Customer Reviews for Shaw Western Espresso Hickory 3/8 in. T X 5 in. W Click-Lock Scraped Engineered Hardwood Flooring (29.49 sq.ft./case)

I would strongly recommend avoiding Shaw for flooring. Despite installing through a professional contractor, our floors began chipping within a year. Shaw claims it's due to a steam cleaner we used once, but the chipping started before that. They have refused to support their product, so I advise looking elsewhere for flooring needs.

Would not recommend. The price kept climbing as went thru HD steps to have installed. You deal with a 3rd party and any questions or concerns they just finger point at each other. End result is I have a cheaply looking floor that was not cheap. To make it worse the boards are already starting to split at ends which creates divits that can be deep and even with coloring stand out.

I’m very satisfied with this flooring so far. The pros finished installing it on 200 sqft in about two hours including the removal of the existing carpet so I assume it’s easy to work with it for someone who knows what he’s doing. I opened all the packages about a week before the installation to let the wood breathe and I after careful inspection I only found 1 piece in the 8 (!) packages that was somewhat faulty but even that piece could’ve been used. Looks beautiful when installed—I was afraid that it might be too dark but it’s not. Love the rustic texture too, looks expensive. Hopefully it’ll be durable.

Installed easily enough, but I’ve installed these before. If you don’t know what you’re doing, do a lot of research and then hire a professional. Regarding wear and tear... this is a thin veneer of real wood over HDF with a plywood bottom. It is finished and cleared. It is a nice finish, looks beautiful, and is generally durable. I’ve had no issues with damage like some other reviewers are saying. Moved a desk on it, guitar amp, rolling desk chair (now i have a rug for that), walked on it in work boots and have done a bunch of stuff in the room. No damage. The only damage was sustained when i dropped my staple gun, small divot. Be careful with your tools. I went at the sample with a fork and knife and only had scuffing, no serious damage to the finish, that’s why I bought it. This is great flooring for the price.

We are so frustrated! We were trying to match our current floor with the store sample. However, the products and the sample don’t match with each other. Be careful!

Just finished installing this in a bedroom. I am very happy with the product. Didn’t have any issues with broken/damaged pieces or lining up a pattern using the 4 varied sizes. Planning on using again for another room.

First time puting floor in. Was really easy and went really fast. Love it

EASY INSTALLATION FOR DIY AND LOOKS GREAT! I installed this wood flooring myself. I shopped wood flooring at all the large home improvement stores and found this. I used the Shaw Western Hickory Espresso 3/8 x 5 in. random length click engineered. I installed it as a floating floor over the best backing Home Depot offers to insure it was sound proof for the lower level of our house. It looks amazing. I got it for about $3 a square foot but it looks very high quality if you do it right. I bought a small table saw that is specifically meant for cutting flooring. made the install go a lot quicker. My kids were shocked I did it myself. I purchased about 800 sq ft for living room, dining room and hallway. I have to say it looks incredible and is very durable. I have a small dog that runs around and she has not scratched it anywhere. And spills and pet accidents have not done any damage, I have added pics below so you can see how it looks. Don't hesitate the color is not as dark as you would expect with 'espresso' in the name. It's actually a very pretty medium color with no red tones so it matches any furniture nicely. looks great with gray, white, or beige walls. I would buy this product again and again. Make sure you follow install instructions, I see where a couple of people complained, but that is because they did not install correctly from what I could tell. thanks!

We love the floor. Easiest I have ever installed !!!!

This flooring is absolutely beautiful!! The color says espresso online but it's more of a medium brown (we looked at a sample in-store before buying). There is so much texture, graining, and color variation. It was also easy to install...just snap and lock. It feels very solid and sounds like solid hardwood. We have had it a few months and there isn't a single stratch. We have a dog and two children so I thought scrathes were inevitable but this is very durable. I never knew I could love a flooring so much!

Some boxes the wood is not good seems quality control is poor

We bought the whole floor and got it and had to return it because it did not match the sample AT ALL. The sample was way off we are trying to match up another floor and the sample was a waste of my time and money. Sorry ! You asked do I told.

The flooring looks great and was easy to install.

I’ve had the floors for less than 3 months and already chipping. By far the worst quality flooring I’ve ever encountered!! Do not purchase!

Do not purchase this click and float garbage flooring. Many warped planks. Had to use some warped planks to finish job. Some planks did not click in and they slide. Was able to return one case of all warped planks. Had cases opened for one week.

Was easy to install and looks fabulous

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This is beautiful, and if you need accessory pieces like reducers & other transition pieces, matching stair treads & risers, bullnose, etc, just check out hurst hardwoods and their "Jackson Hole" color hickory pieces. It's a dead-on match with this Shaw's "western hickory espresso" color. The Hurst is solid wood so the stairs and transition pieces are perfect with this.

Love the look. Easy to install

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After installing, I was vacuuming sawdust and the vacuum tipped over on the floor. The plastic wheel of the vacuum cleaner scratched all the way through the finish on the board. This minor incident should not have damaged the floor to that degree. I predict that this floor will not hold up well. The floor looks nice overall and was easy to install.

Looks great and easy to install

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