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Hardwood Floor
By Phillip H.. Gilbert..
Hardwood floors are the most elegant option available and hardwood floors have the following advantages when compared to other options:
Hardwood floors are aesthetic
Hardwood floors are visually appealing and are popular with people that enjoy the warm feel and look of wood. The reason why hardwood floors are so popular is because they impart any room a warm feel and essentially make a house look like a home.
Hardwood floors impart a polished and classy look
Compared to wall to wall carpeting, hardwood floors are classier looking and impart an expensive look to a home. This is why hardwood floors are usually associated with large establishments and homes of the rich and famous. Contrary to popular belief, hardwood floors are not an expensive option and the amazing variety of wood available make hardwood floors a viable option.
Hardwood floors are a good real estate investment
Hardwood floors are fast becoming a smart real estate investment. Homes with hardwood fetch a higher price on the real estate market, and realtors and real estate investors have often used this fact to increase their return on investment with purchased homes.
Hardwood floors have better acoustics
Hardwood floors offer better acoustics when compared to laminate flooring. Laminate is notorious for the loud hollow sound that is produced when people walk on it (despite the heavy sound barrier foam layers that are used to insulate laminate flooring). In fact, laminate is not a viable option in many apartments and condominiums (due to privacy and noise pollution concerns) and hardwood floors are fast becoming the de facto option for apartments and condos.
Hardwood floors are a healthier option
Laminate is infamous for trapping dirt and other allergens. Carpets usually trap dust, pollen, hair and other allergens and require regular cleaning to ensure healthy living conditions. In fact, people with allergies are usually asked to remove any carpeting in their homes. Hardwood floors on the other hand, do not trap particles and are far simpler to clean. In addition, the wood used for making hardwood
Cherry Cinnamon 5in
Homerwood, Amish Hand-Scraped, Prefinished, Cherry Cinnamon 5in
Hickory Natural 3in
Homerwood, Amish Hand-Scraped, Prefinished, Hickory Natural 3in
Unfinished Cherry Cinnamon 4in
Homerwood, Amish Hand-Scraped, Unfinished, Cherry Cinnamon 4in
Unfinished Character Hard Maple 6in
Homerwood Hardwood Floors, Unfinished, Character Hard Maple 6in
Unfinished Red Oak Natural 3in
Homerwood, Amish Hand-Scraped, Unfinished, Red Oak Natural 3in
Unfinished Cherry Cinnamon 6in
Homerwood, Amish Hand-Scraped, Unfinished, Cherry Cinnamon 6in
Character Black Walnut 5in
Homerwood Hardwood Floors, Prefinished, Character Black Walnut 5in
Character Oak Saddle 6in
Homerwood Hardwood Floors, Prefinished, Character Oak Saddle 6in
Unfinished Black Walnut Natural 5in
Homerwood, Amish Hand-Scraped, Unfinished, Black Walnut Natural 5in
Unfinished Character Black Walnut 6in
Homerwood Hardwood Floors, Unfinished, Character Black Walnut 6in
Unfinished Red Oak Natural 4in
Homerwood, Amish Hand-Scraped, Unfinished, Red Oak Natural 4in
Character Hickory Saddle 4in
Homerwood Hardwood Floors, Prefinished, Character Hickory Saddle 4in
Character Hickory 3in
Homerwood Hardwood Floors, Prefinished, Character Hickory 3in
Unfinished Character White Oak 5in
Homerwood Hardwood Floors, Unfinished, Character White Oak 5in
Hickory Saddle 3in
Homerwood, Amish Hand-Scraped, Prefinished, Hickory Saddle 3in
Unfinished Black Walnut Natural 4in
Homerwood, Amish Hand-Scraped, Unfinished, Black Walnut Natural 4in
Character White Oak 6in
Homerwood Hardwood Floors, Prefinished, Character White Oak 6in
White Oak Natural 3in
Homerwood, Amish Hand-Scraped, Prefinished, White Oak Natural 3in
