Tips For Choosing The Right Wood Flooring For Your Home

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Wood flooring is classic, beautiful, and timeless. In this day and age, wood flooring is more popular than ever, and many people opt to rip out old carpet or tile to have new wood floors installed. If you are seriously thinking about putting wood floors in your home, it is a wide choice. But, since wood flooring requires a sizable monetary investment, it is very important to think things through and determine exactly what you want before you purchase your flooring. Doing so will help ensure that you don't suffer from any buyers remorse after the flooring is installed. Consider the following things when deciding what wood flooring to buy:

Wood Flooring Type

When it comes to wood flooring, you can opt for solid hardwood flooring or engineered wood flooring. Solid hardwood flooring is exactly what it sounds like — planks of solid wood that are cut to specific sizes and designed to be installed as flooring. Engineered wood floors have several layers of composite materials and the top layer of each plank is hardwood. Both solid hardwood flooring is beautiful and comes in a variety of styles and colors. Engineered wood flooring is less expensive, so it is a good choice if you have a smaller budget. Solid hardwood flooring typically adds more value to a home, so it is a great choice if you can afford it.

Shade of Wood

When you begin shopping for wood flooring, you will soon notice that it is available in so many different shades and colors. Choosing the right shade or color of your new wood flooring is extremely important if you want the flooring to enhance the look of your home while also complementing your current decor. One thing to think about is the color of your home's walls and how much light each room gets. If you have dark walls and are replacing the flooring in a room that lacks natural light, avoid choosing wood flooring that is too dark, as it can make a room look smaller and darker than it actually is.

Durability

Wood flooring is made from many different types of tree species, and some wood is considered more durable than others. When you look at wood flooring, you will notice that it is rated on a hardness scale — the higher the number, the harder the wood. If you live in a home with pets, or if your new wood floors will be installed in an area with a lot of foot traffic, it is best to choose a type of wood that has a high hardness rating. 

Use these considerations when choosing what wood flooring to install in your home in order to reap the best benefits.

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Creating Gorgeous New Floors After tearing out all of the old carpet from our home, I realized that we needed something a little better. I began looking around at alternatives, and I found a really nice laminate that worked well with our budget and that looked really nice. I talked with the installers about putting it in, and they were more than happy to work with us. Within a few weeks, we had a new floor, and it made all the difference in the world. I decided that it would be fun to start an entire blog about flooring, so read more here if you have questions.

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