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Hardwood Flooring Installer in Denver

Hardwood Flooring Installer in Denver

Experience the luxury of top-tier hardwood flooring, adding elegance and charm to your space like never before.

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In many situations, hardwood flooring installation is one of the best ways to transform your home, but it’s important to learn as much as you can about it before getting started.

Why Hardwood?

Hardwood flooring offers a variety of benefits to most property owners. This includes:

Affordability, Longevity, and Durability

  • Affordability: A wide range of options exist, many of which offer excellent overall affordability. The days of hardwood being very expensive are gone.
  • Longevity: If you purchase a high-quality product and maintain it, chances are good, the floors will last for decades. Most often, they can be a long-term investment.
  • Durability: Hardwood floors are durable. Depending on the selected type, they can handle dirt from the outdoors, and even the kids dropping things still function and look great. Most don’t need a lot of maintenance, either.

Health Benefits

Hardwood floors offer a lot of functional benefits to your home, including being a healthier option than other materials. Unlike plastic-based materials, hardwoods can be natural. That means they are less likely to have toxins that could impact their overall health. In fact, all of our showroom products are Green Label Certified.

Environmentally Friendly Nature

Not all hardwood floors are eco-friendly, but you can choose those that are. They are nearly always a better choice than plastic based laminates. That’s because, as a natural material, they break down once removed.

Great Variety

Hardwood floors offer a wide range of styles. You should not feel as though you are limited in the way they look, from sleek black hardwoods that offer a modern, edgy feel to hardwoods that are maple, hickory or oak, offering a more rustic feel. There are plenty of grain patterns and cutting options to add beautiful variety to your home as well.

Engineered Hardwood vs Solid Hardwood

Engineered hardwood and solid hardwood look similar, but both have very specific differences you should consider.

The Structure

Solid hardwood is the ideal, even gold standard, when it comes to floor quality. It is made from hardwood – which means it is a solid, single piece of wood.

Engineered hardwood is made up of layers of that natural wood. It is still natural wood but constructed of five to seven layers of plywood that have been pressed together often in a crisscross pattern.

The Installation

Both engineered hardwood and solid hardwood can be installed in several ways, depending on the preparation provided by the manufacturer and your needs. Many forms are nailed down, which is the most common option for solid hardwood. When the plank is 5” wide or more, we will use the glue assist installation method which includes gluing and stapling the plank to the floor ensuring that everything stays in place.

Engineered hardwood floors can sometimes be nailed into place, but other forms have a click-lock style, which means they are not bolted to the ground. They are considered floating floors. Other forms can be glued in place.

About Solid Wood Floors

Solid hardwood floors are some of the most desirable because of their stunning beauty and overall durability. Here’s what you need to know about them.

How solid hardwood floors are made

Solid hardwoods are milled from just one piece of timber or a log. The wood species can range somewhat, with oak being one of the most common. Once the raw logs are harvested, the lumber goes through the following process.

Cutting

The wood is cut into long pieces. Then the wood is allowed to air dry for some time. This allows for some of the natural moisture in the wood to be removed. It aids in helping to make it a bit more stable.

Planing

After it dries some, the lumber mill will then break down the larger pieces into even pieces of wood, a process called planing. This ensures that each piece is about the same size and structure to create a standard look.

Profiling

Profiling is the process of executing a bit more refined detail work with the pieces. This allows for the joints and connections to be created. Profiling can also help to soften the sharp edges.

Sealing

As a natural material, wood will break down over time. Sealing helps to prevent that from occurring.

How to care for solid hardwood floors

There are a few specific things to do to keep your solid hardwood floors looking their best:

Walk-Off mats and area rugs are welcome

Use rugs on as much of the surface as you can, or at least in areas of high traffic. This helps to protect the surface of the wood.

Use the right cleaners

The best cleaner for hardwood is mild dish soap and warm water. However, you don’t want to use too much water as that can leach into the wood. If you plan to use any pre-made hardwood cleaner, keep it as mild as possible.

Avoid wax

You don’t need to wax hardwood floors, and in most cases, you should not do so. This may add a shine to them, but it does not provide the right protection for the wood.

Clean your floors regularly

Keep items off the floor. If the floors get muddy, be sure to clean them up. Grit from dirt and dust can scratch the surface.

Use a small amount of cleaner

When you have a bigger mess to clean, it is helpful to use a cleaner. However, choose mild cleaners and use as small of an amount as possible. That ensures they can be removed properly and may help you to avoid any damage to the surface.

Wipe up spills right away

The key is to avoid any contact with water possible and, when it does get wet, such as from a spill, clean that up as quickly as possible.

