Wooden Flooring
Wooden floors have an elegant and sophisticated charm. They can make a dull room look fabulous. Most people think that wood floors don’t last long, but this is just a myth, and it is a one-time investment. You can decorate wood floors with many designs and coat or stain them with colors of your choice.
If you don’t believe wooden floors are in high demand, just try watching a show like “House Hunter” and “love it or list it.” Whether you like striking contemporary or you prefer cozy rustic, there’s the wooden floor for you.
Wooden floors are durable, with proper care that can outlive almost any other flooring. They look very high quality.
With plentiful color options, you can choose the wood species yourself to reflect the natural beauty of its own. With over 50 wood species available for wood flooring, oaks account for more than 50% of hardwood flooring sales. Its popularity stems from its elegance, durability, and cost-effectiveness. Maple ranks second for new wood flooring. Newer trends indicate a growing appetite for bamboo, cherry, and white oak. Some of the more esoteric imported woods used in hardwood floors include Brazilian cherry, Australian cypress, African padauk, and Burmese teak.
We focus on Oak as it has many characteristics and can be stained to any color and need.
Solid wood floorings are divided into three subcategories: strip flooring, plank flooring, and parquet flooring. The thickness of strip flooring varies between 5/16 inches and 3/4 inches. Available widths are 1 1/2 inch, 2 inches, and 2 1/4 inch. Though plank flooring is sold in two thicknesses, the width can range between 3 inches and 8 inches. Parquet flooring has geometrical patterns that are created with wood slats.
Hardwood floors are handcrafted with unique features. Engineered hand-scraped hardwood floors are best suited for a concrete slab structure and in high humidity conditions. Wooden floors are installed through; Nail downing, staple downing, gluing, and floating.
This is crucial; permitting the wooden to adapt to your house’s moisture levels means longer-lasting installation. A ½ inches between board and walls is allowed for growth and expansion as per the summers and winters.
Clean these floors with products recommended by the manufacturers. We have a range of Regular cleaning and vacuuming the dirt, mud, and small stones may spoil the finish. Welcoming mats and furniture with padding in the leg help in preventing scratches. Intense direct light, whether natural or artificial, leads to discoloration of the floor, but recoating and refinishing with urethanes and polyurethanes increases these floors’ life and appearance.