flooring is still on order. I believe it's 4-1/4" inches wide. With the holidays, it may take a bit longer than the two weeks to get it in, and then it will have to acclimate for a couple more weeks. We're looking at mid-January at least for the install.

We're doing a bathroom and bedroom reno. As of now, the bedroom has most of the drywall up, we've removed the popcorn ceiling...but it's not even painted. If you're a member of ikeafans website, you can see it under Project Blogs, "Laurie and Kevin's Nexus BB Bathroom". Unfortunately, the only pics. on there now is the travertine that has been installed in the bathroom. I'll update it as things move along.

2-1/2 months later and the flooring is just going to be delivered on Monday and installed the following Monday. Long Story. I'm hoping that 7 days is long enough to acclimate?

I would think 7 days will be plenty enough time.

We received our 3/4" hardwood and it will be installed on Monday, 3/15. I opened a couple boxes and the color of the Cumaru ranges anywhere from golden to deep brown; quite a contrast. I'll let you know how it all goes.

I'm looking forward to your update. :-)

We are picking up our 5" brazilian teak this week to be installed next week. We paid $1000 for 170 sqft. We are installing ourselves, so I can't say how much installation would be.

Stlouie - looking forward to seing your floors.

StLouie, looking forward to seeing pictures of your beautiful Cumaru floor and updates. Please give pictures of the overall room and maybe a close-up of the pretty wood grain and color. I feel you will be very happy.

I love the width you chose also which is the width that I wanted but the engineered Brazilian Cherry floor I chose only came in 3.25" and 5" widths. If I ever move and can have solid wood floors and afford to replace whatever flooring is currently at my new place, I want an exotic wood (or stained maple in a cherry finish) that is 4" to 4.25" wide. I love my Brazilian Cherry floors and hope to next year replace my 21 year old bedroom carpet with these wood floors. I love Cumaru hardwood floors, otherwise known as Brazilian Teak, but I needed engineered wood floors due to my sub-floor and the location of my home. Cumaru hardwood is one of the hardest wood species and is very stable in color.

The floors are in. The installer arrived at 11:00 and was finished by 3:30!!

Here's a link to my project blog where you can see the floors on the last page. The 1st pic. is probably more accurate color.

Anyone have any idea how much more it will darken and how long it will take?

Here is a link that might be useful: project blog