At 9.25 inches wide with boards as long as 82.5 inches, Great Basin, part of Shaw's Landmark Sliced Oak line, lays down in long, wide sweeps rather than the choppier rhythm of a narrower plank. Red oak brings its own character to that format, since its more open pore and warmer pink undertone read differently than a white oak board would, giving Great Basin a rosier lean before stain and finish are factored in, and high character grading layers knots, mineral streaking and sapwood on top so the boards never look repetitive. A wire-brushed surface at 7% sheen keeps that run from turning into a glossy runway, holding texture matte end to end. This engineered hardwood earns its length.
Great Basin's warm, rosy cast fits a converted attic finished out with charcoal slab cabinets, soft clay walls, a stainless counter and blackened steel hardware, where the wood adds the one warm note in an otherwise cool palette. An attic conversion often means an unusual subfloor, plywood over old joists in one section and a patched-in slab elsewhere, and this floor is approved to nail, staple, glue or float depending on what that subfloor actually is. That flexibility matters more here than in a typical room, since a converted space rarely has one uniform subfloor throughout. The installer can match the method to each section rather than ruling the floor out over one awkward transition.
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Shaw Landmark Sliced Oak SW747-05099 Great Basin 9.25" x Random Lengths up to 82.5" Hardwood (31.16 SF/Box)