What you should know about wood flooring and hardness.
While it’s certainly true that wood flooring can increase the overall value of your home, it’s also an expensive investment. So before you decide on which type of wood floors to install, you need to know you’re getting the kind that best suits you and your family.
Hardwood floors can last for decades, even centuries, [...]
How to refinish oak flooring.
Oak flooring is extremely durable and easy to maintain. But with continuous use, even a well-cared for oak floor will start to show some wear. One of the best things about wood flooring is that it can be refinished. So unlike carpeting or tile, which must be replaced once it starts looking [...]
Vinyl flooring basics.
While nothing can match the beauty and warmth of wood flooring, wood floors have some real disadvantages.
Because wood and water do not mix, wood is a poor choice for kitchens, bathrooms, laundry rooms, and other settings with a lot of moisture. Wood floors will fade in direct sunlight. And although the cost can be amortized [...]
