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Fri, Aug 19, 11 at 11:17
| We have this in our den and thinking about putting it in the kitchen. It's an engineered merbau wood made by ozark mountain company. I think the company was bought by another company and I can't find it. A flooring place I went to said brazilian cherry is the same thing. Also,their flooring was very expensive.
I'm reading from this forum to not try to match, but I dont know how to transition the look because the room runs into the kitchen. (Which is tile) So any suggestions are welcome! The wood I have in den is pretty scratched up- I have rough kids with lots of friends and it has/had an acrylic finish on it. It's 3" wide and 5/16" deep. Oh and if I magically find this stuff, can I lay it over the tile? |
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- Posted by floorman67 (My Page) on Fri, Aug 19, 11 at 13:30
| They are different species of wood. Merbau is Intsia bijuga, whereas Brazilian Cherry is Hymenaea courbaril, also known as Courbaril, and is considerably harder than Merbau. 2350 versus 1500. |
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| Merbau is gorgeous since my neighbors have the 5" wide engineered Merbau floor in their home. I actually liked it a little bit better than the look of the Brazilian Cherry but I chose Brazilian Cherry for the additional hardness. My floors are beautiful also. |
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