Hardwood flooring makes sense in your home

Hardwood flooring is an excellent option for many homeowners, especially those looking to instill great value in their homes. These materials have highly desired characteristics, such as a lifespan that can exceed 100 years when properly cared for, hard-wearing durability in every room, and a wealth of options you can use to personalize the appearance of your flooring. If you haven’t closely considered these materials for your home, you might not know what you’re missing.

Solid hardwood flooring is the most well-known floor covering in this product line, offering natural wood, through and through, and a lifespan that rivals nearly every other material in the industry. After a few decades of use, it can be refinished to look like new, and the process can be repeated several times before it will need to be replaced. You have extensive options you can use to personalize your experience, including your choice of species, stain color, stain, and finish, so no two floors are ever exactly alike.

Engineered hardwood flooring is also one of the materials in this line and offers many of the same solid flooring options. However, engineered floors are constructed from layers of perpendicularly laid plywood, topped with a veneer of natural solid wood, and then covered with a wear layer available in your choice of thicknesses. It can also be refinished once wear starts to show, but the number of times this is possible is solely dependent on the thickness of the actual wood veneer. If you'd like to see the two side by side and find out more about them, be sure to visit us when you're in the area.