1.  Choose from an extensive range of the highest quality 3/4″ solid prefinished Exotic hardwoods with lengths upto 86″.  Lengths which are longer than many Asian imported products.

2.  Environmentally Friendly – Low impact selective logging and Lacey Act Compliant wood guarantee sustainability.

3.  Precision milling , additional quality control by our own quality control personnel and the finest German Aluminum Oxide finishes for generations of enjoyment.

4.  Exotic Species which invigorate your living space with enjoyment and make your friends jealous.

Thirteen years of experience in South America mean we have done all the work for you.  We guarantee our products and offer a full warranty.

Santos Mahogany is just one of our extraordinary offerings.

Stunning Santos Mahogany Flooring

We are so confident in our product offering and quality, we invite you to compare before purchasing.  We have many customers who have shopped and compared at Lumber Liquidators, BR-111 and others and chose to buy from stewartfloor based on quality, service and price.  We will not be undersold on the same product specification including shipping costs from anyone.  How can we do this?  Because we buy direct and import the containers ourselves just like they do.  We control our quality by only buying from a hand selected few suppliers who play by the rules and provide consistent quality product month after month.  We like to keep it simple.

As always, when you call stewartfloor, you will be talking with the owner.

Flooring finishes must be optimized for hardness and flexibility.  All urethane aluminum oxide finishes have to put x amount of grams of aluminum oxide per square meter(10.764 square feet) of flooring.  Different finish manufacturers use different methods as well as some manufacturers develop more proprietary finishes with the assistance of the coating manufacturers.  When it comes to the practical points of a finish, keep in mind gloss levels and textured surfaces have much more to do with how a floor will look over time than the number of coats of finish.  The higher the gloss level, the more wear and tear will show.  A textured finish such as an open pore/brushed finish or a handscraped surface will show less wear.  The reality is that although aluminum oxide makes for a low maintenance and durable finish, it will still scratch.  Some finishes are better formulated and refined than others, but this has no relationship to the number of coats.

Don’t be fooled and fall for this misleading and uninformed information.

• It’s relatively inexpensive to start a business and launch a website
• It costs very little to offer products for sale on a website
• Does the website you are considering to purchase your new floor from actually own an inventory or simply offer manufacturers products for sale?  This is unfortunately very often the case which means the site is purchasing flooring from an importer or distributor.
• Does the website company have any influence or control over the quality control of the flooring production?  This is a key element in protecting yourself.  If a company has no investment in inventory and no control over the quality of the product they are selling this is a red flag.
• We own all the flooring we sell.  The difference?  We are completely invested in the process from start to finish.  We have exclusive relationships with manufacturers in Brazil, Paraguay & Peru.  We inspect everything we purchase and offer for sale.  Although we currently do not have a storefront, we maintain a half million dollar investment in Exotic Wood Flooring between our 4 warehouses.
• We are specialists!  We are available to answer any and all of the questions you may have and help you navigate between fact and fiction in the world of exotic wood flooring.
• As the old adage goes, “if it sounds to good to be true, it probably is.”  We have 13 years experience in brazilian hardwood flooring.  We are here to help educate you so that you can make a sound buying decision and one made with confidence.
  

  Stewartfloor flooring being prefinished in Paraguay

  

  Stewartfloor Brazilian Cherry Flooring being inspected on grading table in Brazil

With today’s highly advanced coating technology used in wood flooring stains and finishes, caring for your wood floors has never been easier. Regular maintenance requires little more than sweeping with a soft bristle broom, and vacuuming with a soft floor attachment. You also should clean your floors periodically with a professional wood floor cleaning product such as Bona or Loba floor care. There are other acceptable cleaners, just make sure if you have a polyurethane aluminum oxide finished floor, you use a cleaner which is approved for this finish.
Preventive Maintenance

The following are additional steps which should be put into your routine maintenance plan and to extend the life of your beautiful wood floors.

1. Do not use sheet vinyl or tile floor care products on wood floors. Self-polishing acrylic waxes cause wood to become slippery and appear dull quickly.
2. Walk off areas are essential. Use throw rugs both inside and outside doorways to help prevent grit, dirt and other debris from being tracked onto your wood floors. This will help prevent scratching.
3. Do not wet-mop a wood floor. Standing water can dull the finish, damage the wood and leave a discoloring residue.
4. Wipe up spills immediately with a slightly dampened towel.
5. Put soft plastic or fabric-faced glides under the legs of furniture to prevent scuffing and scratching.
6. Avoid walking on your wood floors with cleats, sports shoes and high heels. A 125-pound woman walking in high heels has an impact of 2,000 pounds per square inch. An exposed heel nail can exert up to 8,000 pounds per square inch. This kind of impact can dent any floor surface.
7. When moving heavy furniture, do not slide it on wood flooring. It is best to pick up the furniture completely to protect the wood flooring.
8. For wood flooring in the kitchen, place an area rug in front of the kitchen sink. This is a high traffic spot.
9. Use a humidifier throughout the winter months to keep wood movement and shrinkage to a minimum. Maintaining relative humidity throughout the year to 35-55% is recommended as excessively low or high relative humidity can have negative consequences.

High Gloss Brazilian Walnut Flooring - Shows light reflectivity

If you’ve been shopping for a new wood floor lately, I bet you have heard about wood flooring gloss or sheen levels.  Let me help you understand this concept better.  Gloss is an optical term that describes the ability of a surface to reflect light.  The higher the gloss level, the more it directly reflects light.  The lower the gloss level, the surface absorbs and diffuses the light sources.  This is normally measured at a 60 degree angle which is equivalent to looking at the surface while standing up.

As a homeowner or commercial property manager it is key to understand what this means.  The higher a gloss level, the more wear and tear will show.  Think of a piano finish(high gloss)…..it shows everything!  The lower gloss level shows less wear and tear and depending on the gloss level will actually bring out more of the naturalness of your wood floor.  It seems crazy that we buy wood floors because they are a natural product and than we put a plastic derived finish on top of them which takes away from this natural surface.  The great news is that there are many options on the market to consider what is the right choice for you.

Higher Gloss level showing light reflectivity

Atelier by stewartfloor with matte gloss level - Brazilian Teak Flooring