Customer Reviews for Malibu Wide Plank Delano French Oak 1/2 in. T x 7.5 in. W Tongue & Groove Wirebrushed Engineered Hardwood Flooring (23.3 sq. ft./case)
- Upscale long length to 74.8 in. adds value to your home
- 100% real French oak hardwood flooring adds value to your home
- FloorScore certified with durable, low-gloss urethane finish
Customer Reviews
Jul 10, 2022
Floor looks amazing and elegant.
This floor looks very elegant, clean and sophisticated. I really like it and the patterns are very unique.
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Jun 22, 2022
Seems durable, looks good, easy installation
I'm putting it in myself and the installation has been pretty easy. Just be careful to keep the seams tight in the previous few rows as you're working. It looks as good as in the picture and it's essentially plywood with a hardwood finish, so it should be pretty durable. No weird, plastic-y feel like with a lot of vinyl planking.
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Jun 13, 2022
Beautiful floor!
I am installing this floor on my bedrooms and it looks amazing. Makes the room look clean and fresh with an upscale vibe.
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May 20, 2022
Love this Flooring!
The color and the quality stands out the most. Very easy installation. Wasn't sure I would like it but I absolutely love it! Gave the room a different feel. We had carpet prior to this. Glad we decided on this product! Highly recommend!!!
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Feb 5, 2022
Floor looks amazing
The floor went down really well and looks great
We are so lucky to have found this floor for our new house!!
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Aug 1, 2021
I love it
The finish is exactly what I was looking for. Soft wood look, light brown finish. You really have to watch when you are installing though because some planks are very different than others and will stick out.
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Jun 14, 2021
We installed this as a floating floor - it came out great! It was very easy to install and so mu...
We installed this as a floating floor - it came out great! It was very easy to install and so much nicer than carpet.
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Jun 3, 2021
Unique and Stunning!
We chose the La Playa Malibu wide plank for our first floor renovation and it looks wonderful! The flooring is very unique and really makes a statement in our home. We highly recommend this gorgeous flooring!
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Apr 24, 2021
Great floor
Great looking floor. Very easy to install. Highly recommended.
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Apr 3, 2021
Such a beautiful flooring
We just had the flooring installed in the master bedroom. It was easy to install and looks wonderful. Will be installing this product soon in the other bedrooms. The product arrived a week earlier then expected. A very nice surprise!
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Mar 30, 2021
I love this flooring
I purchased a home last summer and did a complete remodel. I put this flooring in every room, excluding the bathrooms. Its absolutely gorgeous! I do have to be careful, as it does tend to scratch. But it is beautiful.
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Mar 4, 2021
Beautiful Hardwoods
I looked everwhere to try to find the perfect color hardwoods for my home. I have 3 little boys tgat are rough and tough on everything so durabikity was also important. My local home depot didnt have samples of all of the color choices so I orderd a box of Point Loma (too white for me), Newport (too grey for me) and La Playa. We chose La Playa because of its lighter/medium tone matched better with our current travertine. I also tested the sample with a key, screwdriver, coins, etc and no damage to the wood. I was a little hesitant about the variability in tones and variation of the planks from reading other reviews but I ordered 31 boxes and used all but 2 planks (that I thought were too dark.) Love the look so much that we ordered more to complete our masterbedroom as well.
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Jan 17, 2021
Delano Floors
After much deliberation, we went with the French Oak Delano for our entire house. We were originally nervous because Home Depot doesnt have the Malibu Wide Plank collection on display in our local stores and reviews say the color/tone tends to vary alot, but upon seeing them installed we love them! Our batch was very close to the samples we had. There are some variations and unique pieces, that we advised the installers to use inside the closets if necessary. The color of the wood is medium warm with a bit of grey, that makes it have a warm modern aesthetic that we were after. There is character to the wood, but I wouldnt classify it as rustic/barn at all. We just installed it last week, so I cant speak to the longevity yet, but we are aware this is not to be refinished/sanded due to the minimum wear layer. The only negative we encountered with using the Delano is that it doesnt have corresponding trim and stair nosing pieces like some of the other color options from Malibu Wide Plank has. Im not sure if its being discontinued or there is just a temporary shortage but it made finishing the final details a bit of a headache. But overall we are very pleased with the floor and it was as we expected.