Character White Oak 5in
Homerwood Hardwood Floors, Prefinished, Character White Oak 5in
Character Hickory Saddle 6in
Homerwood Hardwood Floors, Prefinished, Character Hickory Saddle 6in
Red Oak Natural 5in
Homerwood, Amish Hand-Scraped, Prefinished, Red Oak Natural 5in
Unfinished Hickory Natural 6in
Homerwood, Amish Hand-Scraped, Unfinished, Hickory Natural 6in
Unfinished White Oak Natural 5in
Homerwood, Amish Hand-Scraped, Unfinished, White Oak Natural 5in
Unfinished Hickory Natural 5in
Homerwood, Amish Hand-Scraped, Unfinished, Hickory Natural 5in
Character White Oak 4in
Homerwood Hardwood Floors, Prefinished, Character White Oak 4in
Hickory Saddle 5in
Homerwood, Amish Hand-Scraped, Prefinished, Hickory Saddle 5in
Character Hard Maple 5in
Homerwood Hardwood Floors, Prefinished, Character Hard Maple 5in
Black Walnut Natural 5in
Homerwood, Amish Hand-Scraped, Prefinished, Black Walnut Natural 5in
Unfinished Black Walnut Natural 3in
Homerwood, Amish Hand-Scraped, Unfinished, Black Walnut Natural 3in
Black Walnut Natural 6in
Homerwood, Amish Hand-Scraped, Prefinished, Black Walnut Natural 6in
Character Cherry 3in
Homerwood Hardwood Floors, Prefinished, Character Cherry 3in
Unfinished Character Arctic Maple 4in
Homerwood Hardwood Floors, Unfinished, Character Arctic Maple 4in
Oak Saddle 4in
Homerwood, Amish Hand-Scraped, Prefinished, Oak Saddle 4in
Unfinished Character Red Oak 3in
Homerwood Hardwood Floors, Unfinished, Character Red Oak 3in
Unfinished Hickory Natural 7in
Homerwood, Amish Hand-Scraped, Unfinished, Hickory Natural 7in
Character Coastal Maple 4in
Homerwood Hardwood Floors, Prefinished, Character Coastal Maple 4in
Unfinished Character Coastal Maple 4in
Homerwood Hardwood Floors, Unfinished, Character Coastal Maple 4in
Character Hard Maple 4in
Homerwood Hardwood Floors, Prefinished, Character Hard Maple 4in
Unfinished Character Arctic Maple 3in
Homerwood Hardwood Floors, Unfinished, Character Arctic Maple 3in
Unfinished Character Red Oak 4in
Homerwood Hardwood Floors, Unfinished, Character Red Oak 4in
Cherry Cinnamon 4in
Homerwood, Amish Hand-Scraped, Prefinished, Cherry Cinnamon 4in
Unfinished Character Coastal Maple 3in
Homerwood Hardwood Floors, Unfinished, Character Coastal Maple 3in
Character Black Walnut 3in
Homerwood Hardwood Floors, Prefinished, Character Black Walnut 3in
Black Walnut Natural 4in
Homerwood, Amish Hand-Scraped, Prefinished, Black Walnut Natural 4in
Character Red Oak 4in
Homerwood Hardwood Floors, Prefinished, Character Red Oak 4in
Character Hard Maple 6in
Homerwood Hardwood Floors, Prefinished, Character Hard Maple 6in
Unfinished White Oak Natural 4in
Homerwood, Amish Hand-Scraped, Unfinished, White Oak Natural 4in
Unfinished Cherry Cinnamon 3in
Homerwood, Amish Hand-Scraped, Unfinished, Cherry Cinnamon 3in
Red Oak Natural 3in
Homerwood, Amish Hand-Scraped, Prefinished, Red Oak Natural 3in
Character Black Walnut 4in
Homerwood Hardwood Floors, Prefinished, Character Black Walnut 4in
Unfinished Character Arctic Maple 6in
Homerwood Hardwood Floors, Unfinished, Character Arctic Maple 6in
Unfinished Character Hickory 4in
Homerwood Hardwood Floors, Unfinished, Character Hickory 4in
Character Red Oak 6in
Homerwood Hardwood Floors, Prefinished, Character Red Oak 6in
Unfinished Character Cherry 4in
Homerwood Hardwood Floors, Unfinished, Character Cherry 4in
Unfinished Character Arctic Maple 5in
Homerwood Hardwood Floors, Unfinished, Character Arctic Maple 5in
Unfinished Character Hickory 3in
Homerwood Hardwood Floors, Unfinished, Character Hickory 3in
Character Red Oak 3in
Homerwood Hardwood Floors, Prefinished, Character Red Oak 3in
Oak Saddle 3in
Homerwood, Amish Hand-Scraped, Prefinished, Oak Saddle 3in
Character Hard Maple 3in
Homerwood Hardwood Floors, Prefinished, Character Hard Maple 3in
Character Arctic Maple 6in
Homerwood Hardwood Floors, Prefinished, Character Arctic Maple 6in
