| Hardwood flooring brings unbeatable elegance and | | | | luster. Depending on the thickness of the hardwood |
| beauty to any home. Versatile, durable, and | | | | veneer, your pre-finished wood floors can be |
| attractive, hardwood is one of the most popular | | | | refinished several times over the course of their |
| flooring materials available today. However, despite its | | | | lifetime. |
| popularity, hardwood does have two major | | | | Pre-finished hardwood also has the benefit of being |
| drawbacks: it can be prohibitively expensive, and | | | | sanded, stained, and sealed at the factory, eliminating |
| installation is a drawn-out process that can take | | | | the need to do these steps in your home. Traditional |
| weeks! When you want the gorgeous appearance | | | | solid hardwood flooring is installed unfinished and |
| and long life span of hardwood flooring without the | | | | subsequently sanded and sealed. With the drying time |
| cost or messy installation, pre-finished wood flooring | | | | needed between coats of polyurethane, this process |
| is your best bet. | | | | can actually take more than a week! And, although |
| Pre-finished hardwood flooring is a new type of floor | | | | dust containment systems are much more |
| that combines the beauty of wood with super easy | | | | sophisticated than in the past, the sanding can create |
| installation. Unlike laminate flooring, pre-finished | | | | quite a mess. With pre-finished wood flooring, |
| hardwood is real wood: a thin layer of hardwood is | | | | installation is a one or two day job and virtually-mess |
| adhered to a backing of composite wood. This offers | | | | free! |
| the same attractive looks of hardwood flooring, but | | | | Additionally, most pre-finished wood floors are |
| since less of the high-end hardwood is used in the | | | | installed as floating floors, an installation method |
| floor, the costs are much lower. | | | | where the flooring planks connect to each other, |
| And, because the top layer of your pre-finished | | | | rather than being nailed into the subflooring. Again, |
| hardwood flooring is made of real wood, this type of | | | | this allows for quick, hassle-free installation. In fact, in |
| floor can even be refinished like traditional hardwood. | | | | many cases, you don't even have to remove your |
| Unlike laminate that has to be replaced when it | | | | old flooring first; pre-finished floating wood floors can |
| becomes scratched and worn, pre-finished flooring | | | | be installed on top of linoleum, laminate, concrete, and |
| can be sanded and resealed to restore its gleam and | | | | even old wood floors without any adverse effects! |