There are many things to consider when you are looking at installing wood flooring into your home. Depending on your home or situation certain woods may not be proper for the use intended. This article will take a look at a few different types of wood flooring options you may choose.
A home can have as many as four levels that each requires different needs and wood flooring.
You have your top level or attic - for the attic area, you would want to consider a solid wood floor or perhaps an engineered flooring surface.
You may have a second level or second story - this would also fit into the upper level materials in which you would want to choose solid or engineered wood flooring.
You then have your main floor or first level - this area is most commonly a popular choice for engineered wood flooring, but you can choose solid wood for this area as well.
The fourth and final level would be your basement or bottom level - in this area, you would want to consider engineered flooring only.
Understanding the different types of hardwoods and their uses should be high on your list of priorities when planning your next flooring project.
Engineered flooring is in essence plywood or layers of solid hardwood. One of the things to consider with this type of is flooring surface is the wear. A nice thing about a surface like this is that it can be refinished. However each manufacturer has different qualities and some are refinished easier than others.
Good-quality wood flooring should last you at least 10 years before much concern is taken to any type of refinishing. Of course much is this depends upon the use. if you're one that is very picky about the appearance of your wood flooring, you may need to refinish it every five years or so.
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