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Warning - Photo Disclaimer
The photos on this web site are provided to
assist you in making a choice of species and the various grades that a
given wood is offered in, and also to give you some species-specific ideas
as to:
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the color change to expect over time
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the color/grain range to expect in a
given wood/grade
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other related characteristics/issues to
be found in a given wood/species
We are proud of the amount of technical
information we offer on our web site and the depth of that information.
However, these photos have the following
limitations:
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Color in the photo may vary from the
actual wood due to:
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the translation and reproduction
limitations of photography
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the limitations of viewing photos
at web site resolutions
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the limitations/variations of
viewing photos on your individual monitor with its variable
color/resolution scheme
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in the grade photos, we show only
five or six pieces of wood and, as your floor will contain
thousands of pieces, there WILL BE greater variation in
grain/color/character in your floor than can possibly be shown in
just the five or six pieces in the photo.
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Color change will vary from the photo
in terms of the amount of change that will occur. This is due to the
specific conditions at your installation site, resulting in either
lesser or greater color changes than the ones we have created in our
test for the color change photo.
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Grain and character variation will be,
for the same reasons as listed for grade photos above, greater than
that shown in the photos.
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The batch of wood from which these
photos were taken may vary from the batch of wood from which your
floor was milled. The reasons for this variation between batches
includes:
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wood is a product of nature, and as
such, no two pieces are alike to start with, while the same wood
growing in different locales can vary greatly even though it is
the exact same species.
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fresh milled wood will differ in
color from older stocks as the older stocks will have aged and
undergone color change. The photos may have been taken from
freshly milled stock or slightly older batches, which would affect
the color in the photo.
Given these limitations, we suggest you
make your flooring choices from actual samples of the wood and not photos
as:
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you will see the actual color and
graining
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photos cannot show the look or sheen of
factory-applied finish, so, for all pre-finished flooring formats, one
needs to see actual samples
Additionally, we suggest:
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DO NOT make your flooring choice from
just a few hand samples - be sure to request a full box of flooring in
order to see a greater range of color/grain/character than can be
shown from just a few hand samples.
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When your flooring arrives, BEFORE
INSTALLING, open several boxes and "dry rack" them out as a
floor in order to see the batch of wood you are getting. Then:
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if this batch of flooring is
acceptable, proceed.
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if not acceptable, return the
flooring.
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we strongly suggest that, even if
the flooring is acceptable, you review with your installer/buyer
what to do with any exceptionally light/dark/odd grained pieces.
The questions you should ask are:
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should you install them as they
come out of the box, or
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should you "dry rack"
the flooring out before installing and then make a
harmonious blend of color/grain, and/or
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should you either discard the
very light/dark/odd colored pieces and not install them or
should you use them, but only in closets and other
"hidden" areas.
Given the limitations of photography,
coupled with the nature of wood and its variability, Tekno North America
shall NOT BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR:
Likewise, Tekno North America shall
NOT BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR the variation from the samples you make your
flooring choice from and the batch of flooring you receive, including, but
not limited to:
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color variation
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grain variation
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color change and whether the
samples/photos/flooring received varies in the degree of color change
that has occurred so far
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character variation in the various
grades we offer, including amount of defects, type of defects,
sapwood/heartwood %, mineral streaks, worm holes, species specific
issues, etc.
ONCE YOU INSTALL THE FLOORING, YOU HAVE
DEEMED IT ACCEPTABLE, AND NO FURTHER CLAIMS CONCERNING VISIBLE ISSUES
SHALL BE ENTERTAINED.
IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO INSPECT THE
FLOORING PRIOR TO INSTALLATION AND TO COMMUNICATE WITH THE
INSTALLER/DESIGNER/OWNER TO ENSURE THAT EVERYONE IS COMPLETELY SATISFIED
WITH THE BATCH OF FLOORING THEY RECEIVED WITH REGARDS TO COLOR/GRAIN/GRADE
ISSUES.
IF YOU DON'T LIKE THE BATCH OF FLOORING YOU
RECEIVED, DON'T INSTALL IT. INSTEAD, RETURN IT. THE CHOICE IS YOURS !
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