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Solid Hardwood Flooring
Solid hardwood flooring--maple, oak, kempas, ipe, etc.--is the holy grail for many homeowners. It looks great and has excellent resale value. It's also solid--emphasis intended. Solid hardwood flooring should not be confused with engineered wood floor, which is a veneer on top of a manmade product.
Solid Hardwood Flooring
A comprehensive guide to solid hardwood flooring for your home--buying, installing, finishing, and maintaining.
Types of Wood Flooring
Learn about the various wood flooring types for residential installation.
A Quick Briefing in Wide Plank Flooring from an Industry Veteran
Learn the inside scoop on wide plank hardwood flooring from Kellogg Hardwoods. In our interview, we find out about wide plank flooring from an industry veteran.
Tongue and Groove Hardwood Flooring
Get a quick run-down on tongue and groove hardwood flooring, and if it might be right for your house.
Can You Install Hardwood Floor in a Kitchen?
Q: "Can You Install Hardwood Floor in a Kitchen?" A: "The answer is both yes and now..."
Can You Install Hardwood Floor in a Basement?
Can you install solid hardwood floor in a basement?
What Is Above Grade Flooring?
Ever wonder what above grade flooring is? This does not automatically translate to "superior" flooring.
What Is Below Grade Flooring?
Ever wonder what below grade flooring is? Well, it's not sub-standard flooring...
Antiquing Your Floor
Find out how to antique or distress your floor.
Bellawood Wood Flooring Review
It seems like Bellawood wood flooring is everywhere nowadays? Is Bellawood any good? Find out in our product review.
Brazilian Cherry Flooring
What's the big fuss about Brazilian cherry flooring? We take a close look at Brazilian cherry floor, what it is, and if you want it or not.
Drum Floor Sander Techniques
Drum floor sanders are monsters. Learn how to tame them, with beautifully sanded floors as a result.
Floor Sander Basics
Educate yourself on the basics of floor sanders.
Hiring Hardwood Floor Installers
Hardwood floors can be tough to install correctly. Here's the quick way to find and hire installers.
How to Repair Gaps Between Floorboards
How do you close up or repair gaps between floorboards which may have shrunk and contracted over time?
How to Save Your Flooded Hardwood Floors
Have you had an emergency in which water flooded your wood flooring? Not all is lost. You can take care of flooded wood flooring if you take action promptly.
Kempas
What is kempas? Is kempas flooring good or should I pass on it?
Maintaining Your Wood Floor
How do you maintain a wood floor so that it keeps looking good? Find out about maintaining wood floors here.
Plank Flooring
Recently, plank flooring--once the sole domain of warehouses and other industrial-type buildings--has become the flooring of choice for many residences. What is distressed plank flooring? What is hand scraped plank flooring? And is this something you want?
Prepare for Wood Floor Installation
Wood floor installation isn't a "sit back and let it happen" thing. Even though you will be paying for the privilege of having someone else install your floors, there are a few things you need to do to get ready for the floor installers.
Remove Cat Urine Odor from Wood Floors
Cat urine odor on wood floors that cannot be removed with scrubbing may take floor sanding. Is this hard? No. Here's how.
Sanding Hardwood Floors
Get the scoop on sanding hardwood floors. Tip: it's usually five times cheaper (or more) to sand hardwood floors than replace.
The 8 Most Baffling Things About Wood Flooring
The 8 most baffling things about wood flooring
The Basics of Wood Flooring
Learn all the basics of wood flooring--from solid hardwood to engineered wood to laminate flooring.
The flooring salesman keeps pushing "pre-finished flooring." Do I want this?
What is pre-finished flooring? Why would I want pre-finished flooring rather than sanding and sealing the floor?
Tibet Almond Stick
Review of Tibet Almond Stick, used for covering up scratches. Find out about Tibet Almond Stick.
"Why do I keep hearing 'solid hardwood' flooring...
How you do exactly define solid hardwood flooring? How does solid hardwood differ from engineered wood or laminate flooring?
Wood Floor Cleaner
Check out which wood floor cleaner is best for your floor. Are all wood floor cleaners the same?
Wood Floor Finishes
Find out some basics about wood floor finishes before you make the critical choice of which to apply on your hardwood floor.
Wood Floor For Shop
Looking for a wood floor for your shop? Not as easy as you might think, but we help you out.
Wood Flooring Basics - Quick Comparison Chart
What's the difference between hardwood flooring, engineered wood flooring, and laminate flooring? Find out with our chart.
Wood Flooring Hardness Rating
Wood floor can be as soft as Douglas Fir or as hard as Brazilian Cherry. Find out how different species of wood are rated.
Wood Parquet Floor
Will there be a resurgence for wood parquet flooring? A perennial favorite, wood parquet floor is easy to install and cost-effective.
Can You Install Hardwood Floor in a Basement?
Can you install solid hardwood floor in a basement?
Microbevel
What is a microbevel in reference to solid hardwood flooring?
Your Guide To Exotic Hardwood Floors
What constitutes exotic hardwood flooring? Our guide to exotic hardwood floors lets you know.
Why Brazilian Hardwood Floors?
The hot trend is Brazilian hardwood floors. But is there any advantage to buying Brazilian hardwood flooring?
Laminate vs Hardwood Flooring
Laminate vs hardwood flooring? How does laminate flooring stack up against hardwood flooring?
Rustic Hardwood Flooring
Find out what rustic hardwood flooring looks like, how it's graded, and what it costs.
3 Best Wood Floors for Dogs
What are the best--if any--wood floors for dogs? Given that dogs do have claws, is there any kind of wood floor suited for them?
How much hardwood flooring to order
Hardwood flooring manufacturers always recommend that you order more flooring than you need to account for wastage. But how much hardwood flooring should you really order?