Get the Best in Wood Craftsmanship

Wood craftsmanship is extremely important when it comes to installing a new wood floor in your home. There are different ways that floors can be constructed and crafted depending upon where they are to be applied, the amount of traffic, and so forth. You will want to find professionals that fully understand wood craftsmanship and can give you the best in the business.

There are a lot of aspects that go into wood craftsmanship that many people may not even realize. Where is the wood gathered from? Are the planks going to be made in the USA? Do you need solid wood or engineered flooring? Are the forests that supply the wood considered sustainable and responsibly managed? One final thing to think about is whether or not the provider of your flooring is a member of the National Wood Flooring Association. Being a member means that you can count on their standards being high and well-maintained.

If the business you are considering working with can answer all these questions with ease, you can feel more comfortable about their wood craftsmanship. It means that they know exactly where all their wood is coming from. They will be able to tell you if they craft the flooring themselves and whether or not they can offer you variations on texture and so forth. They will also be able to let you know their options for solid wood and engineered wood.

Solid wood is just what it sounds like. You will find that solid wood flooring is often for at or above ground applications. This is for a multitude of reasons. One such example is that below grade applications mean that the flooring is in a location such as a basement where the moisture levels can be significantly higher and thus affect the wood. Solid wood is also not recommended when it comes to directly gluing the floor to concrete or when the floor includes radiant heat below where the floor will be installed. All of these can affect the integrity and resilience of the wood.

Engineered wood is recommended for all the locations that solid wood cannot go because it is actually built out of separate parts that are able to withstand these elements. Engineered wood is made of various layers, such as a veneer layer on the top and bottom, and a material core with alternating grains. Engineered wood is made to withstand much more than traditional solid wood and can mean installing a wood floor where you may have thought it impossible before.

Talk to professionals for more information about wood craftsmanship and consider the possibilities of a gorgeous wood floor - no matter how it's made!