subject: A Brief Guide To Hardwood Floors
[print this page] There no doubts the fact that hardwood floors offer you a number of benefits. They will, for example, provide excellent looks and are durable as well as add value to a home. There is also more to such floors than their beautiful looks and hard wearing nature because they are eco friendly as well. We all know and understand that wood is natural renewable resource that is also recyclable. Therefore choosing floors made from wood makes sense, especially as after installation they do not need to be replaced and they will also add good value to your home as well.
Hardwood floors are available in many different options with each offering a unique aesthetic value. However, before purchasing such floors you must look at the kind of woods used and you must also pay attention to its design and finish. Without a shadow of a doubt, such floors will suit virtually every different taste as well as circumstance.
Even the installation of such floors is easy and can be completed as a do it yourself project. With proper planning and preparation as well as with the help of required tools, you can easily install these floors in your home or apartment. If you are not a do it yourself person then you can easily get a professional to do the installation for you.
It is important to pick the type of hardwood floors that fits in best with your space. Also, be sure to understand that floor type is not the same as variety of wood. Still, there are three types that you should be aware about: solid wood flooring, engineered wood flooring and acrylic impregnated wood flooring.
Solid wood flooring is also available in three different types with each type being offered as either unfinished or prefinished versions. The three types include strip flooring, plank flooring, and parquet flooring.
On the other hand, with engineered wood flooring you get a choice that is different to laminate flooring which does not contain any kind of real wood. Acrylic impregnated wood flooring contains sealant and some color that is infused into the entire thickness of the wood and this gives a more consistent finish to the wood.
Before installing hardwood floors it is also important to decide on a particular kind of wood. This in turn means dealing with substance as well as style. Light woods can and will prove to be the perfect choice for casual interiors while darker woods will prove to be more useful in a formal setting.
There are of course plenty of woods to choose from and among the many different woods some really stand out and should be considered before making your final decision. These woods include red oak, white oak, birch, beech, pine, cherry and Douglas fir. Once you have decided on particular wood variety you must then measure your space exactly so that you know how much wood you need to purchase for your space.
The less expensive woods may cost as little as two dollars per square foot, while the more exotic varieties will cost a lot more. It is up to you to decide which hardwood floors are best for your needs and budget.
