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2009 Floor of the Year Winning Entries
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Best Bedroom - Hand Cut
CP Wood Floors ~ Gales Ferry, Conneticut
This floor features a variety of solid and engineered species, including quarter sawn American
cherry, walnut, ash, Brazilian cherry, maple, purpleheart, Peruvian walnut, red oak, white oak,
and wenge, in strip and plank. The floor also includes brass, marble, and gold leaf. The
installation is both nail-down and glue-down. The floor is job-site finished, using a satin waterbased
surface finish. Installation by CP Wood Floors in Gales Ferry, Connecticut.
Photo courtesy of National Wood Flooring Association (www.woodfloors.org / www.nwfa.org).
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Best - CNC/Laser Cut
Universal Floors ~ Washington D.C.
This floor features solid Brazilian cherry, maple, and American walnut in a custom parquet
pattern. The installation is nail-down. The floor is job-site finished, using a satin water-based
surface finish. Installation by Universal Floors in Washington, DC.
Photo courtesy of National Wood Flooring Association (www.woodfloors.org / www.nwfa.org). |
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Best Commercial Showroom - CNC/Laser Cut
Birger Juell ~ Chicago, Illinios
This floor features a variety of species, including walnut, wenge, and Peruvian gold in a Marie
Antionette parquet pattern. The floor also includes a torch medallion. The installation is gluedown.
The floor is finished using a wax finish. Installation Birger Juell in Chicao, Illinois.
Photo courtesy of National Wood Flooring Association (www.woodfloors.org / www.nwfa.org).
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Best Commercial Showroom - Hand Cut (tie)
Woodwright Hardwood Floor Co. ~ Dallas, Texas
This floor features engineered plank walnut. The floor also includes bronze inlays. The
installation is glue-down. The floor is job-site finished, using a semi gloss tung oil. Installation
by Woodwright Hardwood Floor Company in Dallas, Texas.
Photo courtesy of National Wood Flooring Association (www.woodfloors.org / www.nwfa.org).
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Best Commercial Showroom - Hand Cut (tie)
Divine Hardwood Flooring, Ltd ~ Calgary, AB, Canada This floor features solid strip red oak and birch. The installation is glue-down. The floor is
manufacturer finished. Installation by Divine Hardwood Flooring in Calgary, AB, Canada.
Photo Courtesy
of National Wood Flooring Association (www.woodfloors.org
/ www.nwfa.org).
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Best Engineered - Hand Cut
DM Hardwood Designs ~ Farmington, New Mexico This floor features solid heartpine, cypress, black cherry, walnut, wenge, Brazilian cherry, and
zebrawood, with a custom medallion. The installation is both nail-down and glue-down. The
floor is job-site finished, using a matte water-based and oil-based surface finish. Installation by
DM Hardwood Designs in Farmington, New Mexico.
Photo Courtesy of National Wood Flooring Association (www.woodfloors.org / www.nwfa.org).
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Best Kitchen Dining Room - Hand Cut (Honorable Mention)
Al Havner & Sons Hardwood Floors ~ Vonore, Tennessee
This floor features solid red cedar, spruce, oak, maple, pine and walnut. The installation is gluedown.
The floor is job-site finished, using a gloss oil-based surface finish. Installation by Al
Havner & Sons Hardwood floors in Vonore, Tennessee.
Photo Courtesy of National Wood Flooring Association (www.woodfloors.org / www.nwfa.org).
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Best Library Office - Hand Cut
Universal Floors ~ Washington DC
This floor features solid and engineered white oak and American walnut in a custom parquet
pattern. The installation is both nail-down and glue-down. The floor is job-site finished, using a
satin tung oil. Installation by Universal Floors in Washington, DC.
Photo Courtesy of National Wood Flooring Association (www.woodfloors.org / www.nwfa.org).
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Best Limited Species - Hand Cut
Precision Floorcrafters ~ Orala, Florida
This floor features solid cypress with end grain heartpine handcut from reclaimed beams. The
installation is glue-down. The floor is job-site finished. Installation by Precision Floorcrafters in
Orala, Florida.
Photo Courtesy of National Wood Flooring Association (www.woodfloors.org / www.nwfa.org).
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Best Living Room Family Room - CNC/Laser Cut
SVB Wood Floor Service ~ Grandview, Missouri
This floor features solid strip and parquet maple, wenge, qaurtersawn red oak, and walnut. The
installation is both nail-down and glue-down. The floor is job-site finished, using a satin waterbased
surface finish. Installation by SVB Wood Floor Service in Grandview, Missouri.
Photo Courtesy of National Wood Flooring Association (www.woodfloors.org / www.nwfa.org).
