Benefits of Selecting Hardwood

Some of the benefits of selecting a solid hardwood floor for your home over an engineered wood floor are:

• The ability to install solid hardwood flooring in stages – solid wood floors are not discontinued every 2-4 years meaning you can install room by room and match your existing flooring with record of your specific wood, stain color, and polyurethane. Engineered wood floors are often discontinued every 2-4 years and often have multiple dye lots.
• The cost of a solid hardwood floor can be the same or slightly higher than an engineered wood floor, but when you purchase a solid hardwood floor you are purchasing a floor that will last a lifetime. Solid hardwood floors can be refinished, and in most cases rescraped, multiple times if you choose, but a properly maintained floor will never have to be completely sanded and refinished.
• Unlike engineered wood floors, a properly installed solid hardwood floor can often help hide subfloor flaws.
• Most solid hardwood floors are site finished, allowing you to have a truly one of a kind floor with a unique stain color that can be custom blended to the exact color you desire.
• Solid hardwood floors are repaired more easily than an engineered wood floor. Scratches and chips in an averaged aged solid hardwood floor can be hidden with stain pens or small repairs. Scratches or chips in an average aged engineered wood floor typically require board replacement which can be a problem when materials are discontinued regularly.
• Prefinished engineered wood floors will often gouge and scratch more easily than a solid hardwood floor.

Standing the Test of Time

Flooring, just like fashion, goes through phases of styles that grow quickly in popularity, only to die down within the next few years. At Uptown Wood Floors we love all types of flooring and appreicate the different styles adn tastes that have been prevalent over the years. One type of flooring that has stood the test of time is solid hardwood. It's easy to see why! Solid hardwood flooring is authentic, warm, versatile, durable and can be updated to match any home decor. Throughout the years, solid hardwood has remained one of the most popular floorings for a home.