form_title= Prefinished Hardwood Flooring form_header= Install hardwood flooring in your home. What is the square footage of the room(s)?*= _ [50] Do you need to remove old flooring?*= () Yes () No What type of wood would you like?*= _ [50]
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Today, the prefinished hardwood floors are excellent and you will not notice a difference if you buy high quality flooring. Another benefit about not staining the floors yourself is that you will not have to breathe unnecessary toxic chemicals.
Depends on the application really. The prefinished hardwood they are making now is fabulous. I would say, unless you are restoring a historic property, or have a reason to use unfinished, go with the prefinished. You wont have the mess, it will be done quickly, no fumes. No moving everything out at once, you can go one room at a time.Wife of a flooring contractor
Prefinished hardwood flooring is offered by many companies. The Home Depot and Lumber Liquidators appear to be the companies that sell the most volume, but there are many companies such as Build Direct which receives stellar customer feedback; prices will vary in your area and that may be a good point to be a determining factor as a quality product can be found from any of these companies.
Bellawood is a brand of prefinished hardwood flooring that can be purchased and installed in homes. Bellawood is available through flooring, carpet and tile retailers such as Lumber Liquidators, Build Direct and many independent stores.
The factory seals the prefinished hardwood floor with many coats of finish. Aluminum oxide, the second hardest substance after diamond, is commonly used in finish coats to produce a long-lasting protective finish.
Each brand and model is different. The square footage for each carton is listed on the end flap of boxes.
You don't need to seal prefinished flooring. Prefinished flooring comes with many coats of factory finish seal which is much stronger than any finish you could apply at home. If the flooring has been down for some years and you feel it needs to have new coat of finish. It needs to be lightly sanded and polyurethane (about 2-3 layers) need to be applied. Once again I would not recommend doing this unless the factory finish has worn down.
No, unless you plan to sand the floor. Prefinished floors are already polyurethaned.
The term for fake hardwood flooring is laminate flooring.
Norway
The type of wood used in hardwood flooring varies. The most common type of wood used in hardwood flooring is timber. Another common but more exotic wood in hardwood flooring is bamboo.