The lowdown on hardwood flooring

No other flooring offers the warmth, beauty and value of wood. Wood flooring enhances the décor of any room, and provides timeless beauty that will increase in value throughout the years. In fact, in a national survey of real estate agents, 90 percent said that homes with wood flooring sell faster and for higher prices than homes without wood floors.

That's money in your pocket.

Ease of Maintenance

Maintenance of today's wood floors is easy. New technology in stains and finishes call for regular cleaning that takes little more than sweeping and/or vacuuming, with occasional use of a professional wood floorcleaning product. You will want to use a cleaning product recommended by your flooring manufacturer, installer or other wood flooring professional. This will ensure you use the proper cleaning of your type of flooring and finish.

Affordable

Today's wood floors are affordable. Over time, wood floors maintain their value. When other flooring options are looking tired and worn out, wood floors will still look beautiful and timeless.

Variety

Wood floors have come a long way in the past few years. Today, there are many more styles, colors and species of wood flooring available than ever before. Whether you're looking for traditional oak, rustic pine, exotic wenge or trendy bamboo, you're sure to find a color and style to fit your décor. Wood floors come in a variety of styles to meet the demands of today's busy lifestyle - factory finished, unfinished, solid, engineered, strip, plank, parquet and acrylic impregnated. Choosing a style that's best for you is an important decision and will be based on a variety of issues, including your lifestyle, your decorating style and the area in which you live. Floors also come in a rainbow of colors to fit any décor. You can achieve unique, one-of-akind looks with custom stains and finishes. Even if your floor is old, you can achieve an entirely new look with a new stain or finish. Today's wood floors come in more than 50 varieties, both domestic and exotic, spanning the spectrum of color.