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Response from MWP_PRODUCT EXPERTJan 20, 2021
We are happy you love your floor, the French Oak Delano does have gorgeous color variation as it undergoes a special European Aging smoking technique to enhance the depth and richness of the 2mm Sliced Face French Oak Veneers. The entire collection of Engineered Hardwood Flooring is extremely durable, easy to clean and easy to maintain. All of our floors are sealed with 7 layers of the latest super low gloss urethane finish with aluminum oxide, providing protection from everyday wear and all backed by a Lifetime Residential Finish & 5 Year Commercial Warranty. If you wanted to strip off all (7) Layers of Factory UV Cured Stain & Finish, and bring floor down to raw unfinished smooth wood, pending the install application this could technically be done (1) time on the 3/8” & 1/2” Engineered Locking which has a 1.2mm Thick Face Veneer and (2) times on the 1/2” & 9/16” Engineered Tongue & Groove which has a 2mm Face Veneer. However this sand & finish is not covered under warranty as there are too many variables which can affect the outcome performed by your professional sand and finish mechanic. More then likely you would never sand and finish a prefinished floor unless you want to 100% Change the color. You would also lose your lifetime residential finish warranty and the surface texture which is wire brushed or distressed with saw mark would then be Smooth. If needed for whatever reason you could apply a new coat of finish to the floor using the Basic Coatings TyKote or Bona Prep recoat adhesion method for recoating a prefinished hardwood floor that contains aluminum oxide. If board damage occurs, you can always have a professional mechanic perform board replacement. The previous molding supplier for all Malibu Wide Plank Moldings is no longer doing business with the Home Depot, and a new Molding Supplier "Roppe" is in process of onboarding all Malibu Wide Plank Hardwood Coordinating moldings which should be online or available for Store Special Order by the end of March 2021. An alternative would be to purchase UNFINISHED White Oak Moldings, take a medium tone flooring plank to develop a custom stain that will coordinate with the flooring, then stain and finish the moldings as needed. If you need further assistance please try the Malibu Wide Plank Customer Service Department at 650-416-7300.
Dec 31, 2020
Knots
Ordered a case to have better idea of product appearance and realized flaws in wood are fixed with a dark putty that makes a dark knotted look throughout the floor. If you like a rustic look then it may be fine. We want more refined flooring and the knots are distracting to the rest of the floor. We would end up with a lot of waste if we pulled out the flawed boards and that means a higher per square hour cost so chose to not use Malibu from Home Depot. Also flaws in tongue and groove and smeared some type of putty in cracks on backside.
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Response from MWP_PRODUCT EXPERTJan 5, 2021
This French Oak Engineered Hardwood Collection utilizes handcrafted character grade flooring comprised of ABCD grade French Oak Lumber. This character graded hardwood may include naturally occurring cracks, splits, knotholes, mineral streaks, filler for stability, etc. By using this grade of material we are able to enhance the natural beauty of the hardwood floor you have chosen. We highly suggest reviewing all room scenes, digital assets, reviewing store samples if available, and always order online samples available for purchase. If you would like less knots you would have option of purchasing 15-20% (vs normal is 7-10%) extra and cull out the boards that do not meet your grading expectations. French Oak Point La Playa also undergoes a special European aging smoking technique used to enhance the depth and richness of the gorgeous French Oak species.
Jul 27, 2020
A Beautiful Floor!!!
French Oak Delano flooring has such an amazing look to it! The modest plank to plank color variation and natural tones with matte finish really have this product stand out as one of the most beautiful floors I've ever seen. The wide and long planks set this apart from my previous flooring and most other floors I've seen. Finally the saw face veneer gives the appearance of a solid wood floor. The construction is excellent and I can already tell I'm going to be very happy with this floor for many, many years to come.
