Lock and Fold Brings Installation Ease to Bruce Rustics Hardwood Collections

April, 2009 -- Distressed surface treatments, highly defined grain patterns and wide width planks are among the prevailing hardwood flooring trends captured in the new Rustics Lock&Fold™ collection from Bruce® Hardwood Floors, offering the fastest and easiest installation technology available, reducing installation time and expenses by an average of 30 percent.

American Originals™ and American Vintage™Lock & Fold combine the ease of Armstrong's patented locking technology with the latest rustic flooring trends. The 3/8" engineered wood floors are 5" wide, with square edges and ends.

Bruce Hardwood Floors' Lock and Fold Flooring

The collection creates a feeling of warmth and welcome with the look of aged, distressed woods in random-length planks that allow consumers to create dramatically different rustic visuals. The distressing, which would take years to appear naturally, adds character to the wood's beautiful grain and natural color variations. American Originals is available in oak, maple, hickory; American Vintage is offered in cherry and walnut.

Bruce® Rustics Lock&Fold™ features its patented NextGen™ engineered technology which offers twice the lock strength of traditional locking laminate and hardwood floors for a durable floor that will not shift or buckle. Additionally, it eliminates the need for glue, nails or staples, making it ideal for professional installers, remodeling contractors and DIY consumers. The panels do not have to be tapped together; simply fit the tongue-and-groove panels together, fold them down and lock them into place. It's that easy.

The engineered wood floors are 100% genuine hardwood, with cross-ply engineered construction, providing a floor that can be installed in any level of the home, including the basement.

Rustics Lock&Fold products carry a 25-year residential finish and lifetime structural integrity warranty. They feature Dura-Luster® Plus urethane finish with aluminum oxide to repel spots, spills and stains. Engineered hardwood is also 100% wood. It is manufactured by permanently bonding together multiple layers of solid wood in a cross-ply construction. The result is superior strength and moisture/humidity resistance.

For more information, visit Bruce Hardwood or Bruce Laminate