Hardwood Flooring: Benefits and Common Types

Hardwood floors are the most popular of all flooring types currently available. Hardwood floors have the ability to make a room look great and it doesn't matter whether you put hardwood flooring in a modern city apartment, country house or an art gallery. Not only do they look great, but hardwood floors are very tough wearing and they even look better with age.

Hardwood floors are very easy to keep clean, and with proper care and maintenance, hardwood floors can last for generations. Further more, a quality hardwood floor raises your home or appartment value which can be reflected in your asking price. Thus a quality hardwood floor is definitely a wise investment.

There are a wide range of types of hardwood flooring to choose from that can compliment any room these days. Modern hardwood flooring manufacturers give consumers a much wider selection of hardwood floors to choose from than in the past. Besides the traditional species of hardwoods (White Oak, American Red Oak, Maple and Cedar) manufacturers are offering more exotic hardwood species from all over the world for consumers who would like a more unique looking hardwood floor.

Oak has always been a popular choice for hardwood flooring as it is the hardest and the most durable wood for flooring. Because of this, Oak is among the most expensive of hardwood species. Oak is available in a number of natural colors due to the variety of its species and it can also be stained to suit. Oak is mostly available in narrow boards as well as in wide boards like pine.

Recently, wide pine boards have become increasingly popular because they come in a wide variety of colours, stains and shades. Pine boards give a strong, traditional, rustic look and are greatif you want to emulate a feel of a wood cabin or cottage.

Parquet floors are very common and cost effective way for homeowners to get a hardwood floor in their home. Parquet floors come in a wide range of patters. Parquet is made up of small strips of wood set into squares.

One thing that all types of hardwood floors have in common is that they must have a clear protective coating applied to them. There are a wide range of polyurethane hardwood flooring finishes available and each type must be applied according to its own specifications to achieve the best effect.

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