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May 5, 2020
Very easy to install and looks beautiful
Very easy to install and looks beautiful
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Jan 30, 2020
INSTALLATION_This floor is my first install. I agree with other reviews that said installation wa...
INSTALLATION_This floor is my first install. I agree with other reviews that said installation was easy. Things to consider are the staggering and installation method. The varying length at times made the job go slower because I had to be mindful of the stagger and most pieces in each box were long. I decided not to staple but to float the floor. It is still moving after 2 weeks. I keep pulling out my pull bar and taping the ends because I can since my baseboard isn't back on yet. Perhaps my expansion gaps along the walls are too wide.
COLOR_ It is exactly what I wanted even though I took a risk and didn't order a sample. The color is not far off from the picture. There is lots of color variation between boards. Tones go from grayish to reddish so if you want it all one color, choose something else. I really like it.
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Jan 30, 2020
Beautiful floors!
We absolutely love these floors!! What ever color you choose, the quality is great. We went the Delano and love them.
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Nov 28, 2019
We spent a lot of time looking at various flooring options ranging from luxury vinyl to laminate ...
We spent a lot of time looking at various flooring options ranging from luxury vinyl to laminate and engineered hardwood. In the end, we selected the 7 1/2" plank Belmont. Even though the wider planks were about $1 more per square foot, the thicker wear layer and longer boards were well worth the money spent. As for the color, the floors turned out exactly the way we were hoping, although we were nervous about ordering them without being able to see them in store. We've had the flooring installed for about four months now, and they seem to be pretty durable. The ultra low gloss finish is not only what we were hoping for in terms of style, but it also helps with the wear. We have four young kids and a large dog, but scuffs and minor dents are hardly noticeable. We have had hardwood flooring in other houses, and this was not the case. Overall, we are very pleased with the flooring.
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Aug 9, 2019
We purchased over 1000 sq feet of the French Oak Delano sight unseen, after studying every other ...
We purchased over 1000 sq feet of the French Oak Delano sight unseen, after studying every other sample of Malibu Wide Plank available in the store. When it arrived (quicker than expected!) we were thrilled! My family installed the flooring ourselves using the floating technique. My teenage sons were able to cut the boards as needed (they just finished building trades class at the high school) with the small saw we purchased for this project. (My husband was working full time and my boys and I did the job on our summer vacation, my husband helping when he was home.) We enjoyed the beauty of each board and are so happy to have replaced the three different floors (carpet, laminate, and tile) that we had with one solid surface. Our house looks so much bigger! The wood does have the potential to dent, that is part of the give and take when you use real wood. This wood is a real nice mix of colors (orange, yellow, cream, gray) and changes depending on the lighting. I have been really happy with the way that it goes well with the paint and furniture colors in each room. We have been living on the floor for about two weeks. It is settling and there is less movement in it now. At first we were a little worried about this. I suggest that you get the best underlayment that you can. The floor is louder than we expected when we walk on it. (We are used to old carpet.) We have commented on how nice the wood smells too. My house feels more natural and so much cleaner than before. We love it!
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Jun 28, 2019
Ordered Delano, Sunset Cliffs and Point Loma to get a better sense of how these colors look in my...
Ordered Delano, Sunset Cliffs and Point Loma to get a better sense of how these colors look in my house. This review is mainly for color comparison before purchasing for the whole house. My contractor has not installed this so don't mind the open seams in these photos.
We ruled out Point Loma immediately because it was too light for us - had a milky white wash to it with grayish tint. From the photos in the other review, I had high hope for this color because it looked like it was the shade I was looking for. But alas, it was too light for us.
I was hoping to love Sunset Cliffs as I was looking for a light blond wood with a hint of smokiness. The yellow tone and gray in this turned the wood a little mustardy to me. It was the darkest of the 3. We have mostly north facing windows so this was a little too dark for our house. What I loved about Sunset was that the shade appeared to be uniform throughout all the planks, unlike Delano.
