Hardwood Floors Installation
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Installing hardwood flooring offers timeless beauty and warmth to your home. From contemporary to country, modern to traditional, the wide range of styles makes wood floors a perfect choice for any decor. Replacing that old vinyl floor with hardwood flooring immediately raises the value of your home and lasts for many years. In a national survey of real estate agents, 90 percent said that houses with wood flooring sell faster and for higher prices than houses without wood floors.
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Hardwood Flooring Installation
- Choosing to install or refinish a wood floor in your home or business is a big decision, and one that is affected by a variety of issues. As a member of the National Wood Flooring Association, we are familiar with the latest products, services and trends in our industry. NWFA members possess the knowledge, skills, and professionalism to help you make informed decisions, and to deliver a high-quality job that will last for the lifetime of your home
- There are three ways hardwood flooring can be installed. These include nailed down, glued down and floating. The type of installation will vary depending on where the product is being installed
Types
1) Solid
Solid wood is milled from a single piece of hardwood, typically ¾” thick. Because of its thickness, a solid hardwood floor can be sanded and refinished over several generations of use. Solid wood flooring expands and contracts with changes in your home’s relative humidity. Normally, installers compensate for this movement by leaving an expansion gap between the floor and the wall. Base molding or quarter round is traditionally used to hide the extra space. It can be installed on or above grade.
2) Engineered
Engineered wood floors are real wood floors that are manufactured using three to nine layers of different wood veneers. The sub layers can be of the same species, or of different species. The grain of each layer runs in different directions, which makes it very stable. This means that the wood will expand and contract less than solid wood flooring during fluctuations in humidity and temperature. The top layer of engineered wood flooring consists of high-quality wood. While this type of flooring can be sanded and finished, it cannot be done as many times as solid wood flooring. Engineered wood flooring can be installed above, on or below grade.
Finishes
1) Prefinished
- Come with 6 to 10 coats of ultra-violet (UV) cured urethane applied to their surface
- Easy installation right out of the box, no sanding or chemicals
2) Site Finished
- Smooth, clean look with no beveled edges showing
- Able to truly customize your floor
- Have the opportunity to level the surface of the floor after it has been installed
Styles
- Plank
- Strip
Performance (What to Expect from the Product)
- With the proper maintenance and installation, hardwood flooring can last a lifetime
-If you are considering flooring for a bathroom where continuous moisture is expected, you will want to select a product other than hardwood. While the moisture resistance of an engineered hardwood makes it suitable for rooms below grade or ground level when installed with a moisture barrier, it is not advisable to install any hardwood flooring in a bathroom.
- As your floor ages, some color change can occur. This also is normal, but can be minimized by limiting exposure to direct sunlight, and periodically moving furniture and rugs.
- Seasonal humidity change may cause the wood to expand and contract. Keep the relative humidity in your home between
- No two boards are identical. Variation in appearance from board to board is not a flaw, and in fact, adds to the character of the overall appearance of the wood
Care and Maintenance
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