Why you should choose hardwood?
Hardwood flooring remains the best
choice in having a space that is safe and clean with low maintenance. But not only
that, by choosing hardwood floors you are adding value to your home
interior and life long memories to your family.
Safe
& Clean
Hardwood doesn't hide harmful
particulate matter, making for a healthier, safer living environment, especially for allergy sufferers.
Generally, hardwood floors cost more
than carpeted floors, but they also require less maintenance, last longer
and can be “repaired” (instead of replaced).
Especially in older homes, hardwood
floors can be draftier and colder. But a well-selected area rug typically
remedies this problem.
Low
Maintenance
Comparatively,
hardwood floors require minimal maintenance
– in terms of both effort and equipment. Consider, simply, the difference in
price between a mop and vacuum. Hardwood floors are also much more resistant to
spills and stains.
Hardwood floors do get scraped,
scratched, scuffed, dented and damaged
– especially in high traffic areas. However, wood flooring can most often
simply be sanded, smoothed and refinished. It is rarely necessary to replace a
wood floor.
Sustainable
Since wood is a naturally occurring
resource, which can even be reforested, hardwood floors are also a quality
ecological choice.
Wood flooring is the most abundantly
renewable flooring material available. The U.S. Forest Service states that the
annual net growth for hardwoods is greater than the average annual removal
rate. This means that trees are growing faster than they are being used today.
In addition, wood remains the
largest carbon sink on land for CO2 emissions,
as well as one of the major sources of oxygen, comprising the air we breathe.
Wood floors also use less water and energy to produce and can be burned as fuel
or recycled at the end of its life cycle, making it an extremely sustainable
product. They not only bring beauty and value to a home, but they last hundreds
of years and are easier to maintain than most other flooring options.
One popular and very sustainable
trend in flooring today is reclaiming wood from old barns, factories,
warehouses, landfills or even river bottoms to use for wood flooring. This type
of wood is extremely unique and possesses a certain history that makes it
charming and somewhat enchanting with variations in character, color and
mineral variations.
Not only is the irregularity of the
wood attractive, but it is much more dimensionally stable than new hardwood
flooring. The lifespan of the reclaimed wood has exposed it to air for many
years and makes it less susceptible to changes in humidity that could cause
swelling or shrinking.
Unsurpassed Beauty & Value
- Perhaps the number one reason to consider a hardwood floor is for aesthetic reasons.
- Hardwood is one of the oldest flooring materials there is, and it never goes out of style. Because of the large variety of trees and wood types, a world of colors, consistencies, designs, grains and patterns are available.
- Whereas many new homeowners will remove carpeting upon purchasing a house, viewing it as an additional expense, hardwood floors definitely increase the value of a house.
- With proper maintenance hardwood floors are a sound investment that pay off for a lifetime and bring beauty to any room.
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