Ark
Ark Engineered and Solid Hardwood Flooring
Ark offers two different hardwood flooring constructions… Engineered and Solid. While much ado is made about the advantages of one over the other, the fact is that both are equally beautiful, and in most situations, equally long lasting. We offer a lifetime structural guarantee and a 25 year finish guarantee on both constructions. Here is an quick overview of the key differences between the two constructions.
Solid Construction
This is just what it sounds like. Each plank is a single 3/4” thick, solid piece of your chosen species of wood, topped with multiple layers of our protective polyurethane finish. Solid construction can be sanded and refinished if necessary and for this reason is often the preferred choice of homeowners particularly worried about long-term damage to their flooring.
Engineered Construction
Here each plank is created using five layers of natural hardwood laminated “cross-grained” to each other. This base is then topped with a premium layer of your chosen hardwood species and multiple coats of our protective polyurethane finish. This construction counters wood’s natural tendency to expand and contract with seasonal temperature changes. It also gives our floors unusual resistance to warping and buckling (we guarantee it). Engineered flooring is your best choice for any area at risk for moisture, particularly installations over concrete or “below grade” (ground level). Engineered floors are also generally thinner than solid. This has little impact on floor life, but it can minimize the height differential between your new floor and the other floors around it.
Green Story
As one of China’s most innovative companies, A&W / Ark Floors commitment to the environment is ongoing. A&W / Ark Floors has been recognized by some the world’s most prestigious environmental organizations and was one of China’s first members of WWF/CFTN (China Forest & Trade Network). In 2006 A&W Ark Floors received its Green Pass to the international timber and flooring market Chain of Custody Certification. A&W Chairman Carl Lu has been a guest speaker at the WWF’s “World Forest Environment Forum” receiving recognition for contributing to responsible forestry. A&W / Ark Floors was one of the first companies in Asia to sign the Communiqué.
Sonoma
Ark Hardwood Floors Sonoma Collection
High quality at high value. These .6MM engineered exotics go the distance at a competitive price point.
A revolutionary .6MM engineered product with a luxury look at a value price point. The Sonoma Collection was designed to meet a growing need in the marketplace for attractive, durable, “real wood” flooring at an extremely competitive price point. Available in engineered construction, each rich looking plank is available in a 5” width for a dramatic look.
Heartland
Ark Hardwood Floors American Heartland Collection
Classic American looks – all in solid construction – in a choice of contemporary colors.
Classic American looks—all in solid construction—including maple, ash and oak in a choice of contemporary colors. In keeping with traditional style, these floors feature narrower planks ranging from 2-1/4” to 3-5/8” in width. This makes them the perfect compliment for more formal and elegant decors. All come in random lengths for added visual interest.
Elegant
Ark Hardwood Floors Elegant Exotic Collection
The most stylish engineered or solid exotics in a wide range of colors.
Looking for the latest and most stylish exotic wood floors? Look no further. Here you will find Tigerwood, Brazilian Cherry, African Mahogany, Brazilian Teak, Ipe, Merbau and more exotic species in all in a wide range of colors and often available in your choice of either engineered or solid construction. This collection also features a choice of wide width planks (from 3-5/8” to 4-3/4”) for a more dramatic look. All these floors come in random lengths, meaning each package contains planks of varying lengths, for a less repetitive look.
Artistic
Ark Hardwood Floors Artistic Collection
The visually dramatic collection offers distressed planks hand scraped and hand scraped planks.
The hallmarks of this collection are a distressed, hand scraped surface texture and very wide width planks, starting at 4-3/4” and going all the way up to 6.” The result is a look that is long on drama and perfect for any casual or rustic décor. Thirty different choices, covering both classic American looks and exotics, in a mix of solid and engineered constructions.
French
Ark Hardwood Floors French Collection
Old world elegance in carefully sculpted planks.
Bring old world elegance into your home with this unique collection. All French Collection floors feature a carefully sculpted, distressed surface texture and wider width planks, ranging between 4-3/4” to 6.” Some floors also feature a “French bleed,” meaning a darkly stained bevel or edge that wraps around the sides of each plank. Choose from a total of 20 different exotic and classic American wood looks in a mix of solid and engineered constructions, all with the potential to bring a touch of European warmth and charm into your home.
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