Wood Flooring :: Island Collection

“Island Collection” is made using solid sawn 4 mm wood veneers, resulting in very natural grain patterns, which are indistinguishable from traditional solid wood flooring.  Rotary sliced veneers, which are commonly used in many engineered floors, result in unnatural grain patterns with less character similar to plywood. When you are ready to purchase your new wood floor, make sure your selection is manufactured using solid sawn veneers.

EXTRA WIDE & EXTRA LONG  With widths 7 ½” wide and lengths beyond  8’, the “Island Collection” is in a league of its own. This wide width and long length material is very special and hard to find.  No other product in the market can offer this. Learn more about the origin and character of this sawn lumber at www.catalinahome.comom

The “Island  Collection” features a “natural oil finish” that is hand applied in California. The oil finish offers an extremely low-luster natural look.  The finish is based on natural vegetable compounds, so while other products advertise low VOC’s (volatile organic compounds) we offer no VOC’s.  That’s correct, our finish has zero VOC’s. Through molecular bonding, the oil adheres with the first microns of the wood.  Compare the finish on the “Heritage Collection” to other machine coated floors and you will see the difference.  A machine finished floor has an artificial, plastic look that can often distort the natural beauty of wood.  With our finish, the beauty of the wood is enhanced rather than covered.  In addition to its beauty, this finish offers extreme durability against wear and damage.  Another great benefit to our finish is the ability to repair damage such as scratches and wear when they do occur.  Most machine finishes cannot be repaired when scratched.  For more information on the “Island Collection” finish visit www.catalinahome.com.

The Island Collection is made with a hevea core.  Hevea is a very stable wood that makes the best core available.  

The Island Collection features recovered and reclaimed species such as teak.  (See “Green Story” For Complete Details.)    

This product is made using old teak logs that were cut down and abandoned in the jungle up to 100 years ago.  These logs were found to be undesirable at the time because they had so much character and variation.  Today this character is in high demand and very hard to obtain.  With the environment in mind we are recovering these ancient logs from the jungle using elephants and the jungles natural rivers to transport them to the mill.  Learn more about this spectacular process and how it benefits our environment by visiting the product green section of the web site.

The Island Collection is a complete program equipped with pre-finished matching moldings.  These moldings are produced in a manner to offer the best match possible.  All moldings are made with the same specie as the flooring not just stained to match.  They also have the matching distressing and French bleed on them.