The wood planks looked very nice as expected. What we didn't expect was that out of the 3 boxes we ordered, 2 boxes were manufactured on one date and the 3rd box had a different manufacture date.  Because of this, the thickness of the planks was not consistent between the 3 boxes.  My husband has started our project and has to "shim" some of the planks so that all planks are flush.  This has added quite a bit of unexpected work and frustration.  When multiple boxes are ordered, all boxes should have the same manufacture date to eliminate this problem.