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The Hardwood Flooring Guide | product reviews, guides, and helpful advice
Hardwood Flooring Guide is an up-to-date guide to help consumers better understand their hardwood flooring options as well as helpful advice for caring and installing hardwood floors. With so many choices today, Hardwood Flooring Guide tries to simplify the various hardwood flooring types so homeowners can better determine what is best for their specific needs.
The Hardwood Flooring Guide is based off of 25 years working with some of the major hardwood flooring manufacturers, including Bruce, Hartco, Mannington and Award Hardwood Floors. The guide is not meant to tell you want brand to select but rather help you make an informed decision whether buying at a Big Box store or your local flooring store.
- Solid vs Engineered Hardwood Flooring
For example, on the Types of Hardwood Flooring page you can learn about the differences between solid and engineered hardwood flooring. There are construction differences between the two hardwood types and reasons why one type is better in specific situations than the other. Learning for yourself the differences between the two can help you avoid making a costly mistake.
- Prefinished vs Unfinished Hardwood Floor
Below is a table comparing prefinished wood floors versus buying an unfinished hardwood floor. Unfinished hardwood floors have to be stained after they are installed in the home (this is commonly referred to as job-site finish). To learn more see Prefinished Hardwood Floors vs Unfinished Hardwood Floors
| PREFINISHED WOOD FLOORS | UNFINISHED WOOD FLOORS |
| no custom staining floor | yes, can custom stain floor |
| prefinished with 3-9 coats** | must apply finish on job site |
| ultra-violet cured urethane finish | no UV cured urethane finish |
| can complete job in 1-2 days | usually takes several days or a week |
| walk on after installation | must wait for finish coats to dry |
| minimal mess and smells | very messy and can smell |
| trims won't match planks | trims can be stained to match planks |
| solid & engineered wood planks | generally solid wood planks |
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