Pimenta Preta Herringbone Sapele Engineered | Amazon Wood Floors
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What is Pimenta Preta?
Pimenta Preta is a genuine engineered hardwood floor built around an espresso-dark color, with a clean, straight grain and minimal natural variation for a tidy, uniform finish.
Is it waterproof?
No engineered hardwood is truly waterproof. The core resists moisture-driven movement better than solid timber, so it's more commonly approved for basements and concrete slabs — subject to the manufacturer's installation and moisture-testing requirements — but the real-wood veneer still needs spills addressed and prolonged standing water avoided.
Can it be refinished?
Two different things: a light, compatible recoat can often refresh the finish without touching the veneer at all, while a full sanding is limited by the real wood on top. With a 3mm veneer, this floor leaves enough real wood on top for a professional refinish when the time comes. A buff-and-recoat or a deep clean covers most day-to-day wear in the meantime — keep the deeper sand-down in reserve, and have a flooring professional confirm the veneer depth first.
What does the plank surface look like?
Up close, Pimenta Preta's Sapele veneer shows a tight, straight grain with a quiet ribbon figure running through it, plus fine mineral streaking visible across the pictured boards -- small mineral deposits that show as faint darker flecks and lines within the grain, rather than knots. The grade runs Clear to Select, so the surface stays close to nearly knot-free; what character shows comes from that mineral streaking and the ribbon figure, not from open knots. The UV-cured oil finish carries a brushed texture, so the surface reads textured rather than perfectly smooth, and the grain stays easy to see rather than being glossed over.
Will this color work in my room?
Pimenta Preta sits at the dark end of Amazon Wood Floors' color range without going flat black -- the warm brown undertone keeps it from reading cold, and the fine mineral streaking stays visible even at this depth of tone. In a well-lit room it reads as a rich espresso-black. Pull the shades and it shifts into a deeper, more monochrome dark. It pairs most naturally with rooms that already lean warm or neutral -- it reads as a strong anchor color rather than a background one, so it works best when the rest of the room's palette is prepared to sit against a genuinely dark floor.
Price & availability?
This product ships as a special order. Call or text (408) 753-3220 for the latest lead time and a firm quote. We ship nationwide, deliver throughout the Bay Area, and offer showroom pickup. Verified trade accounts for contractors, designers, and architects come with trade pricing. Let us know how we can help with your project.
Overview
Pimenta Preta's grain runs tight and straight, but the herringbone format changes how you read it. Each 24-inch piece sits at a right angle to its neighbor, so the ribbon figure and fine mineral streaking running through the Sapele veneer catch the light differently piece to piece. That gives the floor a woven, directional movement a single wide plank in the same species doesn't show. The color itself sits at the dark end of the family -- a deep espresso tone with a warm brown undertone underneath, not a flat, uniform dark -- so the mineral streaking still shows through rather than disappearing into the shade. Underneath, the 8-ply engineered core carries that shorter herringbone piece through normal seasonal humidity swings, the same construction a full-length plank in this species relies on. At 4-3/4 inches wide, the format leans toward a fine, tightly-woven herringbone rather than a bold chevron block. That scale reads best in a room built around pattern as a feature -- an entry, a powder room away from direct water exposure, or a defined dining space -- rather than a large open room, where the seam count would compete with the rest of the layout. Right for someone who wants the grain and the pattern doing the visual work in a smaller, defined room -- if you'd prefer a single continuous grain run across a wide-open floor plan, a plank-format layout in the same species is the one to look at instead.
A tight, quiet grain that turns into a woven, directional pattern once it's laid in herringbone.
Specifications
| SKU | HB-AMSPP5 |
|---|---|
| Brand | Amazon Wood Floors |
| Collection | Vila Do Conde (Herringbone) |
| Color | Pimenta Preta |
| Flooring Type | Engineered Hardwood |
| Plank size | 4-3/4 inches wide × 24 inches long |
| Thickness | 9/16″ |
| Grade | A,B (Clear to Select Grade) |
| Species | Sapele (African Mahogany) |
| Top veneer | 3mm |
| SF per carton | 12.4 sq ft |
| Installation grade | Above, On, Below grade |
| Installation method | Glue-down, staple/nail-down, and floating are all approved installation methods. Work from several cartons at once for color/shade mix. End joints should never be closer than 10" apart. Engage tongue-and-groove by hand. Avoid an "H"-shape pattern. Leave a minimum 1/2" expansion space around the perimeter. Staple/nail: 1-1/2" staples/cleats for 1/2"-5/8" thick flooring, 2" for 3/4" thick, fastened every 4"-5". |
| Waterproof | No — water-resistant only |
| Warranty | 25 Year Residential Finish / 5 Year Light Commercial Finish; Lifetime Structural |
| Certifications | CARB 2 Compliant, German E-1 adhesive formaldehyde standard |