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02-28-2008, 07:19 PM
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Home Legend Engineered at HD
Does anyone have experience with the Home Legends brand at HD. In our area they have 5/8" engineered hardwood floors at 2.99/sq ft. I tried the samples of the hardwood and was satisfied with it's ability to withstand scratches and dents. It took me a knife to get a decent scratch in it. On the other hand I also got a piece of their bamboo line, which is 3.99/sq ft, but that dented like nothing.
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02-29-2008, 06:55 AM
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2.99 is a cheap price for engineered wood flooring.
You get what you pay for
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02-29-2008, 11:43 AM
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Definitely agree that is a cheap price, but when I talked to the guy at HD a lot of the price reduction came from HD being a huge buyer, since it's not a custom order. From the production side that definitely changes the economies of scale and prices you can produce at. I couldn't see any major quality issues from the samples compared to other comparable engineered floors, but I would like to know if there are longer term effects anyone has noticed. I'm putting it in a home that I only will be in a couple more years so I'm not putting anything top of the line in.
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03-29-2008, 10:40 PM
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Re: Home Legend Engineered at Home Depot
I believe I was looking at this today (03/29/2008) at Home Depot. How did you know it was Home Legend? The clerk told me she thought it was Home Legend but did not have any material on it.
Anyway the sample I am looking at is 9/16. I think there was one at 5/8th also. What is appealing as you stated is that it appears to have a very good finish - I'm having a heck of a time even putting a scratch on the surface. Also look at the top layer ( the finished layer it is about twice as thick as most other engineered woods that I have seen. An eighth of an inch or better. What does not look as good is the sandwich layering doesn't look as compressed or glued as tight as some competing woods. Not that it doesn't look durable - just that the sandwich "appears" to be not as compact or compressed.
Anyone out there have any experience with this product?
Last edited by lgkinney; 04-02-2008 at 12:31 AM.
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07-21-2008, 11:55 PM
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Re: Home Legend at HT
I love this product! We decided to put wood floors in the living areas of our house. I knew that I wasn't going to stay in this house for more than five years, so I thought $5 was too much for hardwoods (which was about the cheapest I could find for quality wood). So I decided to go with home legend. I bought 1000 square feet of the handscraped gunstock oak in January 2008. I put it throughout the house and love the look. Everyone that comes over compliments us on how much it has improved our house. The other great thing about it is that it is very easy to install. I am a first time home owner and an amature at home improvement, but did not have much trouble installing the wood. I would recommend it to anyone. Email me if you have any questions.
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07-24-2008, 10:58 AM
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did you float your floor or glue it down?
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08-21-2008, 08:56 AM
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Are you still as happy with home legends click oak today as in January?
Floated over concrete or wood?
Underlayment used?
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08-21-2008, 11:25 AM
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Post #5
"Seed Post"
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09-30-2008, 09:54 PM
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Home Depot hardwoods
Instead of buying from Home Depot/Lowes,I ordered my wood flooring online for a much cheaper price than I could find locally. Freight truck delivered it to my front door. try Hoskingshardwood.com
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11-23-2008, 02:25 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by rzsionak
Does anyone have experience with the Home Legends brand at HD. In our area they have 5/8" engineered hardwood floors at 2.99/sq ft. I tried the samples of the hardwood and was satisfied with it's ability to withstand scratches and dents. It took me a knife to get a decent scratch in it. On the other hand I also got a piece of their bamboo line, which is 3.99/sq ft, but that dented like nothing.
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I laid it about a year ago in my den. I love it. I am almost finished laying it in my husband's den. It is gorgeous. Dogs claws will scratch. We try and limit their activities in my room and a Persian rug helps across some of it. We plan to lay a dance floor when our addition is ready for it. Check out the wood hardness scale at http://www.countyfloors.com/about_janka.html.
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11-23-2008, 02:33 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by lgkinney
I believe I was looking at this today (03/29/2008) at Home Depot. How did you know it was Home Legend? The clerk told me she thought it was Home Legend but did not have any material on it.
Anyway the sample I am looking at is 9/16. I think there was one at 5/8th also. What is appealing as you stated is that it appears to have a very good finish - I'm having a heck of a time even putting a scratch on the surface. Also look at the top layer ( the finished layer it is about twice as thick as most other engineered woods that I have seen. An eighth of an inch or better. What does not look as good is the sandwich layering doesn't look as compressed or glued as tight as some competing woods. Not that it doesn't look durable - just that the sandwich "appears" to be not as compact or compressed.
Anyone out there have any experience with this product?
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We bought Santos Mahogany (Home Legend) at Home Depot. It is $3.99 a sq. ft. We got it on sale at $2.99 a sq. ft. a year or so ago. It is gorgeous. What you are referring to seems to be the beveled edge. Some wood floors do not have a beveled edge so they look tight and more flat. It is a matter of preference. The beveled edge is very tight, no less than a non-beveled edge. Our floor is beautiful. Check out a wood hardness scale if scratches are a concern. Here is a link to one: http://www.countyfloors.com/about_janka.html. Note: Dogs claws will scratch but they only dent it. They do not go right through layers of wood. We try and limit activity and a Persian rug covers part of the floor. Also, float the click engineered wood floor. This one is not supposed to be glued down.
Last edited by babyboomer1001; 11-23-2008 at 02:35 AM.
Reason: forgot the glue
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02-17-2009, 02:19 PM
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Proceed with caution
The "Santos Mahogany" floors sold by Home Legend dent with my fingernail. Bruce oak floors don't do that. It makes it hard to believe that this is really Santos Mahogany! Plus, what's with the laminate-type middle part? If you pull down on the bottom of the tongue on a sample it starts to crack apart! 
Put this in my house? Not me.
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10-26-2009, 09:39 PM
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I looked at this product today at the local Home Depot and it looks beautiful! It was good to read your comment on how successful it turned out for you.
We have a large space to cover 350 sq ft but what a deal! We're starting this weekend. Any advice would be much appreciated.
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