Wood flooring is by far the most popular choice in the\ngreater Appalachian Mountains for both residential and commercial projects. There are so many different choices on the\nmarket today making it difficult for the average homeowner to make their minds\nup. In addition to the aesthetic\nchoices, there are so many different construction methods further complicating\nthe decision. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Wood flooring has two general categories: solid wood and engineered. Many assume the best and most elegant is\nsolid wood because it is finished in place and can be refinished. Now with the advances in technology and the\nengineering of wood products, that is not so. \nThere are limitations with solid wood. \nThe larger the piece of solid wood, the wider the plank on your floor,\nthe more opportunity for bowing, cupping and warpage. Solid wood when exposed to any moisture will\nreact, especially if exposed on one side. \nWood is a natural material that constantly moves and changes with atmospheric\nchanges. When exposed to moisture, if\nthe wood is not stabilized in some manner, it will tend to curl the way it was\non the tree. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
New Engineered wood flooring has addressed many issues. The various manufacturers have created a\nlayered design, much like plywood where the grains of wood are overlaid in\nalternating directions, creating a strength that prevents bowing. Some manufacturers have gone even further with\nproduct development because just layering solid wood slices still leaves the\nwood to react if exposed. Some manufacturers\nhave created more durable and impermeable cores that will keep the wood layers\nintact and protected even if exposed to moisture. These new cores allow installation on\nconcrete slabs where there has been hydrostatic pressure (or moisture coming up\nfrom the slab.) They can also be\ninstalled over radiant heat flooring systems. \nBut the best feature about many of the engineered wood floors is that\nthey allow for design using very wide plank flooring, up to 9\u201d wide giving a\nvery elegant look. The engineered process creates the flooring in a factory, so\nthe top finish many times is much harder and more durable than a finished on\nsite finish.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Wood flooring has become more affordable and with the new\nengineering of the product to address all of the concerns with having wood\nfloors in your house, it is now safe to install wood floors in your kitchens,\nbathrooms, basements and even laundry rooms where in the past would have tile\nfloors. Wood offers so much more warmth\nthan tile. It is easier on your body if\nyou have to stand for a length of time, it is warmer than tile and there are so\nmany different colors, finishes and textures to choose from.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Wood flooring is by far the most popular choice in the greater Appalachian Mountains for both residential and commercial projects. There are so many different choices on the market today making it difficult for the average homeowner to make their minds up. In addition to the aesthetic choices, there are so many different construction methods […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1207,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":"","wds_primary_category":0},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"featured_image_src":"https:\/\/studiotrimble.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/basement-game_web.jpg","featured_image_src_square":"https:\/\/studiotrimble.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/basement-game_web.jpg","author_info":{"display_name":"Cindy Trimble","author_link":"https:\/\/studiotrimble.com\/author\/cindy\/"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/studiotrimble.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1312"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/studiotrimble.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/studiotrimble.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/studiotrimble.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/studiotrimble.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1312"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/studiotrimble.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1312\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1313,"href":"https:\/\/studiotrimble.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1312\/revisions\/1313"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/studiotrimble.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1207"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/studiotrimble.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1312"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/studiotrimble.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1312"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/studiotrimble.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1312"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}