Of the 3 colors, Delano came closest to what I was looking for. It's very natural looking and versatile, not too light and not too dark. My daughter's medium beige fabric-covered headboard coordinated well with it as was my dark gray fabric headboard. Delano had more variation in shades than the other 2 colors but after I lay all the planks out, they appeared much more uniform. In the photo with the target bag, note that the 4th plank from the left is actually Delano. It looked a lot lighter than the other 3 Delano planks to its left that you can mistaken it for Point Loma which are the 2 light planks to its right. But Delano has more of a blond shade to it when compared to the 2 rows of Point Loma. When all the planks from the box were laid out, the shade variation was less noticeable to me. I also included photos of just Delano by itself. That was all the planks from one box. Delano was the winner for us!
Colors in photos under LED light at night appear to be closest to what I see in real life both at night and during the day. Definitely order a box to compare colors because in different conditions (light, wall paint), it wasn't possible to capture their true colors in these photos.
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May 8, 2019
The color is perfect! The samples we ordered were light in color but once you get everything inst...
The color is perfect! The samples we ordered were light in color but once you get everything install it looks so good. So if you feel like the sample is too light, I recommend ordering a box and laying it all out. There is some variations between planks. Looks great with our grey and white furniture. Installation was easy.
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Mar 31, 2019
nice floor but gaps could be smaller
The color is a little bit darker than on the screen. The finish of the surface is great but the gaps between pieces could be smaller. Overall a good buy.
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Response from MWP_PRODUCT EXPERTMay 31, 2019
This floor features hand rolled edges and ends, any gapping is more than likely installation related.
Feb 14, 2019
Beautiful floor. Better than expected. I was shopping for a floor that would go well with my gr...
Beautiful floor. Better than expected. I was shopping for a floor that would go well with my gray and cream décor. This floor can handle modern to traditional styling. I loved the variations in all the different floor pieces. Each piece was different but they looked like they all belong together. Just a lot of character.
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Feb 8, 2019
Beautiful floors
We built our house last year and did a lot of shopping around for hardwood floors. These were by far the best deal and it was amazing that they come finished with 8 layers. I still see no scratches on our floor after enduring two small kids, a dog and cat. I love the color it’s amlost a natural oak, it brings out our beams beautify and doesn’t show dirt as much as a darker colors. Overall I’m very happy with our floors and I would recommend them as well as purchase them again. The only thing I would like to note is there are only a few full lenght boards I would prefer more but am still very happy with our purchuse.
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Sep 18, 2024
Was installed for me and we love the way it looks.
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Sep 4, 2024
This flooring is really beautiful and was easy to install. Only drawback compared to other flooring’s. I’ve installed is that it does not come with an attached underlayment, so you have the added step of adding underlayment. Other than that I would highly recommend.
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Sep 4, 2024
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May 23, 2024
Looks Beautiful, Damages Easy
The flooring looks amazing when it is put down correctly, although if you are planning on having a floor that stands up to dents or scratches, this is not for you. My floor was protected with Ram board during the final phases of a new home construction, vacuumed regularly to avoid errant rocks and dirt, athough moving cabinets and appliances heavily damages the floors even while protected. Even areas that had extremly light foot traffic and were protected were damaged with scratches.
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Response from MWP Product SupportMay 24, 2024
Trades persons / contractors can cause damage to a newly installed floor as they work to finish other remodeling efforts. The entire collection of Malibu Wide Plank Hardwood Flooring is very durable and scratch resistant. The 100% Real Hardwood is sealed with 7 layers of the latest super low gloss UV cured urethane finish with aluminum oxide, providing protection from everyday wear. Aluminum Oxide is dispersed in the urethane throughout the multi-layer finish process. If you look up the definition of Scratch resistant it essentially means that the product is able to withstand minor scratches. There are ways to prevent scratches on Hardwood Flooring by taking proper precautions to protect furniture and chair legs and feet with felt protectors. Moving heavy objects without a dolly and/or protective plywood beneath may cause damage to any type of flooring. Damage may also occur from spiked and/or high heels and pet claws. Falling objects can also dent or fracture any type of hard surface flooring.
Feb 28, 2024
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