Introduction to Hardwood and Bamboo Flooring

Hardwood Flooring

Real wood, with its luxurious texture and wood grain is the ideal floor for many homeowners. Hardwood floors signify tradition and quality with timeless beauty that is perfect for almost every room in your home. Today hardwood floors combine the traditional beauty of the past with the latest technology for greater ease of cleaning and maintenance. For a floor that gets more beautiful with age, hardwood is the choice!

Things to keep in mind when shopping for hardwood:

• You have a choice: solid or engineered wood floors. A solid wood floor is the same classic look as when your grandparents grew up. For over 100 years, solid hardwood has been among the most popular floor styles.



• Perfect for remodeling, engineered hardwood floors are assembled from multiple layers of hardwood, bonded together in a cross-grain fashion. This makes engineered floors exceptionally strong and durable. Engineered floors can be installed over most sub-floors including concrete.



• Hardwood floors come in the traditional width of 2 ¼" and the new, contemporary widths of 3"-5". With either choice, you're getting the styling and durability you desire.



• If you have hardwood currently in your home, generally it is wise to stay with the same width, but again, it is a matter of your personal taste…because your home deserves the very best!

Bamboo Flooring

Why consider bamboo flooring for your home? It’s easier on the earth, harder than some hardwoods and resistant to flammability. Unlike hardwood, bamboo is not a product of trees; it’s a fast growing grass.

Bamboo can grow from sprouts to harvesting in three to five years, thus an acre of bamboo can provide more flooring than an acre of trees. When bamboo shoots are cut the roots remain intact and fresh new sprouts grow in their place.

The dense root mass of bamboo helps prevent soil erosion and provides a viable crop opportunity in hilly acres where other crops cannot grow.