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Why Hardwood
Why Hardwood Flooring?
- Elegant Hardwood- Luxury Vinyl Flooring- Hardwood Floor Refinishing- Since 1988
Many Well-Known Advantages
Hardwood flooring looks natural, is beautiful, warm and is easy to maintain. It actually costs about as much as other high-quality flooring options and lasts dozens of years.
Hardwood flooring creates a healthy environment minimizing the risks of dust allergens. Milford Hardwood Floors Inc offers many styles and a wide variety of features. It complements any decor.
Consider hardwood to enhance your home's interior while adding to its resale value. If you take the time to consider various flooring options and their benefits over the long run, choose the natural beauty of hardwood flooring. Stop by our showroom
today and take a look at the options available.
Benefits When You Make the Right Hardwood Choice
- Our experts provide sound advice and successful results
- Good planning will save you costly and unpleasant surprises
- Buying a quality product will save you worries and will give you peace of mind for years to come
If you consider and respect the above principles, you'll be making the best choice based on your priorities. Consider it a long-term investment when you purchase a quality flooring product. Keep in mind that you'll probably purchase a hardwood floor once in your lifetime.
Your Choice Will Last for Years
As a significant investment, your choice of hardwood flooring is an important decision. It's important that you know what your needs and preferences are in regard to design, wood species, durability, technologies and maintenance.
Below you'll read about various tips and quality options that can help you choose the right type of hardwood flooring.
Your Project
One of the most important factors when choosing a floor is to make sure you see a large sample (color, grade and species). Don't be afraid to ask our staff to compare products!
Go ahead and touch the surface of the wood to ensure that it is well manufactured and finished. Many hardwood floors look alike but they're not.
What type of home do you live in?
If you live in a single home, you'll need to find out if your subfloor is made of wood or concrete. Condos require special installation for proper soundproofing. Ask your condo association for the recommended soundproofing standards and consult one of our flooring specialists.
What kind of furniture is in the room, and what style of decor?
Is wood already there in the room? Are there a lot of furnishings? What shades? In a new home, the ambiance you’re looking for will influence your choice of wood species, grade, color and finish. We recommend that you consult an interior designer.
What rooms are you planning to floor?
Sketch out the rooms you want to install your hardwood floor. Indicate the areas of the rooms. Make notes of stairways, closets and any other obstacles that may require special fitting. Find out what kind of subfloor you have and in what direction the joists run. We believe that engineered flooring is the best choice for a basement.
How many people live in your home?
Let's face it. The more people there are, the greater the traffic and the more durable your finish should be. If you have young children or pets, a low gloss finish is better since it minimizes the appearance of scratches.
By educating our customers first, asking the right questions and remaining cost effective, we're able to provide the absolute best service, installation and materials available.
Technologies of Wood Flooring
There are three technologies of hardwood flooring out on the market today.
Solid Hardwood
All wood flooring is one piece from top to bottom regardless of width or length and is considered hardwood flooring.
Unfinished flooring is sold in the form of rough boards. These low-cost boards are easy to install but the finishing surface is more complicated and must be done on site. You will have to pay for finishing on top of the cost of the wood.
We recommend that you hire professionals to sand and stain your floors. After that's complete, your floors will be ready for three or four coats of varnish. This technique is less popular and it's becoming more difficult to find a contractor who does this.
You will have to relocate your family until this process is complete because of sanding dust and fumes from the varnish. It can take three to five days to dry. When pre-finished, solid hardwood is sold as ready-to-install wood boards that have already been sanded, stained and finished in an ideal, controlled environment.
A full array of wood species is available in a range of grades, colors, sizes and shines to blend with any decor in your home. Pre-finished solid hardwood is quick, easy to install and you won't have to leave home during installation.
Engineered Hardwood
Pre-finished engineered hardwood flooring is sold as boards made up of a hardwood surface (called the wear layer) glued on a plywood base. This type of hardwood is developed for installation in areas with variable humidity levels. Engineered flooring is more stable than solid wood.
"Floating Floor"
Make sure that you choose your flooring carefully. There are some "floating floors" that are made of laminated planks. They look like wood but are actually finished with a plastic polymer coating.
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