KONO Hardwood · 4 colors · engineered white oak
Engineered hardwood in Sacramento, real oak, sane price.
5/8 inch board. 3 mm sawn wear layer. 7-1/2 inch planks of European white oak.
Solid wood moves with a Sacramento summer; engineered oak does not. This line is a cross-layered birch core under a 3 mm sawn white oak wear layer: a real wood floor you can sand back at least twice, in four finishes we stock deep instead of ordering in.
Four colors, one white oak.
Full-size planks of all four are free to take home. Prices are per sqft, materials only; boxes cover 23.4 sqft.
Placeholder line while the supplier spec is confirmed: colors, prices and photography update when the first shipment is booked.
Real wood, without the drama.
The wear layer is what separates a hardwood floor you keep from one you replace. At 3 mm, sawn rather than peeled, this one takes a full sand and refinish twice over, so a floor laid today can outlive two kitchens. Planks run 7-1/2 inches wide by 75 inches long, wire-brushed and finished matte, and they click together or glue down over concrete. Materials run $5.90 per sqft; installed, most homes land near $9.90 all-in.
We buy hardwood the way we buy the rest of the range: four colors, each in a single lot, logged against your order, so the spare box in the garage still matches in 2032. Wood is a natural product, so boards vary within a color on purpose: the free full-size plank we hand you is the honest preview of that variation.
Hardwood or laminate: which one is yours?
Hardwood is the floor people mean when they say wood: real oak on top, refinishable, and it ages instead of wearing out. It also costs more and asks for dry rooms and wiped-up spills.
- You want the real thing: sawn oak on top, so it sands, stains and repairs like wood.
- Long horizon: two refinishes means one floor through several remodels.
- Resale: hardwood is still the line item buyers in this market look for.
Choose laminate instead if
- Budget leads: the laminate line is $3.20 /sqft flat and takes rougher treatment.
- Dogs, kids, chair wheels: AC5 laminate resists scratching better than any wood finish.
- Wet rooms: neither hardwood nor laminate belongs in a full bath. That is LVP territory.
Hardwood questions, answered straight.
Engineered or solid hardwood?
Engineered, and on purpose. A cross-layered core holds its shape through a Central Valley summer and over a concrete slab, where solid wood cups and gaps. The part you walk on is the same sawn white oak either way.
Can it be refinished?
Yes. The 3 mm sawn wear layer takes a full sand and refinish at least twice. That is the practical difference between a 3 mm board and the 0.6 mm veneers sold at the same shelf price elsewhere.
Hardwood in a kitchen?
Kitchens, yes, with normal wipe-up habits. Full bathrooms and laundry rooms, no: water sitting at a seam is what kills wood floors. Those rooms take KONO LVP.
How much does installation add?
Hardwood is the most demanding floor we install: subfloor flatness matters more, and glue-down over slab is slower. Budget about $3.00 per sqft of labor in the Sacramento region, double that in the Bay Area. The calculator prices your room either way.
Installed by KONO.
Materials, trim, and our own crew. One line-item price, one lifetime warranty. Published range $8.90–$11.40 /sqft, most homes near $9.90.