Warning - Photo/Sample Disclaimer
Photo Warning:
The photos on this web site are provided to assist you in making a choice of species and
the various grades that Dasso offers and to give you some species-specific ideas as to:
•The color change to expect over time
•The color or grain range to expect in a given wood or grade
•Characteristics or issues to be found in a given wood or species
Photos have the following limitations:
Color in the photo may vary from the actual wood due to:
•the capability and reproduction limitations of photography
•the limitations of viewing photos at web site resolutions
•the limitations and/or variations of viewing photos on your individual monitor with its
variable color and/or resolution
•each photo depicted shows only 4 or 5 pieces of wood, your floor will contain thou-
sands of pieces, which will include greater variation in grain, color, and/or character
in your floor than can possibly be shown in just a 2 to 4 inch photo
•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:
•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.
•Freshly 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.
Hand Sample Warning:
Given the limitations of photography, we suggest you make your flooring choices from actual
samples of the wood and not photos as:
•You will see the actual color and graining
•Photos cannot show the look or sheen of factory-applied finish; so, for all pre-finished
flooring formats, you have to see actual samples
Additionally, we suggest:
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, and/or character than
can be shown from just a few hand samples.
Then, when your flooring arrives, BEFORE INSTALLING, open several boxes and “dry-rack"
them on the sub-floor surface in order to see the batch of wood you are getting:
•if this batch of flooring is acceptable, proceed.
•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 and/or
buyer what to do with any exceptionally light, dark, and/or odd-grained pieces.
The questions you should ask are:
•should you install them as they come out of the box, or
•should you "dry-rack" the flooring out before installing and then make a harmonious
blend of color and grain, and/or
•should you either discard the very light, dark, and/or odd-colored pieces and not
install them or should you use them, but only in closets and other hidden" areas
Responsibility Limitations:
Given the limitations of photography, coupled with the nature of wood and its variability,
Dasso shall NOT BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR:
Variation from the photos on this web site found in the actual batch of flooring you receive,
including but not limited to:
•color variation
•grain variation
•color change and whether the samples, photos, and/or flooring received varies in the
degree of color change that has occurred so far character
•variation in the various grades we offer, including amount of defects, type of defects,
sapwood and heartwood percentage, mineral streaks,
•worm holes, species specific issues, etc.
Likewise, Dasso 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:
•color variation
•grain variation
•color change and whether the samples, photos, and/or flooring you received varies as to the
degree of color change that has occurred so far character variation in the various grades
we offer, including amount of defects, type of defects, sapwood and heartwood percentage,
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, AND/OR OWNER TO ENSURE THAT
EVERYONE IS COMPLETELY SATISFIED WITH THE BATCH OF FLOORING THEY RECEIVED
WITH REGARDS TO COLOR, GRAIN, AND/OR GRADE ISSUES.
IF YOU DON'T LIKE THE BATCH OF FLOORING YOU RECEIVED, DON'T INSTALL IT. INSTEAD,
RETURN IT TO Dasso FOR FULL CREDIT. REMEMBER - THE CHOICE IS YOURS !