Character Red Oak 5in
Homerwood Hardwood Floors, Prefinished, Character Red Oak 5in
Unfinished Character Cherry 3in
Homerwood Hardwood Floors, Unfinished, Character Cherry 3in
Hickory Natural 6in
Homerwood, Amish Hand-Scraped, Prefinished, Hickory Natural 6in
Red Oak Natural 4in
Homerwood, Amish Hand-Scraped, Prefinished, Red Oak Natural 4in
Unfinished Character Cherry 6in
Homerwood Hardwood Floors, Unfinished, Character Cherry 6in
Hickory Natural 7in
Homerwood, Amish Hand-Scraped, Prefinished, Hickory Natural 7in
Character Oak Saddle 5in
Homerwood Hardwood Floors, Prefinished, Character Oak Saddle 5in
Black Walnut Natural 3in
Homerwood, Amish Hand-Scraped, Prefinished, Black Walnut Natural 3in
Unfinished Character Coastal Maple 5in
Homerwood Hardwood Floors, Unfinished, Character Coastal Maple 5in
Character Oak Saddle 4in
Homerwood Hardwood Floors, Prefinished, Character Oak Saddle 4in
Oak Saddle 5in
Homerwood, Amish Hand-Scraped, Prefinished, Oak Saddle 5in
Hickory Saddle 7in
Homerwood, Amish Hand-Scraped, Prefinished, Hickory Saddle 7in
Unfinished White Oak Natural 3in
Homerwood, Amish Hand-Scraped, Unfinished, White Oak Natural 3in
Character Hickory 4in
Homerwood Hardwood Floors, Prefinished, Character Hickory 4in
Character Coastal Maple 3in
Homerwood Hardwood Floors, Prefinished, Character Coastal Maple 3in
Cherry Cinnamon 3in
Homerwood, Amish Hand-Scraped, Prefinished, Cherry Cinnamon 3in
Oak Saddle 6in
Homerwood, Amish Hand-Scraped, Prefinished, Oak Saddle 6in
Character Arctic Maple 3in
Homerwood Hardwood Floors, Prefinished, Character Arctic Maple 3in
Unfinished Red Oak Natural 5in
Homerwood, Amish Hand-Scraped, Unfinished, Red Oak Natural 5in
Unfinished Character Hard Maple 3in
Homerwood Hardwood Floors, Unfinished, Character Hard Maple 3in
Hickory Saddle 4in
Homerwood, Amish Hand-Scraped, Prefinished, Hickory Saddle 4in
Character Hickory Saddle 3in
Homerwood Hardwood Floors, Prefinished, Character Hickory Saddle 3in
Unfinished Character White Oak 4in
Homerwood Hardwood Floors, Unfinished, Character White Oak 4in
Unfinished Hickory Natural 4in
Homerwood, Amish Hand-Scraped, Unfinished, Hickory Natural 4in
White Oak Natural 5in
Homerwood, Amish Hand-Scraped, Prefinished, White Oak Natural 5in
Hickory Natural 4in
Homerwood, Amish Hand-Scraped, Prefinished, Hickory Natural 4in
Hickory Natural 5in
Homerwood, Amish Hand-Scraped, Prefinished, Hickory Natural 5in
Unfinished Black Walnut Natural 6in
Homerwood, Amish Hand-Scraped, Unfinished, Black Walnut Natural 6in
Character White Oak 3in
Homerwood Hardwood Floors, Prefinished, Character White Oak 3in
Character Hickory Saddle 5in
Homerwood Hardwood Floors, Prefinished, Character Hickory Saddle 5in
Unfinished Character Red Oak 6in
Homerwood Hardwood Floors, Unfinished, Character Red Oak 6in
Character Hickory 5in
Homerwood Hardwood Floors, Prefinished, Character Hickory 5in
Character Arctic Maple 4in
Homerwood Hardwood Floors, Prefinished, Character Arctic Maple 4in
Character Arctic Maple 5in
Homerwood Hardwood Floors, Prefinished, Character Arctic Maple 5in
Character Coastal Maple 5in
Homerwood Hardwood Floors, Prefinished, Character Coastal Maple 5in
Character Coastal Maple 6in
Homerwood Hardwood Floors, Prefinished, Character Coastal Maple 6in
Character Cherry 5in
Homerwood Hardwood Floors, Prefinished, Character Cherry 5in
Unfinished Character Hickory 6in
Homerwood Hardwood Floors, Unfinished, Character Hickory 6in
Unfinished Hickory Natural 3in
Homerwood, Amish Hand-Scraped, Unfinished, Hickory Natural 3in
Red Oak Natural 6in
Homerwood, Amish Hand-Scraped, Prefinished, Red Oak Natural 6in
Unfinished Character Hard Maple 4in
Homerwood Hardwood Floors, Unfinished, Character Hard Maple 4in
Unfinished Character White Oak 3in
Homerwood Hardwood Floors, Unfinished, Character White Oak 3in
Character Hickory 6in
Homerwood Hardwood Floors, Prefinished, Character Hickory 6in
