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Things to consider when choosing

For a more traditional feel darker woods work best while lighter tones create a modern, down to earth or relaxed feel. Moisture is a huge factor in the decision process. You wouldn't want to install wood flooring anywhere that is going to retain lots of water; such as a bathroom. If there are any areas of the house that seem to retain water then these areas should be avoided.

Suitable Applications:

For a more traditional feel darker woods work best while lighter tones create a modern, down to earth or relaxed feel.

Types of Hardwood

UNFINISHED HARDWOOD FLOORING

Unfinished flooring lacks the last few touches of the finishing process, meaning that they will need to be manually sanded, buffered, stained and coated on the site that you install them on.

This type of hardwood floor is perfect for areas that are still in construction. For example, if you’re building a new block of apartments and install prefinished dark color wood flooring in all apartments that you are about to sell, some of your future buyers might want to move in furniture that doesn’t fit the flooring color at all.

PREFINISHED HARDWOOD FLOORING

Prefinished wood flooring is the most common type of hardwood floor you would find in a store as it is the most comfortable one to buy. It’s already sanded and finished and it only requires you to install it.

Obviously, the advantage is that you can simply choose a prefinished hardwood floor that matches your house, instead of installing unfinished floor then polishing it to match your rooms.

SOLID HARDWOOD FLOORING

This type of hardwood floor used to be very popular a few decades ago, but nowadays it’s losing in popularity because it’s harder to install, remove and refinish. Solid hardwood floors are completely made out of lumber and you can find it in three versions: strip, plank or parquet.

ENGINEERED HARDWOOD FLOORING

Engineered wood floors, unlike solid ones are made from several layers of veneer wood, glued together. This makes them very adaptable and resistant, because you can basically place a different wood type in each layer, benefiting from its characteristics.

For example, if your furniture is made from birch, you could get an engineered floor that has the first layers made from oak, with only the top layer being birch. This way, you keep the strength and long life of oak, while being able to fit your hardwood floor with the rest of your furniture.

Engineered hardwood floors are also known to be resistant in harsh environmental conditions, such as increased moisture and humidity levels, higher temperatures and so forth. Because of this, they are ideal for installing in basements or cellars, where normal hardwood floors would die down easily.

ACRYLIC IMPREGNATED HARDWOOD FLOORING

Acrylic wood floors are prefinished and the main difference that sets them aside from other types of hardwood flooring is the way they are built. Acrylic and color is forced into pores inside wood planks using high pressure treatments, which creates an extremely durable and hard surface. 

Color and pigment from acrylic impregnated wood floors have a smaller chance of wearing down with time because of this effect. Acrylic floors are also extremely resistant to humidity and abrasion, which makes them ideal for rough environments.