A prefinished floor is one on which the stain and finish (a clear protective coating) are applied at the factory.  Most (but not all) engineered products are prefinished, and some solid products are available pre-finished. The finishes on these products, especially at the higher end are very tough, and more durable than those applied on the job to unfinished wood.

The sides of each individual board in prefinished hardwood flooring are generally slightly beveled, usually referred to as a “micro-beveled edge” or an “eased edge.” Some solid, ¾” thick pre-finished plank flooring comes with a deeper bevel, designed to accent the individual boards. For a more rustic appearance, the bevel can be stained dark brown or black.

This type of flooring is available in many stain colors, with many finish options, such as wire brushing, scraping or sculpting or other types of distressing. Many lines distress by machine, producing a regular pattern, with little variation from board to board.

More high-end lines are distressed by hand, with every piece being slightly different, producing a floor that is unique. The most beautiful are custom crafted at the factory to suit particular design needs. With these floors, the customer can specify the style of distressing, the degree of distressing, from light to heavy, style of edge treatments, color of stain and choice of finish, including wax or tung oil. Pegs, both round or square, or ornamental nails, can be inserted for a more hand-crafted appearance.

Prefinished flooring eliminates the dust and noise factor involved in the job-site finishing process, so if you want to have us install hardwood flooring while you are living in your home, this is a good option. Though your finish and stain choices are more limited than they would be with unfinished wood, there are still hundreds of beautiful products on the market from which you can pick. We feature a vast abundance of them in our showroom, and we are always happy to bring samples to your home.

We have samples of many of these brands in our showroom. Call for an appointment to view them, or fill out our contact form.  Of course, we are always happy to bring samples to your home.

Aged Woods- Antique re-milled plank in Heart Pine, distressed Oak and Yellow Pine and several other hardwood and softwood species are the beautiful choices from Aged Woods.

Anderson- Offers an extremely comprehensive choice of domestic and exotic engineered and solid hardwood floors, running the gamut from moderately priced collections to more costly hand scraped ones. Two of Anderson’s lines are true, hand scraped lines made in the USA. The Olde Paint line reproduces the look of old and worn painted floors or furniture.  

Antico Cadore- Reclaimed and newly harvested European woods in strip and parquet, with a smooth, hand-planed of wire-brushed surface are the beautiful products of Antico Cadore.  

Appalachian- One of Anderson’s main brands and features 9 different lines, each with many species and styles of flooring.  Appalachian offers many hand distressed and wire brushed lines, in both solid and engineered.

Armstrong- Armstrong provides a full array of domestic and exotic engineered hardwood floors including a hand sculpted collection and a commercial line that is acrylic impregnated.   Armstrong has incorporated the previous Hartco products brand into its label.  Their Global Exotics line adds many woods from around the world.

Baker’s Creek- Reclaimed and newly harvested American woods in engineered plank.
All their products are made here in the USA.

Boen- Boen is a European company with a variety of prefinished engineered plank, strip and parquet in domestic and exotic species. Their earth-friendly Ecoline product, is ready-to-lay, with a pre-oiled finish.

Boral Timber- Boral has imported solid unfinished hardwood flooring in over 20 species and grades for many years. Recently, Boral has introduced a line of engineered prefinished woods.  

BR 111- A very popular brand offering solid and engineered exotic woods in strip, plank and accent strips, in plain, or hand-scraped with nail, glue, or floated installation. BR 111 uses woods from Brazil and focuses on sustainable forestry and has secured FSC Certification for many of its products.  

Bruce- Moderately priced line of primarily domestic woods in solid and engineered strip, plank and parquet for nail, glue, or floated installation.

Cala- Features African Cherry, African Mahogany, African Pearwood, Santos Mahogany, Hickory, Jatoba, Maple and Tigerwood in both smooth and hand scraped finishes.

Columbia- Offers a large variety of prefinished engineered domestic woods, smooth or hand scraped in both select and rustic grades.  

DuChateau- A high quality European line of prefinished, engineered domestic woods in hand scraped, wire brushed, or hand cut designs, offering an oil finish. DuChateau is available in widths up to 12” wide and lengths up to 12’ long. All DuChateau flooring is manufactured with a thick top hardwood wear layer that can be re-sanded several times.  Some are as thick as solid ¾” hardwood!

