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Before investing in new hardwood flooring for your home, browse these beautiful designs for ideas and inspiration perfect for your space.
Hardwood will provide you with versatility and beautiful floors, no matter your personal style. It can also stand up to your lifestyle. Each type of hardwood has its own characteristics, textures, and hardness. Different hardwood can handle different levels of traffic in your home. Our partnerships with leading hardwood flooring manufacturers help us stand out from the competition. Those brands include:
No matter what look you want in your home, we promise you’ll find the perfect floors. Hardwood is available in a variety of colors, styles, and species, as well as textures. From traditional to contemporary, elegance to rustic, and anything in between, hardwood floors is perfect for any style. It’s timeless, and with the right care can last you a lifetime.
Being durable is one of the primary reasons why homeowners choose to upgrade to solid wood floors. One of the main reasons this type of flooring is so easy to maintain is partly due to their durability. Sure, they can get scratched or dented, but it’s not easy to do. If you take proper care of your wood floors, the hard surface can last for decades.
Hardwood floors are incredibly easy to keep clean. They can be swept, steam-cleaned, or vacuumed to remove any dirt or debris that has accumulated. Imagine not having to clean very often, while still knowing that your floors are not harboring any environmental hazards like dust mites or pet dander. What makes wood floors even easier to maintain is the fact that they are significantly more stain resistant than carpets. If you spill something, all you need to do is wipe it up.
Wood floors can add value to your home. When it comes time for you to sell your home, buyers will pay more for a house with hardwood than carpet. Many home buyers don’t want carpet… especially somebody else’s carpet. They see used carpet as a petri dish that is going to provoke their allergy symptoms. Many home buyers would plan on replacing carpets, which is why they will pay more for a house that already has hardwood floors. Because it’s a feature sought out, wood flooring may even help sell your house faster.
Before investing in new hardwood flooring for your home, browse these beautiful designs for ideas and inspiration perfect for your space.
Wood floors have been a dependable flooring choice for hundreds of years. Hardwood captures the elements of nature: unique patterns, impressive strength, and the warmth and comfort of organic design. With a wide variety of looks from classic, natural oak to bold, unique stains and distressing, there’s a natural wood floor for any décor. More than just incredible style, wood floors are strong and versatile.
Nothing adds appeal to your home like a quality hardwood floor. Your hardwood floors can last you your entire lifetime with proper care. The frequency with which hardwood floors will need to be refinished depends on a number of factors, such as humidity levels, furniture damage, pet activity, how often floors are cleaned of damaging materials such as dirt, and any sustained water damage from leaks, spills, or a weather event.
To prolong the look of your hardwood floors, precautions can be taken to ensure they stay looking new. This can include pads under furniture legs to prevent scratching and gouging when moving items around, and mats in front of all outside-leading doors to prevent dirt from being tracked in. A floor that has a quality seal will help in instances of spills or leaks, however, any liquids should be wiped up quickly to prevent any possible damage to your floors.
When starting a refinishing job on your hardwood floors, it’s important to remember you will not be able to walk on the floors for anywhere from two days to a week, depending on the method you use to refinish, and the finish product that you use. When taking on a basic buff and polish job, expect to be out of your house for at least two days. For a full refinishing job, you will need to plan for anywhere from two to seven days, or up to eight days if you also choose to stain the wood.
As your hardwood floors age and go through normal wear and tear, you may notice the floors have taken on a new color. This color change, or “patina”, is typical of hardwood floors as they go through oxidation and are exposed to varying amounts of light. This process typically happens in the first year of your floor’s life, with the majority of the change happening within the first three months. Exotic species of wood such as Brazilian cherry tend to experience the most drastic change in color, while domestic woods like oak generally take on a golden or amber color. This is an important factor to consider when choosing a hardwood floor type.
Stained floors will maintain their color for a longer period of time, especially with darker woods. A finish with a UV filter can prolong the development of a patina on your wood floors. You can also make sure that the patina on your flooring develops evenly by regularly adjusting furniture and area rugs, allowing all sections of the floor the same exposure to light.
As this process is natural and should be expected, it is important to know what color you want your hardwood floors to be and, ask about how the patina of your wood choice develops over time. This will make sure you will end up with a color that you like from year two on.
No. It is not recommended to install hardwood flooring in a bathroom, or any area where there is extended exposure to moisture and wet mopping. Manufacturers will not warranty any hardwood flooring installed in a bathroom due to constant steam and water being splashed on the floor during showers and baths, which could cause the hardwood to swell or warp. Hardwood flooring is acceptable for half baths, since there is no shower, but the manufacturer will not guarantee the flooring installed in any bathroom.
Hardwood floors are very easy to clean. You may use a Swiffer or dust mop to go over the floor or simply sweep or vacuum regularly to pick up any surface dust and dirt. To clean up a spill you may use a slightly damp mop, but avoid any excessive moisture. If you prefer to use a cleaning product, please make sure you use one that is recommended by the manufacturer for use on your particular type flooring. Never use wax-based cleaners on prefinished floors as they do not require waxing as in times past.
