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3 Tips To Aid In Understanding The Durability And Hardness Scale When Looking For New Hardwood Floors

26 July 2017 by Janet Robinson

There are many different types of wood floors that you can have installed in your home; some of these are harder or softer than others. When you install hardwood, you may want to have something that is more durable, but this will be harder when walking on them, and therefore, less comfortable. Usually, something in the middle will give you something that is durable, yet still comfortable to walk on. Here are a few tips that will help you understand the hardness scale of different hardwood flooring products:

1. Hardest and Most Durable Materials for Wood Flooring

If you are looking for the most durable wood flooring to have installed in your home, you will want to use the hardest wood available. Brazilian cherry is one of the hardest woods on the planet and looks great with its red tones, but it can be expensive. If you want a more affordable domestic alternative to tropical woods, consider materials like hickory, pecan or maple.

2. Medium Hardness Materials That Are Durable, Attractive and Affordable

In the medium hardness range, you also have many tropical and domestic hardwood materials to choose from. If you want more of an exotic look, mahogany is a great choice of flooring materials. For domestic materials that are less expensive, you have white oak, ash and beech materials. Cypress is another good choice of materials, but its light color can often be easily stained, and it is an expensive flooring material.

3. Soft Woods That Is Comfortable and An Affordable Flooring

If you want a flooring material that is versatile, flexible and comfortable to walk on, you may want to consider some alternatives to conventional hardwood flooring. Pine is a great material to use for flooring to give your home a rustic look. Pine is also widely available and very cheap as compared to other materials. Cherry, fir and redwood are also softer materials that make great wood floors, but cherry is going to be expensive. Redwood will be less than the cherry, but cost more than fir materials. Pine, spruce and fir are the most affordable and softest materials to use for wood flooring.

These are a grew tips that will help you understand the hardness of different flooring products better. If you are ready for new floors for your home, contact a flooring contractor, such as those found at Red Mountain Carpet and Tile, for more information.. Talk with them about hardwood, carpet and other materials for new floors in your home. 

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