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Brazilian Walnut Flooring is a gorgeous dark hued flooring choice.  Dark browns with occasional deep reds or dark greens makes for a luxurious and rich wood floor which mellows over time.  This floor looks amazing in both modern and traditional environments.  Brazilian Walnut Flooring is one of the most dense hardwood species in the world and unbelievably, Class A fire rated, the same as concrete and Steel!  Choosing this floor guarantees you a floor of unmatched sophistication with three times the hardness of Red Oak.  For once, you have both desire and practicality in one!

Brazilian Walnut / Ipe Tree in Nature

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Please check out our gorgeous 3/4″ x 3″ solid prefinished Brazilian Walnut or Ipe flooring.  In stock and ready to beautify your home.  As always, we are direct container importers and own what we sell.  This picture is of our flooring on the grading table after prefinishing.  We don’t tint or stain our products.

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Wood is like no other natural product on earth!  Hardwood flooring adds an undeniable warmth to any home or commercial space.  Wood flooring has many advantages when compared to other flooring materials such as carpet, among them are health benefits.  Unlike carpet, wood flooring is allergy friendly and easy to maintain.

When choosing among various wood species for your interior, there are several key points to keep in mind to guarantee your satisfaction.

1.  Color is the first consideration given the fact that flooring is the major canvas for overall interior design.  One simply cannot underestimate the importance of color and its impact in your overall design goals.

2.  Once the color range has been decided, your personal lifestyle is an important consideration.  This comes into play considering the density of one species over another and practical wear and tear.  Tropical species have a major advantage in this consideration when compared with traditional domestic species.  The species offered at StewartFloor range from 25% harder up to 3 times harder when compared to domestic species.  What does this mean to you?  Although like all woods, they will still dent and scratch, tropical woods will do this to a lesser extent compared to domestic species such as Oak & Maple.

3.  Species of wood are as unique as individuals.  It’s important to consider your climate and how one species behaves in your climate compared to another species.  Wood is hygroscopic and this means it adapts to the environment it is in.  During the winter months with the heater on to maintain a pleasant environment, wood will shrink and this is what creates the “gaps” you commonly see in the floor.  There is nothing wrong with the floor and it is not defective, it’s simply shrinking due to the dryness in the air.  In the summer months, more humidity means the wood swells again and the gaps fill in.  Some woods shrink less than others and are more stable than others, if this is a critical point for you, then comparing species stability should be on your list of considerations in selecting the right species of wood for your new floor.

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Brazilian Walnut flooring is the most durable floor here at stewartfloor.  Ipe is the common name for this species and it is found throughout South America.  Lapacho is also often included in this general marketing name and is found in Paraguay.  Lapacho belongs to the same botanical family as Ipe, they are brothers.  This species is made up of warm brown tones as well as some reddish and green tones depending on where it was grown and harvested.  This species is equally suited in a traditional or rustic interior design as well as a very modern urban environment.  Truly a miracle of nature, it is Class A Fire Rated believe it or not which is the same as concrete & steel!  We offer our Brazilian Walnut Prefinished Flooring in a lower gloss finish to bring out the fine graining inherent in this beauty.  Call today to check our inventory of Brazilian Walnut Prefinished Premium/First Grade flooring and accessories.  Beauty and durability all in the same pacakge!

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The production of StewartFloor tropical wood flooring contributes to the economic strength in the communities where our manufacturing partners are located in Brazil, Paraguay & Peru.

StewartFloor is committed to preserving the forests of South America.  In Brazil, the Brazilian Institute of the Environment and Natural Resources (IBAMA) monitors and regulates the forestry industry. StewartFloor promotes sustainable forest practices and is committed to securing timber that is selectively harvested and inspected under the governments guidelines.  StewartFloor  supports only manufacturing partners who are committed to sustainable forestry practices and are committed to the social and economic well being of their employees as well as obeying the law.  Following these practices provides well being for communities and employees as well as ensuring that the forests live on to provide economic benefit for local communities for generations in the future.

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We have available for sale beautiful 3″ Solid Prefinished Brazilian Walnut/Ipe flooring finished at a 25 gloss level.  The wood is finished natural with no color or tint added to the finish.  This material was specially sorted for color by our manufacturer in Brazil and prefinished in Reidsville, N.C. 27320.  Brazilian Walnut is three times harder than White Oak, Class A fire rated and simply a gorgeous dark floor.  Experience sophisticated timeless elegance which works with classic and modern design alike.  Call today to inquire while we still have availability.

As always, we are direct importers of containers working with our manufacturing partners in Brazil, Paraguay and Peru.  Our goal is to provide you with the finest quality South American manufactured flooring products. When you buy from stewartfloor, you’re not paying a middleman.  Most importantly, we only sell South American solid wood flooring and have traveled extensively in South America visiting our production partners to bring the finest products to market.

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Many companies on the internet claim to have dozens of warehouses, direct warehouse pricing and offer mill direct product.  The only problem with claiming this is that they don’t, they are buying from importers who have warehouses strategically located just like stewartfloor does to service their business.  They haven’t been to South America to actually visit the manufacturing facilities of the products they are representing to you as their own.  The claims of large inventories in some cases belong to the companies they are buying product from to sell to you.  At stewartfloor we consider it essential to be transparent and not misrepresent where we fit in delivering products to the marketplace.  We are direct container importers from Brazil, Paraguay and Peru.  These are relationships which have been built and nurtured for years.  We DO NOT buy any stock from importers in the U.S. and represent it as ours in order to sell to you.  We visit the manufacturers we are buying from so that we know exactly what we are selling to our clientele.  The inventory which is listed on our website is our own.  Our product knowledge is extensive as we only sell South American solid hardwood flooring.  We will not be undersold on comparable quality products.

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