Hardwood
Hardwood floors are much like other floor covering materials. Price points are determined by quality and construction. But, when you compare the cost of hardwood floors versus other floor covering materials, you realize hardwood floors are really a bargain. For example, the average lifespan of carpet is approximately 10 years. With proper care and maintenance, hardwood floors can last several lifetimes.
Other floor covering materials simply cannot compare to the natural beauty of hardwood flooring. Hardwood floors outlast and outperform almost any other flooring material. Hardwood floors are just as easy to clean as other flooring materials and offer an easy to maintain, low maintenance
wear surface.
Hardwood flooring is a natural product; therefore defects in flooring can occur in the manufacturing process or naturally as a characteristic of the wood. Hardwood flooring standards allow for up to 5% defective product (this may be natural or manufacturing related) based on the original flooring purchase.
Exotic floors feature the full range of natural shades, color tones, and graining of each wood species. No two trees are the same; no two pieces are the same. The same species can vary based on the geographic area from which it is harvested. Each flooring species has a general range of color or tone, and within that range, you will find many different shades, including some extreme light and dark colors. Wood is a natural material. The store sample is a small swatch, containing a few shades and grain patterns of a hardwood flooring species. It can never be an exact replica of a fully installed floor, since each board will vary in shade and grain patterns.
|