From the soils of adversity grow character and strength. When the winters are long and the growing season is short, trees must acclimate to their harsh environment. Trees that survive grow strong, dense trunks of tight, hard fibers. Wood from these northern forests is unexcelled for density and strength. It can be exceptionally pretty in color and figure.
Reviews (11)
Andrew Keinard
Jan 12, 2022
I highly recommend Schafer Hardwood Flooring's Engineered (V3) Flooring. Their product is leaps-and-bounds better than not only other engineered flooring options but also solid hardwood floors. As background, my wife and I purchased ~575 sq. ft. of Schafer's prefinished 7" wide V3 Hickory Flooring and I personally laid the flooring. We found Schafer's V3 product to be strikingly beautiful, extremely well crafted and excellent stability. Schafer's product is one-of-a-kind in it's core design as it uses layers of perpendicular solid Maple pieces as its core providing great stability (especially when compared to solid hardwood flooring) as the seasons change here in Michigan.
As a stability point of comparison, I also laid 7" wide solid Hickory which has shown some gapping, etc. driven by heating (causing a reduction in humidity) our home during the winter months. Beyond the robust technical aspects of V3 is what every homeowner cares about.it's look! Schafer uses AMAZING wood quality for their thick wear layer (i.e. the one you see).
The finish strikes a nice balance between being durable but not feeling artificial, built-up nor highly glossy. Beyond the product, Laura and her team provide excellent service. Laura helped my wife and I through the selection process, following up with a very generous helping of samples (not just postage stamp sized pieces like some other flooring companies). Schafer was also flexible in the delivery date; upon our asking, they held the flooring for several weeks after the planned delivery date due to construction delays on our end. Delivery, an easily overlooked component to a DIYer, was very easy and streamlined.
On the delivery date, a team member from the finisher helped us move the nicely wrapped bundles of flooring into our living room (Note: We live fairly close to the finisher so I don't know how long distance deliveries are handled). My wife and I wanted to extend a huge thank you to the Schafer Hardwood Floor team for the commitment to a beautiful, high quality, well-crafted product with excellent service. ~Andrew
As a stability point of comparison, I also laid 7" wide solid Hickory which has shown some gapping, etc. driven by heating (causing a reduction in humidity) our home during the winter months. Beyond the robust technical aspects of V3 is what every homeowner cares about.it's look! Schafer uses AMAZING wood quality for their thick wear layer (i.e. the one you see).
The finish strikes a nice balance between being durable but not feeling artificial, built-up nor highly glossy. Beyond the product, Laura and her team provide excellent service. Laura helped my wife and I through the selection process, following up with a very generous helping of samples (not just postage stamp sized pieces like some other flooring companies). Schafer was also flexible in the delivery date; upon our asking, they held the flooring for several weeks after the planned delivery date due to construction delays on our end. Delivery, an easily overlooked component to a DIYer, was very easy and streamlined.
On the delivery date, a team member from the finisher helped us move the nicely wrapped bundles of flooring into our living room (Note: We live fairly close to the finisher so I don't know how long distance deliveries are handled). My wife and I wanted to extend a huge thank you to the Schafer Hardwood Floor team for the commitment to a beautiful, high quality, well-crafted product with excellent service. ~Andrew
Galen Cyr
Sep 11, 2019
Zachary Sweetland
May 19, 2018
Jamie Miller
Feb 25, 2018
I own Maple Valley Hardwoods. We have been doing high end wood flooring installations & finishing for over 18 years and have used Schafer Hardwoods to supply quality flooring ever since we started out in business. They make a Michigan made product that is very nice. You can't find a more knowledgeable company for your wood flooring needs.
Heather Leisenring
Feb 10, 2018
Jason Jacobs
Dec 16, 2017
My company, Real Wood Floors, has been a long time client of Schafer Hardwood Flooring Co, because they produce an excellent product, including their V3 3-ply Wide Plank Hardwood Flooring and their sales team is helpful, friendly and efficient. I would recommend Schafer Hardwood Flooring Co for your hardwood flooring needs.
Reid Lambright
Nov 03, 2017
Ryan Thompson
Sep 24, 2017
William Yerke
Jun 02, 2017
Schafer material is the highest quality available in the marketplace, and has always been extremely consistent. The V3 engineered product is the only unfinished material I recommend in a lakefront home, radiant heat installation, or a below grade application. We have installed wide plank V3 flooring successfully for over 10 years in many extremely tough environments & not a single issue! Bill Yerke 4th Generation President Yerke Floors, Inc.
Eric Ferguson
Mar 06, 2017
Terrible service, gave us a completely different product than what was asked for. Produce was laid down with there recommended equipment. We had to completely re-sand our floors. Tried to resolve the issue with very weak results. The employees at Schafer are not qualified to give professional advice. As one of the managers emphatically stated. My business will be going elsewhere. Truly wish I could have given a great recommendation.
Scott Whitman
May 25, 2015
Schafer Hardwood Flooring Company is an excellent company to purchase hardwood flooring and sanding and finishing supplies from. The hardwood flooring that they manufacture is premium quality and their sales staff is very knowledgeable and wonderful to deal with. Professional Hardwoods gets all of their hardwood flooring from Schafer Hardwood Flooring Company so that we can offer our customers the best hardwood flooring on the market.