Hardwood Flooring
Wood flooring is timeless and is a natural product that brings warmth and elegance to any room in your home. Hardwood flooring is warm underfoot, especially when compared with the hardness of floor tiles, which makes it more comfortable to walk on. It also gives you the option for under-floor heating. Hardwood flooring is incredibly durable- the thick and solid construction of wooden planks means that they are easy to sand down and refinish when they start to show signs of wear. Whilst there are many different types of wood, some will be better than others at handling home temperature and conditions. Generally, one should avoid softwoods, such as pine, as they will be less dense and more prone to moisture absorption. Instead, stick to hardwoods such as oak, walnut, ash, birch, and maple.
Oak is perhaps the most popular choice of wood for floors. Beautiful, dignified, and sturdy, oak has the ideal qualities for hardwood flooring material. Oak offers a variety of temperaments depending on which part of the tree is used and how the floor is made. The options range from calm, dignified planks in a single shade to lively combinations with an attractive variety of lighter and darker stripes.
To inspire you and help you find the right wooden floor for every room in your home, we have carefully sorted the nine distinct qualities of hardwood flooring to be considered while choosing the floor pattern - Elegance, Heritage, Play, Prestige, Pure, Shade, and Vintage.
Hardwood flooring is available in several styles:
Strip Flooring
The flooring comes in strips with widths that range from 1 1/2” through 2 1/2” and thicknesses of 5/16” through 3/4”. Strip flooring lends a traditional look and can make the room look larger than what it is.
Plank Flooring
Plank flooring also comes in strips, but they are wider, usually from 3” through 8”. Plank flooring can be used to create a more rustic or earthy look and work well for antique spaces.
Hand-scraped Floors
Hand-scraped hardwood floors have become one of the most sought-after looks in flooring today. Replicating the look of reclaimed wood or of centuries of lived-on wear, hand-scraped hardwood floors beam with character and charm while boasting today’s most enduring urethane finishes.
Wire Brushed Floors
Wire brushed floors imitate the lived-on charm of hand-scraped hardwood floors with a less obvious level of distress applied to the faux wear markings. These floors, too, offer the enduring beauty of today’s innovations in urethane finishes.
Choose Your Ending
Even the configuration of the strip’s edge contributes to the look of the installed hardwood floor. Many strips (or planks – the wider version) offer you the choice of square edge (smooth and flat surface), micro bevel (mild bevel that can be felt with the fingertips), or full bevel (forming a strong groove to visually separate the strips and focus your eye on grainline).
Conclusion
All these elements make a difference in how your hardwood floor will look: we at Trim Worx can help you identify those differences, so you make the right choice for your home!
For a custom quote for a best hardwood flooring companies, contact us today at info@trim-worx.com or +1.215.660.7111
