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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It looks nice in pictures, but I find it unsettling in person. An uncanny valley thing, I guess.  [/quote]

Why unsettling? Is it the look or the feel?

NV Homes is no longer offering hardwood in many of their developments, solely Rigid Core LVP (or carpet). As a PP said, I think it’s due to lack of availability rather than cost.[/quote]

There's no hardwood shortage as far as I know.[/quote]

Depends on the type.  Some types of hardwoods are taken from old growth forests that are destroyed by the harvesting of the wood.  In some cases (like South American forests) they are destroying ecosystems, burning land after harvesting the wood and destroying the ozone.  In other cases, they are harvesting old growth forests and ecosystems and replacing with new growth, but at the cost of the wildlife and habitats.  Additionally many of the new growth trees take many years to replace the natural CO to O2 conversion that the old growth trees which adds to climate change and ozone issues.  As some old growth forests are destroyed for lumber, there are many breeds of animals and insects that are destroyed to extinction changing the Earth's ecosystem.

So, if you are purchasing renewable replenishable hardwoods, thats fine, but there are many high end hardwoods that commercial harvesting is doing irreparable hard to the planet.  When purchasing hardwoods, you should make sure that you are purchasing sustainable hardwoods.

Here's one list of the most and least sustainable hardwoods (e.g. which ones to buy and which ones to avoid buying)
[url]https://www.woodworkingtrade.com/most-sustainable-wood/[/url][/quote]

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