Hardwood Floors

Types of Hardwood

By understanding the different types of wood floors you can be knowledgeable and more confident in your selection. There are two type of wood floors, solid and engineered, and the both come in a wide variety of wood species. To help determine which type of floor will work best for your situation depends upon the location within your home and the type of subfloor. No matter which one works best for you, Floors From Home’s hardwood floors add beauty and value to your home.

Solid wood floors are one solid piece of wood and are generally 3/4" thick. Solid Hardwood Floors can be found in red & white oak, American cherry, hickory, maple, and Brazilian cherry, and are available in several widths. Because solid hardwood floors are more susceptible to humidity and temperature changes than engineered wood floors they should only be installed above grade over approved wooden subfloors and must be nailed or stapled down. Solid wood floors can generally be recoated and refinished several times.

These floors are produced by laminating several hardwood plies together to form the planks. Most engineered floors can be glued-down, stapled-down or floated over a variety of subfloors including wood, dry concrete slabs and some types of existing flooring. Engineered hardwood floors have cross-ply construction which reduces the expansion/contraction of planks caused by variations in humidity and allows these floors to be installed on any level in the home. Just like solid woods engineered Hardwood Floors come in a wide variety of widths, thicknesses and colors.

Unfinished floors require several days to install, stain and finish the flooring. Prefinished floors are less messy and can be installed and completed the same day. A factory-applied finish with aluminum oxide is extremely durable and could not be duplicated with a job-site finish. At Floors From Home we only install top quality prefinished solid and engineered wood floors.