| ling Bruce hardwood flooring on the floors of your | | | | floors. If you glue the hardwood planks in place, you |
| home is one of the best investments that you can | | | | do have to make sure that you use the trowels |
| ever make. It will add to the ambiance of any room | | | | properly when applying the adhesive so that you |
| and increase the value of your home if you ever | | | | have a perfectly uniform surface for the hardwood |
| want to sell. Each grade of wood used in Bruce | | | | floors. |
| hardwood carries a warranty all its own. Choose from | | | | Although it is not recommended, you can have Bruce |
| three grades of hardwood - Good, Better and Best - | | | | hardwood flooring in the bathroom of your home. |
| to have hardwood floors with knots and character. | | | | This is because hardwood is not conducive to areas |
| The Best grade in Bruce hardwood flooring is the | | | | of the home where there is excessive moisture. The |
| most expensive, but it also has the best quality | | | | choice to use unfinished or prefinished Bruce wood |
| wood and the best warranty. | | | | flooring is a matter of personal taste. It depends on |
| Even with Bruce hardwood flooring, you will see | | | | how much work you want to do to finish the floor |
| variations in the wood in each plank. This is what will | | | | yourself or how much time you want to spend on |
| give your hardwood floors the unique appearance | | | | maintenance of the Bruce hardwood floors. There |
| that you want to achieve. This variation exists in all | | | | are advantages and disadvantages to both, so you |
| qualities of Bruce hardwood floors because no two | | | | can ask the Bruce experts for advice when you are |
| boards are the same. You do have to be careful | | | | selecting your hardwood flooring. Prefinished |
| even with hardwood even though it is solid. If you | | | | hardwood does have more advantages, such as |
| place furniture with sharp edges on the flooring it will | | | | longer finish warranties, uniform stain application in a |
| dent the hardwood. Bruce wood flooring also goes | | | | factory setting and it is easier to keep clean. |
| through a natural aging process so if you have an | | | | If you want to install Bruce hardwood flooring in |
| area covered with a rug, when you move it the floor | | | | areas where there will be lots of traffic, the Dura |
| underneath will be lighter in color. It is recommended | | | | Lustre Plus finish will allow you to do this without any |
| that you do move rugs from time to time to | | | | worries. Bruce offers commercial finishes for its |
| prevent this discoloration from occurring. | | | | hardwood floors, but it doesn't recommend using |
| Sometimes, people who have installed Bruce wood | | | | mats in doorways or in front of the kitchen sink. |
| flooring in their homes hear popping sounds when | | | | Bruce does not recommend that you wax Bruce |
| they walk across the floors. This is not defect in the | | | | wood floorings. To keep the natural shine of Bruce |
| Bruce hardwood flooring and is perfectly natural, so | | | | hardwood flooring all you have to do is wash it up |
| there is no cause for alarm. All hardwood goes | | | | with a water based cleaner for hardwood floors and |
| through a process called patina and it may be caused | | | | give it an occasional buffing. |
| by an uneven subfloor under the Bruce hardwood | | | | |