[hr] The difference between Ventura & Alta Vista hardwood flooring Besides color, the main differences are the surface texture and thickness in the two collections. Ventura's texture has a wire brush surface, where Alta Vista's surface has a very light hand crafted soft scraping & Wire Brushed surface. Ventura's thickness is 2mm, where Alta Vista is twice as thick at 4mm. Basically the thickness is the wear layer. This is the biggest difference between the two and the price naturally reflects that. Why create Ventura at all? We want to give everyone a budget they could work with. Both collections are beautiful and are made with Hallmark's Nu Oil finish. I personally love both collections and think you can't go wrong with either one. NuOil is more forgiving for those of us with a busy, active full life. [twocol_one] Ventura Hardwood Flooring Width: 7.5″ Thickness: 1/2” thick with 1/16” (2mm) sawn cut face Length: 6’2″ (74”) Edge Detail: Handcrafted Microbevel Surface Texture: Wire Brushed Coatings: NuOil Click here to learn more about Ventura Hardwood Flooring [/twocol_one] [twocol_one_last] [caption id="attachment_4300" align="alignleft" width="262"] Sandal Ventura Collection[/caption]   [/twocol_one_last] [twocol_one] Alta Vista Hardwood Flooring Width: 7.5″ Thickness:5/8” thick with 1/6” (4mm) sawn cut face Length:6’2″ (74”) Edge Detail: Handcrafted Bevel Surface Texture: Hand Crafted light soft scraping & Wire Brushed Coatings: NuOil Click here to learn more about Alta Vista Hardwood Flooring [/twocol_one] [twocol_one_last] [caption id="attachment_3141" align="alignleft" width="289"] Alta Vista Historic Oak Hardwood Flooring[/caption] [/twocol_one_last] [hr] [caption id="attachment_2063" align="alignleft" width="250"] Alta Vista Historic Oak[/caption] [hr] Simply Beautiful Simply Better Simply Hallmark Save Save Save Save