When you’re looking for a way to add value and beauty to your Chandler home, installing hardwood flooring is one of the best ways to go. It’s one of the best home improvement projects you can do to add to the resale value of your home and make it more appealing to potential buyers. Here are a few facts to know about hardwood flooring.
1. Hardwoods are more than just oak. Popular American hardwoods are hickory, maple, beech, birch, walnut, cherry, sycamore, and poplar. Tropical hardwoods include teak, rosewood, and mahogany.
2. Did you know that there are hard hardwoods and soft hardwoods? Hickory, pecan, hard maple, beech, and red and white oak are the hardest American hardwoods. Alder wood, yellow poplar, cottonwood, basswood, and aspen are the softest hardwoods.
3. Hardwoods used in flooring and cabinetry are increasingly a sustainable resource. Sustainable farming practices are bringing down the price of hardwoods while at the same time protecting old-growth forests.
4. When properly cared for, hardwood flooring can last for more than 100 years. Even when it is worn, scraped, and scratchy, it can be sanded down and refinished to look like new.
5. Hardwood flooring is easy to clean. Dust, pollen, and other allergens can be vacuumed, swept, or mopped up. Carpeting can trap these allergens and make allergies worse and even exacerbate asthma.
6. Modern hardwood flooring comes prefinished and ready to install. You don’t have to have it finished on-site, there’s no need to wax it, just install and go.
In Chandler, the dry climate can also enhance the longevity of hardwood flooring. While no flooring material is forever, hardwood’s classic beauty transcends decorating fads in flooring. While those terra-cotta pavers may have been in in the 1990s, they do look dated by now. Install beautiful hardwood flooring for a classic and long-lasting look.
