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ProSand has a huge selection of floors available to our customers. We offer the highest quality to be found anywhere. Our highly skilled craftsman are knowledgeable, courteous, professional, and here to help you. They will be able to answer any questions concerning your flooring needs while providing a prompt timely service. But to help you make your decision on your next flooring purchase we have compiled some information below to help you get started. Although if you feel our wood floors are not the right choice for you, check out our other flooring products and solutions. |
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Easy MaintenanceHardwood floors are durable and have stood the test of time. Homes that are more than 100 years old can still have the original flooring if they have been cared for properly. They just need sweeping or vacuuming and an occasional cleaning with a wood floor cleaner. ValueBuyers are willing to pay top dollar for homes with hardwood floors. In addition, homes with hardwood floors tend to sell faster than homes with wall-to-wall carpeting. Think about it: builders consider hardwood flooring an upgrade. They don’t charge extra for carpet. Many Styles AvailableWood floors work with all styles of decorating, from traditional to modern. It is available in several types of woods, such as oak, cherry and walnut, and can be sanded and stained to suit the home owner’s taste. When your style changes, you also can change the look of your hardwood floors Other advantagesDurability, Beautiful, can be matched to any home décor or style. |
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Solid |
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Solid hardwood is 100% solid wood. Usually 3/4″ thick can only be nailed or stapled to wood sub floor. It cannot be glued or used on concrete. Thinner solid styles may be appropriated for glue-down or nail-down installation. |
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Engineered hardwood is also 100% wood. It is manufactured by permanently bonding together multiple layers of solid wood in a cross ply construction. By having several ply’s laminated together it provides more dimensional stability. Usually 3/8″, 1/2″, or 7/16″ thick. Its cross-ply construction allows installation below or above grade even over concrete. It resist expansion and contraction caused by temperature and humidity changes. Engineered flooring is typically glued-down, stapled -down or floated over an existing floor. |
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Some types of engineered hardwood flooring can be installed over a pad where the tongue and groove is glued together and no adhesive is used to adhere to the surface below. This is called a “floating floor” installation. The Term “long strip” traditionally means the top hardwood wear layer of each engineered board is made up with a visual appearance of 2 or 3 narrower rows of hardwood boards. Each board will generally have between 17 and 35 pieces that make up the top layer of each panel. These boards themselves depending again on style chosen can be anywhere from 5–8″ inches wide and anywhere from 4-8′ feet long. The term strip refers to the number of boards side by side, which is referenced to as available strip styles.
Now that you know a little about hardwood flooring your prepared to take the next step, having your hardwood flooring installed. |
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