Saso Quick Click Longstrip

Q: I am looking at the Saso quick click longstrip in the walnut natural 2-strip and I could not find any information on the internet. Is this a new company? How is their product? I am looking to install it over a slab floor. I also have kids and pets so I need it to hold up well. I just need to know more about this product before I buy as I could not find any info.
Thanks
A: Saso is a floor iFLOOR.com recently began to carry. The flooring itself is rather well built. The plies are thicker than many of the engineered hardwoods on the market and it has a good species layer. The benefit here is that you get a higher quality product with benefits for dent and expansion/contraction resistance. The species line carried features many exotics and various colors of more common species like birch and oak. The locking mechanism is well designed and is fairly easy to engage, which will make install easy.
These floors were designed for heavy residential and light commercial traffic (25 year residential and 5 year commercial warranties) which means these floors are built to take some abuse. Keep in mind this will partially matter on what species you choose, as softer species are more likely to dent than harder species.
My advice to maintain your floors against kids and pets is fairly simple. Make sure you have furniture cups on all furniture that goes over your floor and ensure you pet’s nails are trimmed and they remain groomed and you should have little issue.
Overall Saso’s engineered floors are comparable to many of the better engineered products out there. The benefits of thicker plies and a good number of plies gives you a good quality product which should put up for a decent amount of abuse, just make sure you take precautions with furniture and your pets and this floor should do well for you.
My last tid bit of advice is to order a few samples and put those samples through your own testing to see how much abuse Saso’s floors can take compared to similar products. This is the best way to see what will work in your home, hands on testing!