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Best Living Room Family Room - Hand Cut
Yantarnaya Pryad ~ Khimki, Russia
This floor features solid oak, maple, and walnut in a custom parquet pattern. The installation is
glue-down. The floor is job-site finished, using a matte water-based surface finish. Installation
by Yantarnaya Pryad in Khimki, Russia.
Photo Courtesy of National Wood Flooring Association (www.woodfloors.org / www.nwfa.org).
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Best Manufacturer Factory Finished - Hand Cut
Red Oak Hardwood Floor ~ Glenview, Illinios
This floor features prefinished santos mahogany with java birch borders. The installation is
glue-down. Installation by Red Oak Hardwood Floor in Glenview, Illinois.
Photo Courtesy of National Wood Flooring Association (www.woodfloors.org / www.nwfa.org).
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Best Manufacturer Factory Finished - Hand Cut (Honorable Mention)
Gaylord Forest Products ~ Tweed, ON Canada
This floor features manufacturer finished solid plank white pine. The installation is both naildown
and glue-down. Installation by Gaylord Forest Products in Tweed, ON, Canada.
Photo Courtesy of National Wood Flooring Association (www.woodfloors.org / www.nwfa.org).
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Best Reclaimed - Hand Cut (Honorable Mention)
Al Havner & Sons Hardwood Floors ~ Vonore, Tennessee
This floor features solid red cedar, spruce, oak, maple, pine and walnut. The installation is gluedown.
The floor is job-site finished, using a gloss oil-based surface finish. Installation by Al
Havner & Sons Hardwood floors in Vonore, Tennessee.
Photo Courtesy of National Wood Flooring Association (www.woodfloors.org / www.nwfa.org).
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Best Restoration - Hand Cut
Universal Floors ~ Washington, DC
This floor features solid reclaimed maple, mahogany and white oak in a basket weave and unit
block parquet pattern. The installation is both nail-down and glue-down. The floor is job-site
finished, using a satin tung oil. Installation by Universal Floors in Washington, DC.
Photo Courtesy of National Wood Flooring Association (www.woodfloors.org / www.nwfa.org).
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Best Xtreme Makeover
Majestic Wood Floors ~ Frederick, Maryland
This floor features 15 different species of engineered wood in a custom parquet pattern. The
installation is glue-down. The floor is job-site finished, using a matte tung oil. Installation by
Majestic Wood Floors in Frederick, Maryland.
Photo Courtesy of National Wood Flooring Association (www.woodfloors.org / www.nwfa.org).
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Best Entry Foyer - CNC/Laser Cut
American Hardwood Flooring of MN ~ Delano, Minnesota
This floor features solid strip quartersawn padauk, quartersawn white oak, and wenge in a
herringbone pattern. The floor also includes marble. The installation is glue-down. The floor is
job-site finished, using a satin oil-based surface finish. Installation by American Hardwood
Flooring on MN in Delano, Minnesota.
Photo Courtesy of National Wood Flooring Association (www.woodfloors.org / www.nwfa.org).
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Best Kitchen Dining Room - Hand Cut
American Hardwood Flooring of MN ~ Delano, Minnesota
This floor features solid white oak in a versailles parquet pattern. The installation is glue-down.
The floor is job-site finished, using a semi-gloss tung oil. Installation by American Hardwood
Flooring on MN in Delano, Minnesota.
Photo Courtesy of National Wood Flooring Association (www.woodfloors.org / www.nwfa.org).
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Best Kitchen Dining Room - CNC/Laser Cut
Diamond Flooring ~ Elizabethtown, Kentucky
This floor features solid plank rift and quarter sawn white oak, yellowheart, padauk, bloodwood
and wenge, with a custom medallion and border. The installation is both nail down and gluedown.
The floor is job-site finished, using a satin water-based surface finish. Installation by
Diamond Flooring in Elizabethtown, Kentucky.
Photo Courtesy of National Wood Flooring Association (www.woodfloors.org / www.nwfa.org).
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Best Entry Foyer- Hand Cut & Members' Choice
DM Hardwood Designs ~ Farmington, New Mexico
This floor features solid heartpine with a custom acrylic resin-base medallion. The installation is
both nail-down and glue-down. The floor is job-site finished, using a matte water-based and
oil-based surface finish. Installation by DM Hardwood Designs in Farmington, New Mexico.
Photo Courtesy of National Wood Flooring Association (www.woodfloors.org / www.nwfa.org).
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Best Reclaimed - Hand Cut
Birger Juell ~ Chicago, Illinios
This floor features solid reclaimed white oak parquet, with leather inlays. The floor is finished
using a wax finish. Installation Birger Juell in Chicao, Illinois.
Photo Courtesy of National Wood Flooring Association (www.woodfloors.org / www.nwfa.org).
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