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Brazilian Cherry Flooring, more appropriately referred to as Jatoba flooring, is the most popular tropical wood in North America.  You may not realize all the steps it takes us to get product to market, especially when you are dealing with a direct importer such as stewartfloor who is involved in the process at all levels.  The following photos show the process of taking Brazilian Cherry lumber and turning it into flooring blanks first and the blanks into moulded flooring.  It’s very different from going to the supermarket and buying off the shelf.  Nature works very differently, not to mention the issues we don’t control, such as shipping, currency fluctuations, manufacturing delays etc.

Many companies promote their many locations on the internet, dozens of warehouses or the fact they “represent” the best mills in South America.  The difference is those companies buy the flooring product out of someone elses warehouse here in America.  We directly import our flooring in 20′ ocean containers at 11,000 square feet a container.  We are financially invested in the process as stewartfloor has to pay it’s manufacturing partners days after the container sails from the port in South America.  You can realize the financial commitment and resources this takes to bring these products to market without a middleman being involved.  We are proud to offer you the finest flooring which is proven in the marketplace through distribution, dealers and homeowners alike.  We maintain warehouses in Chicago, Illinois; Greensboro, North Carolina; Baltimore, Maryland; and Oakland, California.

I hope you find the following photo journey interesting.

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If you are in the market for new Brazilian Cherry Flooring, you should strongly consider purchasing now.  Pricing is steadily increasing due to several key factors.  First, supplies have been limited over the last year due to a significant increase in demand in South America, which historically has not been a significant customer base.  Secondly, currency exchange rates have continued to slide against importers making export more expensive and less appealing for manufacturers in South America.  Thirdly, we are still in the rainy season which means supplies are even lower and manufacturers are barely running due to very low stock levels.

With so many companies offering products for sale through a multitude of channels, do your homework.  First, does the company you plan on buying from actually own the material you want to buy from them?  The majority of companies online for example, do not own any stock themselves, they only buy the stock from an importer when you place your order from them.  How much do they know about the stock?  The quality of manufacturing, grading & finishing?  What if you have an issue?  Now there are other people involved in the transaction which were hidden from you previously.  At stewartfloor, we own everything we sell as we buy it directly from the owners of our manufacturing partners in South America.  We’ve been buying from these family owned manufacturers and importing for years.  Any of us can pay someone to build a nice looking website, but this doesn’t mean these companies have any real “skin in the game” or depth of knowledge about what they are offering for sale.  We inventory over a half million dollars worth of flooring at all times.  We import only exotic wood flooring manufactured in South America.

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If you are in the market for Brazilian Cherry Hardwood Flooring, you need to check out our product.  We offer an excellent quality product which we are happy for you to compare in manufacturing quality, grading and finish quality with all the marketed brands out in the marketplace.

We have testimonials from clients who have taken the challenge and compared – where did they buy their new floor in the end?  From us, not a well known national liquidator who advertises nor from companies on the internet who sell other peoples wood as their own.  Buying on the internet can understandably cause anxiety, but you will be pleasantly surprised about your new floor from stewartfloor and confident that you made the right choice!

Brazilian Cherry Hardwood Flooring

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Brazilian Cherry/ Jatoba Long Length Flooring 8' to 13' Lengths

Brazilian Cherry Long Length Flooring from a Direct Importer

Looking for that special floor?  The one that would make your neighbors salivate?  We have Brazilian Cherry Long Length Flooring available for your special project.  Typically this category would be defined by flooring which is 6′ to 10′ in length, we are offering 8′ to 13′ with an average length of an incredible 10.5′!  For you designers and archictects out there, this will completely separate you from your competition and create an exceptional and exquisite design for your client.

This flooring was hand selected for its appearance and only the finest boards were approved.  This product is tongue and groove 4 sides.  Make a statement today!

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Looking for a fine grain and extremely durable wood in shades of salmon and red…….check out Tiete Rosewood Flooring. This is a sophisticated choice which will show extremely well in traditional or modern spaces. It will exhibit a medium amount of color change when compared to other red species such as Brazilian Cherry Flooring. This is an important point as customers select flooring materials based on the color they are looking at, rather than understanding what it will look like after exposed to light. Stewartfloor imports Tiete Rosewood Flooring from Paraguay and it is finished with Klummp Coatings of Germany with a silky smooth protective surface. Call us today and discover the difference 13 years of Exotic Wood Flooring knowledge makes.

Tiete Rosewood Flooring

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Brazilian Cherry flooring has become quite popular over the last decade.  Brazilian Cherry provides the perfect canvas to create an overall successful interior design.  For good reason, it’s beautiful red color which darkens with exposure to sunlight has exceptional hardness and provides both affordable elegance and practical durability for generations to come.  Designers, Architects and homeowners agree this species is special.  StewartFloor is proud to offer this species in 3/4″ x 3″ as well as 4″ and 5″ widths in 1′ to 7′ lengths in Prefinished as well as an ultra premium grade product unfinished in 3/4 x 5″ x 8′ to 13′ lengths with an average of 10.5′.

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stewartfloor has 2,600 square feet of 3/4″ x 5″ x 8′ to 13′ with an average length of 10.5′!  This product is tongue and groove 4 sides and square edged.  This is truly exceptional flooring which was graded by hand and is graded to a higher specification than Clear Grade products.  Call today at 866-780-7839 x5 and inquire about this exceptional opportunity!

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New containers arriving this weekend of 3″ and 5″ Brazilian Cherry/Jatoba Prefinished Flooring.  We will be unloading these containers this week in our Baltimore and Chicago warehouses.  Product is finished with Bona of Sweden finish(www.bona.com/en/).  Product is Clear grade with 1′ to 7′ lengths with an average 36″.  Don’t miss out on this tremendous quality product at a great price from a direct container importer.

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