Forest Accent- Features 10 full lines of engineered wood flooring in smooth and hand sculpted prefinished plank, in both domestic and exotic species.

The Garrison Collection- Prefinished plank, hand-scraped in domestic woods and Brazilian Cherry in both solid and engineered.

Hallmark Hardwoods- Offers a nice variety of domestic species in a prefinished, hand scraped product, including one line with a thicker (4 mm) veneer.

Hartco- Now sold under the Armstrong name

Homerwood-  Homerwood has recently introduced a line of engineered wood floors in Walnut, Cherry,Hickory, as well as Oak. Specializing in cuts that show the natural characteristics of wood, Homerwood produces both unfinished and prefinished lines, including their Amish Hand Scraped material which is made using Old World techniques.

Johnson Premium Hardwood Flooring- Johnson offers a full line of exotic, primarily South American, prefinished hardwoods, including some of the hardest and most unusual woods such as Patagonian Rosewood.    Most of these are available both in solid and engineered.  Johnson also produces hand scraped flooring in domestic and exotic woods.

Kahrs- Kahrs is a European company with many species and styles of prefinished engineered plank, strip and parquet in domestic and exotic species that can be floated, nailed or glued.  Kahrs offers moderately priced as well as exquisite and unusual floors at the high end.

Lauzon- Famous for its square edged prefinished engineered lines that appear as smooth as a site finished floor, Lauzon produces engineered and solid, prefinished domestic and exotic, strip and plank flooring.

Legend- An engineered line with smooth and hand sculpted finishes in domestic and exotic plank, including unusual woods from the Caribbean.

LM Flooring- LM offers a wide line of smooth and hand scraped floors in domestic and exotic species.

Mercier- Prefinished solid and engineered wood flooring in domestic and exotic species.  

Mirage- One of the most respected names in engineered flooring, Mirage is a Canadian company offering an extensive line of prefinished solid and engineered wood flooring in domestic and exotic species.

Mohawk- An engineered, prefinished brand which includes domestic and exotic lines with some distressing and hand scraping.

Mountain Lumber- Reclaimed Antique woods from around the world. For many years they offered only solid unfinished flooring but now offer Entique, a prefinished engineered line in reclaimed Oak, Heart Pine, and Chinese Elm.

Mullican- Solid and engineered strip and plank in a variety of domestic and exotic species.   Mullican mills a very full line of woods and is now offering hand sculpted floors as well.

Oshkosh- Oshkosh makes borders and inlays using dozens of different species and many materials such as stone and metal, that can be used with engineered floors.  

Owens Plank Floor- Owens, with its 3/16” wear layer, looks exactly like solid wood flooring and can be glued, nailed or floated. Recently Owens introduced a very high quality prefinished collection.

Patina Old World Flooring- Patina floors are custom created in the factory for each project. They offer many options in styles of distressing, grades of wood, types of bevels and shapes of pegs. All are available up to 10’ long and in extremely wide widths.

Pioneer Millworks- Featuring reclaimed hard and soft domestic woods and Jarrah, with the choice of a rustic or more refined appearance, Pioneer has the most extensive species selection of any reclaimed company. They now offer both unfinished and prefinished reclaimed wood flooring with a thick 4.8mm wear layer.  

Preverco- Preverco offers two engineered lines, both prefinished, in many domestic woods as well as some imported species.   One line can be installed by nailing, stapling, gluing, or it can be floated and the other one has self-locking joints, for rapid installation.    Preverco floors have a very thick wear layer and come in longer lengths than many similar products.

Robbins- A popular brand offering solid and engineered domestic and some exotic woods in strip and plank, in plain, or hand-scraped with nail, glue, or floated installation.  

Scandian- An engineered product available in many South American exotic woods as well as Cherry and Maple.   

Shaw- Shaw sells a full line of engineered hardwood flooring through its carpet dealers.   It is similar to other common brands such as Bruce and Robbins.  

Somerset- A line primarily of prefinished domestic, with some exotic woods in smooth and scraped, strip and plank.

UA- Offers five different lines of prefinished engineered wood flooring, including long lengths with a thick wear layer.  UA comes in many domestic species including reclaimed, and several imported ones.