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-Over 20 years experience in the remodeling business. We know which products perform and which do not! We only use proven products.
-We are a family owned business with low overhead thus we can offer competitive prices.
-We schedule appointments quickly… same or next day in most cases.
-We are certified installers for our products.
- We guarantee our work.

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Benefits of Hardwood Flooring

There is nothing like a historic home with beautifully preserved hardwood flooring. Wood is associated with opulence as a high-end material. No matter what color the walls are or what sort of décor homeowners prefer, hardwood makes the perfect accent every time. A hardwood floor will never go out of style and comes in numerous shades, grains and patterns. Rooms with hardwood floors look much more spacious than carpeted rooms. The natural look and feel gives the room a warm ambiance that many homeowners love. Yet, aesthetics aside, there are many practical benefits of hardwood flooring as well.

Durability is one of the chief benefits of hardwood flooring. While tiles will become scratched and cracked, linoleum will curl up at the seams and carpets will look dingy and worn, a hardwood floor will remain in pristine condition decades later. In that sense, hardwood flooring is a more affordable long-term option. When one compares the average 100-year lifespan to the 5-15 years for carpet, 7-20 years for laminate, and 18 years for linoleum, it makes so much more sense to choose solid wood.

Ease of maintenance is another one of the top benefits of hardwood flooring – no more carpet shampooing, no more vacuuming, no more checking the carpet pad for odors, no more changing the flooring every 10 years. There is less worry for spills or pet accidents with hardwood, which is easily wiped clean. With a hardwood floor, you need only dust-mop and add a maintenance coat of stain every decade or so to keep that deep color and fresh shine.

Allergy sufferers may find the benefits of hardwood flooring for their health are the best benefits of all. Carpet collects mold, pet dander, mildew, pollen, dirt, and dust mites. The Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America recommends, “Consider using hardwood, vinyl, linoleum tile, or slate instead of wall-to-wall carpeting.” Hard-surface flooring is much easier to keep free of dust mites and other allergens with a quick vacuum or sweep.

The ecological benefits of hardwood flooring often surprises people, but it makes sense when one thinks about it. We can always plant more trees, but laminate and carpeting needs to be synthesized in large factories. Most exotic woods these days come from certified sustainable forests and promotes reforestation. As of the 1990s, Americans were growing more trees than we cut. Also, it is important to keep in mind that alternate floor coverings need to be thrown away in landfills. Science’s best guess is that it will take a good 20,000 years for the more than 4 billion pounds of carpeting we throw away each year to biodegrade. On the other hand, wood flooring can be refinished, repaired, restored, and eventually recycled.

Resale value is another one of the benefits of hardwood flooring. Over 80 percent of real estate agents say that hardwood floors attract more prospective buyers, according to a survey conducted by the National Wood Flooring Association. Buyers view hardwood as a sign of “quality construction” and feel that they have more “decorating flexibility.”