Francine72
Junior Member

About Francine72

Biography:

Solid wood flooring will last more than 100 years, and the
finish can be easily renewed when needed. Just having wood floors increases the value of your
home.

Not too long ago, the only choice you had was the old-fashioned solid wood tongue and groove strips in maple or oak.
Today, wood flooring can be planks from old barns, exotic woods, pre-finished engineered wood strips which eliminate the dust and disruption of finishing on site.
You even can have wood laminate flooring, which isn't wood,
but looks like wood at a much lower cost.

SOLID WOOD FLOORING - Solid wood floors, although beautiful, can't be used
everywhere. They must be nailed to a sub-floor. This makes solid wood unsuitable for use directly over concrete.


Adding a sub-floor between the concrete and the wood flooring might result in a height problem where the floor meets an adjoining room.
Moisture causes wood to expand, so it's not appropriate in basements.
Humidity can lead to squeaking and buckling.

Location:

Piode

Interests:

Archery, Computer programming

Occupation:

2nd grade in Graduate School