Q: We got a decent price on upgrading the flooring in our new home from carpet to an engineered wood floor. They offer mannington, bruce, and shaw. The sample we liked was Shaw.
What is your opinion of Shaw?
Tony
A: Shaw is one of the largest flooring manufacturers in the world. Shaw has a good selection of floors to choose from, ranging from more economical choices to higher quality collections. Overall Shaw has a good variety of products and makes some very good floors including a great mix of domestic and exotic species.
When it comes to engineered floors, Mannington makes some of the best lines in the industry. Superior substrate construction makes Mannington's floors excellent when it comes to resisting expansion and contraction. The downside with Mannington is that you have a bit more limit with species choices, as they focus primarily on domestic species like oak and hickory.
Bruce on the other hand has an amazing selection, which at times seems almost too much. Like Shaw you get a great range of flooring from economical to high end, but there is a big focus on domestic species with a bit less exotic species choices than Shaw.
Overall, Shaw is a great choice for flooring, but I would highly suggest looking into one of the higher grade lines, as these tend to have a superior finish and feature a better substrate.
