The term “hardwood” applies to
varieties of wood flooring that are made entirely of wood (not
to be confused with laminate, which is actually
compressed fiberboard topped with a visual of wood,
stone or another design printed on paper). Genuine
hardwood is real wood, through and through,
providing warmth, character and sophistication to
discriminating homeowners. The
hardwood family of floors is large and
varied. You’ll want to be aware of its two distinct forms: Solid
and Engineered. Solid hardwood
is just that, 100% solid wood, which is normally nailed or
stapled to a wooden subfloor. Most are
3/4" thick, although some manufacturers also offer a “thin
profile” solid that is 5/16"
thick. While solid hardwood flooring
is typically nailed to a subfloor,
thin-profile solid flooring can be glued down over concrete and
other hard surfaces. Engineered
hardwood is also 100% wood. It is manufactured by permanently
bonding together multiple layers of
solid wood in a cross-ply construction. Engineered hardwood,
typically 3/8" thick, is designed to have superior
strength and moisture/humidity resistance.
Other thicknesses are available. Engineered flooring can
be installed over wood, concrete or an
existing floor. And, just like solid hardwood, most engineered
hardwood floors can be refinished if
needed.
Bruce Hardwood floors offers premium
hardwood flooring designed to keep up with your family’s lifestyle.
Bruce offers the largest selection of colors and styles in wood
flooring, virtually care-free finishes and our assurance of quality.
Bruce Hardwood floors that are incredibly beautiful,
highly durable and extremely affordable. And as always, they're
natural and safe for the environment.
Bruce Hardwood floors provide warmth and beauty to your
home. There are many other benefits of hardwood floors as well, such
as the value they add to your home, easy care and cleaning, great
style coupled with durability and as always, they're natural and
safe for the environment. Give your room a makeover with Bruce
Hardwood flooring!
