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Specs
Brand
Shaw
Style
SW520
Color Name
Reef
SKU #
SW520-17052
MPN #
SW520-17052
Size
5" x Random Lengths up to 47.24"
Coverage
29.53 SF / box
Type
Engineered Hardwood
Thickness
9.5 mm
Installation
Nail, Staple, Glue, Float
Availability
In Stock
Warranty
5 Year
MAP Price
159.17
Description
Hand-scraping a birch board is a slightly unusual choice, since birch is known for fine, tight grain and subtle figure rather than the coarse texture a species like hickory or oak wears well, so the scraping reads as a deliberate, worked-in surface rather than something the wood's own grain was pushing toward. Reef, Shaw's colorway for this Biscayne Bay floor, keeps to a lighter, cooler tone that lets birch's naturally quiet grain stay visible under the added texture. Character is rated Moderate, so expect some grain movement and the occasional mineral fleck, without the heavy knotting a high-character floor would carry. Gloss sits at 20 percent, high enough that the scraped grooves catch visible shadow. Subtle wood, visible texture.
Reef's cool, light tone suits an entry and hallway run, particularly one where limed oak cabinetry sits past the doorway, walls read plaster pink and a basalt counter or bench anchors the space, with stainless hardware keeping the metal tones as cool as the floor. The micro-bevel edge on each board leaves a shallow groove at every seam rather than a hard square joint, which matters most in a hallway, where boards are usually viewed end-on in one continuous line. That soft seam line keeps a narrow run from looking like a stack of individual planks. This engineered hardwood was built with that long, linear sightline in mind. Small seam, big difference.
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Shaw Biscayne Bay SW520-17052 Reef 5" x Random Lengths up to 47.24" Engineered Scraped Birch Hardwood Flooring (29.53 SF/Box)