Adding both value and structural strength to your home, hardwood is an investment no other type of flooring can compare with. It is as durable as it is gorgeous, with so many new hardwood choices, you are sure to bring elegance and style to any home.

Unlike many other flooring products – which wear out over time – your hardwood floor will age and change over its lifetime, developing a rich patina with unique characteristics. Whether decorating a formal dining room, a working office or a high traffic kitchen, builders and homeowners agree that installing hardwood flooring is a smart decision. With attention to detail, even bathrooms and basements can be installed with hardwood flooring.

Simply stated, few things can enhance the quality of a living space the way a hardwood floor can. It adds warmth, luster, and charm to a home and is much more economical than one might imagine. Because of the outstanding insulating properties of wood, it can help keep aroom warmer in the wintertime and cooler in the summer, thereby saving the homeowner on energy bills over the long term.

The benefits of wood flooring are numerous:
• Cost: Wood flooring can usually be installed at a similar cost of other floor options.
• Environmental: It is a "life-long" flooring option which requires minimal care and maintenance and out-lives most other floor coverings.
• Design/Look: Wood adds warmth and character and is one of the oldest floor coverings used by man.
• Hypoallergenic: It helps reduce allergic reactions to dust and other man-made products.
• Maintenance: Wood flooring is easy to clean and care for.

There are different ways to categorize hardwood flooring such as the type of material (e.g. oak or walnut), and the form of the material (e.g. solid or engineered). Considering what kind of traffic and wear the floor will receive, as well as the foundation it is being installed on, is key in deciding what type of hardwood floor you should use.

For the most part, hardwoods are used for hardwood flooring. These include maple, oak, and walnut. Soft woods such as pine, cedar, and fir, as well as exotic woods like teak, can also be used for hardwood flooring. Softwood and hardwood are actually distinguished botanically, not by their end use or appearance. Hardwood flooring also varies in the form of the wood used: solid wood or engineered wood. Solid hardwood is just that — solid. Engineered hardwood takes piles of hardwood and layers them on top of each other. Each has its benefits.

Hardwood flooring can be integrated into many different environments, from contemporary to traditional and everything in between, and can dramatically increase the beauty – and value – of your home. So if you're considering bringing beautiful hardwood floors into your home, be sure to call the wood flooring professionals at End Of The Roll.