Humidifiers

The natural element of hardwood floors means that they can absorb a significant amount of moisture.  Since Colorado has such a dry climate it is a good idea to install a humidifier as low humidity can make hardwoods more brittle. Humidifiers can help you to control the home’s humidity levels. By having a humidifier, your hardwoods will not have expansion or contraction issues. The typical range for solid wood is mid-30 % humidity, and for engineered wood, it’s mid to high 20%.

About Engineered Hardwood Floors

Engineered hardwood floors are a very reliable, high-quality flooring product. They are made of 100% hardwoods but constructed in a way that reduces some of their cost.

How Engineered Wood Floors Are Made

Engineered wood uses two, three, or five sheets, or piles, of wood that are laminated together. This process creates interlocking and highly durable planks that are made up of layers of wood instead of a single level.

How to Care for Engineered Wood Floors

Remember that these floors are natural surfaces, and as such, they need to be cared for properly to help maintain them long term. Here are some steps to doing so.

Clean your floors regularly

Keep the floors as clean as possible. Any type of loose material can penetrate the surface and cause damage over time.

Cut down on cleaners

Use as little cleaner as possible to keep the floors clean. Water is the first and primary cleaning tool. If you need to use a hardwood cleaner, use the least amount possible.

Act fast

As natural surfaces, they will allow moisture to penetrate into them. That’s why, if there’s a spill, you need to clean it up quickly. They can also stain from some materials.

Don’t use wax

Wax does not protect the surface and can make the floors harder to manage overall. They can also become so slick that they increase the risk of falls.

Use floor mats and area rugs

This is especially beneficial in areas where the floors are used significantly, like by doorways or under the kitchen table.

Avoid wearing high-heeled shoes indoors

Protect the floors by reducing the amount of scuff marks. Wearing high-heeled shoes can cause more significant damage and scratches to the wood.

HARDWOOD FLOORS

You can use hardwood floors in most areas of the home. Get creative to use them properly in these areas.

Hardwood in the living room

Hardwoods in the living room can be an excellent choice. They are beautiful and can be long lasting, especially if you put an area rug over the area where couches or tables will sit.

Hardwood in the bedroom

Bedrooms can be a bit more rustic and cozy with the addition of hardwoods. Add a rug under the bed to help reduce some of the pressure on the legs from embedding into the wood floors.

Hardwood in the kitchen

You can use hardwood in the kitchen, but the increased risk of moisture means you’ll want to look for a product that’s more waterproof when possible. And keep the surface as dry as possible.

Hardwood in the bathroom

Using hardwoods in the bathroom could be an option as long as you minimize water splashes on them. Remember, hardwood can get wet, but you don’t want the floors to stay wet too long.

Hardwood on stairs

Hardwoods work well on stairs, especially with a runner along the middle where people will walk.

How much does hardwood installation cost

The overall cost of installing hardwood floors will range based on many factors. Here are some things to expect.

Installing a new hardwood floor

If you plan to install new hardwood floors in your home, that means you’ll be removing whatever is present and adding new floors. Assuming no subfloor work is going to be done, you can expect the following:

  • Engineered wood floors per foot: $6.50 to $10.50 per foot
  • Solid wood floors: $3.50 to $10 per foot for just the raw material. It will need to be sanded and stained, which will add to the cost.

Refinishing an Old Hardwood Floor

Another option is to refinish the current hardwood you have. You can expect this to range widely on the project. However, to sand, stain, and finish, it is about $4 per foot.

OUTLINE

Hardwood Flooring Installation in Arvada, CO

  • Why hardwood?
  • Affordibility, Longevity, and Durability
  • Health Benefits
  • Environment-Friendly Nature
  • Great Variety

Engineered Hardwood vs Solid Hardwood

  • The Structure
  • The Installation
  • About Solid Wood Floors

How solid hardwood floors are made

  • Cutting
  • Planing
  • Profiling
  • Sealing

How to care for solid hardwood floors

  • Walk-off mats and area rugs are welcome
  • Use the right cleaners
  • Avoid wax
  • Clean your floors regularly
  • Use a small amount of cleaner
  • Wipe up spills right away
  • Humidifiers

About Engineered Hardwood Floors

How Engineered Wood Floors are made

How to care for engineered wood floors

  • Clean your floors regularly
  • Cut down on cleaners
  • Act fast
  • Don’t use wax
  • Use floor mats and area rugs
  • Avoid wearing high-heeled shoes indoors

HARDWOOD FLOORS

  • Hardwood in the living room
  • Hardwood in the bedroom
  • Hardwood in the kitchen
  • Hardwood in the bathroom
  • Hardwood on stairs

How much does hardwood installation cost

Installing new hardwood floor

Price range for engineered wood per foot

$6.50 – $10.50

Price range for solid wood per foot (just raw material, once installed needs to be sanded and stained which is not included in the price)

$3.50 – $10

Refinishing old hardwood floor

Price range for sand, stain, and finish only per foot $4

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