True Balanced Construction makes Virtu the finest wide plank wood floor.
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Virtu is proud to announce it is FSC certified.
From the moment we began producing our first commercial grade flooring in July of 2011, Virtu has earned the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certification for Chain of Custody processing. We understand clearly that the decisions and practices we engage in today will have a profound impact on the overall health and quality of tomorrow's timberlands.
Many Virtu flooring products will proudly wear the FSC certification label as your assurance that Virtu Wide Plank Flooring meets some of the most stringent environmental guidelines in the industry. Virtu is committed to ensuring that the quantity and quality of our nation’s wood resources will improve over time, which is why Virtu vigorously promotes responsible efforts to achieve the fastest practical application of environmentally conscious permanent forest management initiatives.
Here’s what the experts have to say about Virtu
“I have seen millions of dollars in the highest quality wide plank wood flooring reduced to kindling by the unwanted presence or absence of airborne moisture. Moisture related movement is the undoing of the wide plank wood floor, and it sets limits on the creativity of the designer and architect. We flooring contractors have gone through absurd lengths in an attempt to meet the design criteria for wide widths. All of our efforts are to maintain stability and minimize shrinkage, but it is expensive and risky to try to fool Mother Nature.
Virtu Wide Plank Flooring uses wood’s natural characteristics to improve stability and minimize shrinkage, without any extra effort on the flooring contractor’s part. To have a floor of this quality made in this country, with availability measured in days and weeks instead of months – this is a huge step forward.”
Janos Spitzer, Wood Flooring Installer, Consultant
Janos P. Spitzer Flooring Co., Inc.
“These days it seems like everybody wants wide plank floors. Many still believe in that old German saying, the wider the plank, the bigger the bank. And yet, wide plank floors keep me up at night—they can be an architect’s nightmare. Solid wood can only be milled so wide before stability and longevity become significant issues. Lamination is the only reliable alternative.
With Virtu Wide Plank Flooring, Dan Reisen seems to have addressed the stability and movement issues decisively. The true balanced construction used in Virtu certainly is at the leading edge of the wood science's battle against the destabilizing forces of moisture content in wood. And besides, once these floors are installed, no one is the wiser that this is anything but a solid wood plank floor.”
Thomas Kligerman, Principal
Ike Kligerman Barkley Architects P.C.
“I was like everybody else in this business. Engineered wide plank floors run the gamut from the ridiculous to the sublime when it comes to quality, price and value. European goods like Mafi, Schotten & Hansen and DiLegno held strong at the top of the tree. But God help the job that runs short 300 sq. ft., and hangs on dealing with some guy in Genk, Belguim or Peiting, Germany for price and timing.
I have had the experience of trying to get a pack of flooring through U.S. customs at JFK Airport on a Friday night. You just pray that the paperwork is in order, but you know deep down inside even that may not help. Dan Reisen makes his Virtu wide plank three hours from here. And I’ll tell you the truth. Guys that have been in this business for 25 years or more can’t tell the difference between Virtu and Mafi, until they see the waybill.”
David J. Spector, Owner’s Representative
David J. Spector and Associates, Inc.
“In my business, time is money. And that means I get to turn the worst choice into somebody’s first choice with every decision I make. So if I have a brownstone in the East 60’s to bring back to its original grandeur, right down to the gaslight sconces and the plank floor on the parlor level, I better get it right the first time.
“One of the big problems we face in restoration jobs is having to deal with pre-existing conditions. You never know what you will find in walls or under the floors. That’s why I can’t wait to use Virtu Flooring. True Balanced Construction is the real deal–a floor without compromises–flexible in specifying and tolerant of a wide range of conditions. A top quality, long length wide plank floor that can be laid directly on concrete! Virtu Flooring will make my life easier, and I can’t say that about many other products today.”
Martin Pine, Project Manager
Gryphon Construction
"The option to use a wide plank, long length floor on radiant heat was too risky, because the constant heat forces moisture from the wood and creates gapping between the boards. But now there is Virtu. True Balanced Construction allows Virtu to move less and distort less while providing the beauty and richness of a wide plank floor."
Peter Gasperini, President
Northeast Radiant
