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Featured Hardwood Floors Articles

What Kind of Hardwood Flooring Is Best?
Installing hardwood flooring is a very popular home improvement project. This is particularly true now that more and more people are learning that carpets can hide mildew, mold, pet dander, dust mites, and other tiny particles that can make trouble for ...

Why Hardwood Flooring is a Good Investment
Hardwood flooring has a timeless air of qualityHardwood floors have decorated some of the most exclusive mansions and estates in history and still exude a feeling of permanence and classic quality compared to manufactured floors.Hardwood floors are ...

Hardwood Floors vs. Carpets
One of the major home improvements people make is to change or upgrade their floors. Let's face it: a good looking floor can add a lot of value to a home. On the other hand, an old, stained, grubby outdated floor can do a lot to bring down a home's ...




5 Reasons To Choose Hardwood Flooring
 

If you’re choosing flooring for your home, why not think about installing a hardwood floor in a couple of rooms? A wood floor is a beautiful and enduring alternative to a carpet or laminate floor and it will transform the look and feel of a room dramatically, due to its warm hues and individuality.

If you need some convincing, have a look at the following:

Unique

Your wooden floor will be truly unique, not only because of the natural grain, which cannot be duplicated, but also because you have the option of designing your own floor. Many companies design bespoke wooden floors, so that you get to choose the exact pattern you’d like on your floor. Mixing woods together gives a fabulous effect and any pattern of your choosing can be created.

Stylish

Wood has been used in the home for centuries to bring warmth and character to every style of décor. It is hard to match its timeless beauty and a wooden floor will add a touch of class to any home. Contrary to popular belief, a real wood floor retains the warmth and keeps draughts at bay.

Healthy

Unlike a carpet, where dust and dust mites can get trapped in the pile, even with the most powerful vacuum cleaner, a wood floor could help end allergy and respiratory problems, because it is easy to clean and keep free of dust.

Practical

The wear and tear of everyday life can take its toll on a carpet, but a hard wearing wood floor will last for years if looked after properly. It requires minimal maintenance to keep it looking good.

Economical

Unlike a carpet, a wooden floor will last for years and could increase the value of your property. Furthermore, a wooden floor need not cost much more than a quality carpet, and in the long run it will probably work out to be the cheaper option.

Written By: Centaur International



Hardwood Floors News



Add Warmth to Your Home with Hardwood Floors over Radiant Heat (Carteret County News-Times)
(ARA) - Hardwood floors add beauty, warmth and lasting value to any home. Combine that beauty and durability with the comfort, decorating freedom and the lower cost benefits of radiant heat, and you have a great combination. Add the overall environmental benefits and it is win-win all around.

For men in black, flue season (The Philadelphia Inquirer)
ERIE - Eight years ago, Lisa Tong watched a nasty chimney fire wreak havoc on her Erie home. Embers burned through her hardwood floors. The cobblestone lining the exterior of the building was ruined. And her 9-year-old daughter's bedroom, which had filled with smoke, needed walls torn out.

News > Church (News Democrat & Leader)
66|20080909|20081031|HOUSE FOR SALE BY OWNER: 4 bedroom, 2 bath, 2970 sq. ft. bonus room, lot of hardwood and tile. Asking price is $235,000.00. Call 726-8679. (9/9-10/31pd)

What's selling: 20664 Kenmore, Harper Woods (Detroit News)
Description: Three-bedroom, one-bath bungalow with central air conditioning, hardwood floors, finished basement and a two-car garage.

Chimney business taking advantage of high fuel costs (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
ERIE, Pa. -- Eight years ago, Lisa Tong watched a nasty chimney fire wreak havoc on her Erie home. Embers burned through her hardwood floors.