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Can' t make a decision on what species of hardwood flooring to use? Try our INTERACTIVE WOOD FLOORING DESIGN STUDIO to help you make your decision. We also offer the Janka hardness hardwood scale so you can seen how certain hardwood species compare aqainst others.

Hardwood Floors

Wood flooring is timeless. It enhances the warmth of any home and complements the decor of any room.

Beckler's Carpet has all the hardwood flooring options you'll ever need, with famous names like Anderson Hardwood, Armstrong Hardwood, Mannington Hardwood, Robbins Hardwood, Bruce hardwood flooring and many more. You may want to look in our hardwood clearance section for bargains. Our selection of natural and laminate wood flooring is unmatched-and our low prices mean you can cover more square footage than you ever thought possible!

Hardwood Flooring for Any Decor

We have a huge selection of species, stains and grains to make the most of any room in your home or office. All of our natural and laminate wood flooring is available anytime day or night with the click of a mouse.

Wood flooring is timeless. It enhances the warmth of any home and complements the decor of any room.

Like a fine piece of furniture, wood flooring increases in value and becomes more beautiful with time. In a national survey, 90 percent of real estate agents said that houses with wood flooring sell faster and for more money.

Wood is a natural resource, renewable and recyclable. Buildings, barns, ships and other structures made of wood often find a second life in wood flooring, cabinets, walls and ceilings. And leading allergists agree that wood floors are the perfect choice for a healthy home.

The state-of-the-art technology and almost limitless choices of today's stains, finishes, styles and designs make wood flooring one of the most practical, easy-care and versatile floor coverings today. Maintained properly, wood flooring should never have to be replaced.

History of Hardwood Flooring

The first manufactured form of hardwood flooring, as we know it today, was produced over 100 years ago. Most of the first flooring was air dried with very little control over moisture. Finishes could only be applied on the job site. By the early 1950's pre-finished hardwood flooring was bing produced by several manufactures and had made its impact on the traditionally unfinished hardwood flooring industry.

Until the 1960's hardwood flooring was considered a commom commodity in the new home construction industry. The FHA delivered the hardwood flooring industry its biggest set back in the mid 1960's when it approved carpet as a floorcovering for new home mortgages. The sale of hardwood flooring began decreasing. It was not until the late 1970's that hardwood flooring took a positive turn. New innovative products with improved finishes made hardwood flooring the vital part of the floorcovering industry it is today.

Types of Wood Flooring

Solid Hardwood Flooring - Many consumers associate solid wood flooring with the traditional look of a 3/4" x 2 1/4" strip floor. This product can only be installed by edge nailing, throught the tongue into a wood subfloor. Solid wood flooring is available in a variety of thicknesses, from narrow strip to wide plank widths. Depending on the thickness of the solid hardwood floor it can be sanded 1 to 7 times
Engineered - Engineered wood floors, previously categorized as laminated wood floors, were introduced to the industry in the 1950's. This type of wood flooring made it possible to install a wood floor directly on concrete as well as below grade. Addressing the expansion property of wood, three or more layers are glued together forming a veneer assembly. the top (face) veneer and back (bottom) veneer grain run parallel to each other, The center (core) veneer's grain runs perpendicular to top and bottom veneer grain. As a result of this cross-grain constructed product, when the product is exposed to moisture each layer is restrained by the other snd improved dimensional stability results.

Properties & Terminology

On/Above & Below Grade Lavel - On/above refers to a subfloor level equal to or above the soil line. Below grade refers to subfloor level below the soil line outside.
Tongue & Groove - In strip, plank, and parquet flooring a tongue is milled on one edge and a grove in the opposite edge. As the flooring is installed the tongue of each strip is engaged with the grove of the ajacent strip.
Plank - Solid or engineered boards that usually vary in thickness from 1/4" to 3/4" and are 3" to 8" in width.
Strip - Solid or engineered boards that vary in thickness and are less than 3" in width.
Hardwood - Generally, one of the botanical groups of deciduous trees that have broad leaves in contrast to the conifers or softwoods. The term has no actual refernce to hardness of the wood. Look at janka hardness scale for actual hardness reference.
Veneer - The individual layers of engineered hardwood floors.

Care and Maintenance of Hardwood Flooring

Most manufactures either make there own maintence products or have them made to their specifications. It is best to use these products because they have been formulated specifically to the chemical make-up of the manufactures wear surface. Most manufactures warranties are voided if non-recommended maintenance products are used . Always read the instructions to be sure not to void the warranty.

Important Rule - Almost all wood products will be adversly affected by moisture or water.

Preventive Maintence

Mats at all entrances help keep dirt and moisture from being tracked onto the floor.
Floor protectors under heavy furniture help reduce the risk of indentation by distributing the weight properly.
Vacuum, sweep, or dust mop regularly.
Avoid walking on your floor with worn out stilletto or spike heels (those with exposed metal pins) as they will damage your floor. Heavy objects should not be rolled or slid directly over the surface of the floor that may cause scratches or indentation.
Satisfactory performance of wood floors is greatly influenced by its enviromental conditions. Favorable temperature and relative humidity for humans is also favorable for hardwood floors.

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