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Oct 2006
Why Wood Floors
Posted in hardwood by Mr. Hardwood at 1:29 am |

Welcome to Flooring.org, home of beautiful wood floor manufacturer, installation, and maintenance resources.

We believe in wood floors. Why?

Unmatched Natural Beauty: Advanced manufacturing, stains and finishes enable today’s hardwood floors to come in many sizes, styles, colors, finishes and species. Any of these choices will compliment your home or office with style and a beautiful product that will last a lifetime.

Affordable: Wood floors add value to your residence at resale time, not to mention it is a lifetime product. They increase in value as your home does. Hardwood floor products are one of the most sought after hard surface flooring in remodeling and new home construction.

Ease of Maintainance: Routine care is a little more than simple sweeping and vacuuming, always making sure your hardwood floors are protected from moisture and heavy wear which creates scratches. Preventive maintenance with area rugs, floor protectors, and routine treatment with proper hardwood floor cleaner should always be exercised — improper products can contribute to additional wear, may VOID your warranty and cause failure when recoating.

Ecologically Sound: Unlike most floor coverings, wood floors come from a sustainable natural resource. Long gone are the days when timber was cut down with little thought for the long term consequences on the nation’s forests. Today most timber is cut from forests that are carefully managed to ensure continued resources in the future. In fact, according to U.S. Forest Service statistics, almost twice as much hardwood timber is added every year through new growth than is harvested with standing hardwood timber today than there was 50 years ago.

Healthy: The Environmental Protection Agency has said that indoor air quality is one of our top health threats. Installed in the home or elsewhere, wood floors help contribute to a healthy living environment. Hard surface flooring such as hardwood floors does not trap or harbor dust mites or molds creating better air quality for all inhabitants, but especially for the estimated 35 million Americans suffering from allergies. The hard surface of wood floors also helps avoid artificial substances such as pesticides that can accumulate on some floor coverings. A recent EPA study found that pesticides used in gardens and homes accumulate on floors and other surfaces in the home, but that wood floors greatly reduce the accumulation of such toxins. Another concern for the home environment is the off-gassing of toxins that results from some synthetic materials. Any of these chemicals can contribute to chronically illness in the home.

Ease of Installation: Please browse our extensive directory of regional professional hardwood floor installers specializing in new installations, resanding, refinishing and custom work.


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