Why Should I Consider Hardwood Floors?

Hardwood flooring has become the choice flooring for homeowners.  SAVE time and money on cleaning, vacuuming and shampooing carpet.  Use “green,” sustainable hardwood floors to add warmth and beauty to your home or commercial building.

In Colorado, Red Oak is the most popular, has a very classic look and is moderately priced. Hickory, Birch, White Oak, Walnut, and Maple are among the harder domestic woods.

Want a more exotic look?  Go south to Brazil for Brazilian Walnut, Brazilian Cherry, Brazilian Koa, Tiger Wood, and many other exotic wood varieties that highlight red and orange tones.

Brazilian Cherry

Brazilian Cherry (Jatoba) is known for its hardness and durability. It comes from South America and has a brownish-red color. This exotic hardwood is a great choice in both residential and commercial installations. It is 228% harder than domestic Red Oak.

Maple

Maple is creamy white to light reddish brown. It has a closed subdued grain with medium figuring and uniform grain texture. This hardwood is a good choice for bowling alleys and sports floors. It is 12% harder than Northern Red Oak.

Red Oak

Red Oak has an open, slightly more porous grain than White Oak. It is stiff and dense; resists wear. Red Oak is the most popular wood flooring in the U.S. When finishing, it has a strong stain contrast because of porous grain. Can be stained, but looks great natural.

Walnut

Walnut hardwood has a rich, dark color, slight purplish overtones and a complex swirling grain patterns that makes it a spectacular flooring choice whether left natural or stained. 

Hickory

Hickory has striking contrasting patterns of clear yellow and rich brown heartwood. Hickory is the hardest Canadian wood species and second hardest in the U.S.

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Hardwood flooring has become the choice flooring for homeowners. SAVE time and money on cleaning, vacuuming and shampooing carpet. Use “green,” sustainable hardwood floors to add warmth and beauty to your home or commercial building.

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Refinishing a wood floor is a great way to increase the value of your living space. Sometimes, a floor with shallow scratches or a dull surface only needs a top coat of finish.

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Winter months tend to be drier making cracks and gaps more visible. In summer, humidity rises, causing some cracks to virtually disappear. Large cracks in the summer however, only lead to bigger cracks in the winter.