White Oak Natural 4in
Homerwood, Amish Hand-Scraped, Prefinished, White Oak Natural 4in
Unfinished Character Cherry 5in
Homerwood Hardwood Floors, Unfinished, Character Cherry 5in
Cherry Cinnamon 6in
Homerwood, Amish Hand-Scraped, Prefinished, Cherry Cinnamon 6in
Unfinished Cherry Cinnamon 5in
Homerwood, Amish Hand-Scraped, Unfinished, Cherry Cinnamon 5in
Unfinished Character Hickory 5in
Homerwood Hardwood Floors, Unfinished, Character Hickory 5in
Unfinished Character White Oak 6in
Homerwood Hardwood Floors, Unfinished, Character White Oak 6in
Character Oak Saddle 3in
Homerwood Hardwood Floors, Prefinished, Character Oak Saddle 3in
Unfinished Character Black Walnut 3in
Homerwood Hardwood Floors, Unfinished, Character Black Walnut 3in
Unfinished White Oak Natural 6in
Homerwood, Amish Hand-Scraped, Unfinished, White Oak Natural 6in
Unfinished Character Hard Maple 5in
Homerwood Hardwood Floors, Unfinished, Character Hard Maple 5in
Character Black Walnut 6in
Homerwood Hardwood Floors, Prefinished, Character Black Walnut 6in
Unfinished Character Coastal Maple 6in
Homerwood Hardwood Floors, Unfinished, Character Coastal Maple 6in
Unfinished Character Black Walnut 4in
Homerwood Hardwood Floors, Unfinished, Character Black Walnut 4in
Hickory Saddle 6in
Homerwood, Amish Hand-Scraped, Prefinished, Hickory Saddle 6in
Unfinished Red Oak Natural 6in
Homerwood, Amish Hand-Scraped, Unfinished, Red Oak Natural 6in
Character Cherry 4in
Homerwood Hardwood Floors, Prefinished, Character Cherry 4in
Unfinished Character Black Walnut 5in
Homerwood Hardwood Floors, Unfinished, Character Black Walnut 5in
White Oak Natural 6in
Homerwood, Amish Hand-Scraped, Prefinished, White Oak Natural 6in
Unfinished Character Red Oak 5in
Homerwood Hardwood Floors, Unfinished, Character Red Oak 5in
Character Cherry 6in
Homerwood Hardwood Floors, Prefinished, Character Cherry 6in
floors is free from harmful chemicals and emissions.
Hardwood floors are easier to clean
Hardwood floors do not accumulate charged particles and dust easily. In fact, hardwood floors can be vacuumed easily and only require a wet mop to clean up liquids. Carpets on the other hand, require cleaning chemicals, carpet shampooing, or replacement carpets depending on the degree of damage. What is equally true is that hardwood floors do not require cleaning as frequently as carpets and are ideal for people that are susceptible to allergies.
Hardwood floors are cheaper in the longer run
Over a period of time, hardwood floors are far more economical when compared to other options. For example, carpets need to be replaced every 7-8 years and there are other maintenance costs involved too. Although, hardwood floors also require refinishing every now and then but compared to other options, hardwood floors are nearly 30-40% cheaper in the longer run.
Hardwood floors also offer a fantastic choice in terms of variety. With so many types of wood available, a home owner can choose from different types of wood when choosing hardwood floors. Hardwood floors have a timeless grace about them, and wood has been used for in Europe since medieval times. What is equally true about hardwood floors is that people are beginning to mix and match hardwood floors. For example, interior designers and home owners have started using different type of wood for different rooms in the same house. Hardwood floors are also timeless and are suitable for almost any type of home, irrespective of the type of décor. Many hardwood floors are a combination of regular wood and handmade patterns and compliment the décor of any home.
For more information on hardwood in Kansas City and Charlotte visit www.hardwoodgiant.net Phillip H Gilbert is the author of this article on Hardwood Floor Refinishing. Find more information about Hardwood Floorshere.
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