Why choose hardwood flooring over other flooring systems?
Hardwood flooring has a natural beauty that will give any room a very warm feeling. When building a new home, adding an addition or just taking up old carpeting that doesn’t have a hardwood floor beneath, you should look at the wide variety of wood flooring available. Unlike carpet, 3/4″ thick wood flooring can take wear and tear and last well over 100 years with minimum maintenance (see our maintenance FAQs). When the surface finish wears, or gets scratched over time, you can recoat or sand and refinish the floors to make them new...
read moreHow is hardwood flooring a good investment?
Hardwood flooring could add value to your home in the following ways: Hardwood floors are generally nailed through the sub floor to the joists, which adds structural integrity to your home. Hardwood floors act as thermal insulators. Hardwood floors add value to your real estate investment. They generally make a property easier to sell. Hardwood floors are very durable. Sometimes when old buildings are destroyed the hardwood floors can be reclaimed and reused. Most floor coverings, carpet, linoleum, etc. last an average of 8 years. Hardwood...
read moreWhy does my floor have cracks/gaps in it?
In is common for cracks to appear in floors, especially with wider planks, due to shrinkage and expansion over the year. Small cracks are not harmful to the floor and most will only appear seasonally due to changes in moisture levels. In order to reduce or eliminated the chances of getting cracks in your floor, make an effort to maintain a humidity level between 45% and 55% throughout the year. Air conditioning or a de-humidifier in the humid summer months and a humidifier during drier seasons helps to keep the humidity level more stable year...
read more