Hardwood

Hardwood floors offer the unmistakable charm and timeless beauty only found in authentic, real wood. They are never out of fashion and add real value to the home. Many interior decorators today prefer hardwood floors as the base layer and then add an area rug to enhance the room's overall color scheme.

Through advancements in manufacturing of wood floors, today's hard wood floors are more durable and adaptable to many different living areas. Engineered wood floors allow homeowners to use hardwood flooring in areas of the home that they would never have considered in the past.

Hardwood floors come in a wide variety of wood species, colors and widths. Besides the classic North American hardwoods (like red oak, white oak, maple and ash) many manufacturers now offer exotic hardwood species from all over the World. Exotic hardwoods give homeowners the chance to better express their own personal decorating tastes with a more unique looking floor.

Besides the exotic woods another popular trend are the handscraped hardwood floors offered by many manufacturers, such as Anderson, Mannington and Mohawk. If you want the more rustic look and charm of a hand-scraped floor than you be sure to see the hand-scraped hardwoods.

Homeowners looking to use hardwood floors have the option of purchasing three different types of hard wood floors. Although the end results may look the same there are distinct advantages for using each type under different applications.