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Why choose hardwood flooring?
Why Wood Floors?
- Durable
- Beautiful
- Affordable
- Easy Maintenance
- Increase Value of your home
- Ecological (renewable and recyclable)
- Healthy Home, no allergens
There are as many types of wood as there are types of trees, each with characteristic grain, hardness and color. Here’s a short list of the most common types of wood used for floors or furniture.
| Red Oak By far, red oak is the most popular flooring option, with warm pink tones and a rich, grainy appearance which works well with most stains. |
| White Oak White oak is harder than red oak, is naturally a wheat-like yellow color, and has a lovely grain of warm medullar rays. |
| Pine A traditional flooring wood famous for its traditional and cozy warmth, pine flooring is found in numerous historical homes. Pine is a soft wood, and given to showing ‘dent’ marks after prolonged use under heavy furniture. For this reason, pine floors are a popular choice with new home builders who want a floor with hand-distressed, or ‘rustic’ details. |
| Maple A clean-looking hardwood, less textured than oak, offering a uniform appearance with exceedingly fine graining. Maple is an extremely popular wood for home flooring. |
| Cherry A beautiful pink-toned wood which takes on a deep warm hue when finished with urethane. Cherry wood is softer than oak, and more expensive. |
| Hickory An extremely hard wood, very durable, which comes in both white and red varietals. |
| Basswood Also called linden wood, basswood is a common soft wood with indistinct grains and a creamy base color. |
| Bamboo Newly popular, this Asian grass is gaining popularity as a flooring. It comes in various shades of tan, shows distinctive grain from the stalks. While bamboo takes stains well, it usually comes factory-finished. |
| Pecan A durable and hard wood with a fine, distinctive grain. |
| Birch One of the softer hardwoods, with close grains and varieties of tone from whiteish-yellow to a light brown. Birch is often mistaken for maple. |
| Walnut Like Cherry, Walnut is extremely durable and dent-resistant, with a medium color and a whorled grain pattern. Walnut is one of the more expensive hardwoods. |
| Teak An extremely durable and warm imported wood, Teak is usually used for out of doors applications because of its innate oiliness. |
From top to bottom, this list rates the hardest to the softest wood types from 1- 21, with 21 being the hardest and most durable wood, and 1 being the softest.
| Brazilian Cherry | 21 |
| Mesquite | 20 |
| Santos Mahogany | 19 |
| Merbau | 18 |
| Jarrah | 17 |
| Purpleheart | 16 |
| Hickory/Pecan | 15 |
| African Pecan | 14 |
| Wenge | 13 |
| Bamboo | 12 |
| Hard Maple | 12 |
| Australian Cypress | 11 |
| White Oak | 10 |
| Ash | 9 |
| American Beach | 8 |
| Red Oak (Northern) | 7 |
| Yellow Birch | 6 |
| Heart Pine | 5 |
| Black Walnut | 4 |
| Teak | 3 |
| Black Cherry | 2 |
| Douglas Fir | 1 |
#1 Question to ask when buying hardwood flooring
Are you a homeowner excited to purchase a new wood floor but feel a little overwhelmed by all the choices these days? With HGTV and Houzz being at our fingertips, the options seem endless. Although a hardwood floor may look beautiful, we tend to overlook one key factor that will keep its’ beauty long-lasting!
We believe the most important question you should ask your supplier or contractor BEFORE purchasing is “How many times can this floor be refinished?”
There are 2 types of wood to choose from:
Solid hardwood flooring: a board that is made from 100% hardwood and each board is a single solid piece.
Engineered hardwood flooring:a man-made floor board that is made up of multiple layers. Both of these are available in various thicknesses or wear layers, so how do we determine what type of thickness is best for our home? The goal is the product’s lifespan, you want the long term value of selecting a wood flooring with thicker wear layer. Don’t go for the quick fix!
Why a thicker wear layer? This will allow you to sand the floor again in the future. After years of wear and tear, it’s nice to do a buff and coat or refinish the floors with a new fresh color. If you choose a floor with a thinner wear layer, in the future your wood floor can not be sanded again. This is a common oversight for homeowners, especially when choosing a 3/8″ pre-finished engineered floors. Key question to ask your supplier: “How many times can this type of floor can be refinished.?” In the long run, your best value is a floor that has a thicker wear layer. You should get around 10 yrs before you need to refinish (depending on the amount of abuse your floor gets).
Our recommendations for durability and reliability:
- Pre-Finished solid hardwood
- Unfinished solid hardwood
- 3/4″ Engineered hardwood (not as common but growing in popularity for these reasons).
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WHY HARDWOOD FLOORS?
Hardwood floors add value to your home or business and is also a healthy choice for your loved ones and the environment. Whether you choose to install a new floor or refinish an existing one, it is a long term investment with benefits! The end result is not only having durable floors that are easy to clean but will provide you with a timeless appeal!
WHY US?
Ron The Floor Guy specializes in wood floor installation, refinishing and repairs in the following New Jersey counties: Monmouth, Ocean and Middlesex. When you hire RTFG you can count on our expert crews to be on-time, professional and provide top quality craftsmanship. Our staff is trained to help you choose the best installation method and materials that are within your budget. Don’t take our word for it, View Customer Reviews. Working with reputable manufacturers give us the ability to offer a wide variety of high quality floors at competitive prices.
Our goal for every client is to provide one-on-one customer service and top craftsmanship. We want you to enjoy your floors for many years to come! View Services
Our company is family owned and has proudly worked off of customer referrals since 1996 (20 years!) With a team of professionals in the industry, we can help you find the right style wood floor or match an existing floor color you have. RTFG follows a process that has proven results using top quality products. View Our Process For a Free In-Home Estimate CONTACT US TODAY
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1704 State Route 71. Belmar, NJ 07719
(732) 775-1932
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Ron The Floor Guy specializes in wood floor installation, refinishing and repairs in the following New Jersey counties: Ocean and Monmouth . Our goal is to provide top quality craftsmanship that is long lasting for the residents and businesses of New Jersey.
Our company is family owned and has proudly worked off of customer referrals since 1996 (29 years!) With a team of professionals in the industry, we can help you find the right style wood floor or match an existing floor color you have. RTFG follows a process that provides long lasting results with top quality products.
Our showroom gives us the opportunity to sit and talk to you about the floor styles and colors we offer. Options include: Unfinished and Pre-Finished Hardwood Flooring, Engineered, Vinyl Plank, Laminate Flooring. Floor colors are available in standard and custom stain mixes. We also install and refinish Stair Treads, Balusters (wood and iron) and Baseboard Trim. View Photo Gallery
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