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Maybe it's now time for your home to be remodeled and updated. How about a remodel that will transform your home, add lasting value, beauty and elegance, and be something you will be proud of? You should really consider hardwood flooring.

Hardwood floors are usually applied with a finish at the factory. This finish is generally at least four coats of ultraviolet cured urethane resin. Hardwood floors are easy to clean. You just protect the hardwood floors from scratches, though. Putting protective rugs under your furniture is an excellent way to prevent scratches on the floor. Hardwood floors can actually last a lifetime.

You will want to choose a color of hardwood floor that will accent your home and home furnishings. Generally, lighter colors are used for country, contemporary, and casual settings. For more formal and traditional settings, darker colors are usually used. But, of course, anything goes! It just depends on you.

Lighter wood include white ash, sugar maple, and southern yellow pine. Darker colors are beech, birch, red oak, heart pine and mesquite.

You want to make sure that your hardwood floor will be able to withstand denting and wear. Of the woods mentioned above mesquite is the hardest wood, and a southern yellow pine would be the softest. Yellow birch, heart pine, and beech lie in the middle of the two.

If you'll hire a contractor to install the hardwood floor, ask for references. You should check a previous job of his. Also make sure that he has experience working with they type of wood floor that you want.

You should also inspect the hardwood floors after installation. Look at the floor from a standing position and with normal lighting. Keep in mind that the finish on your floor should not be the same that you'd find on fine furniture. The floor wasn't finished properly if sander marks, deep swirls, and splotchy areas will appear. There will however be some irregularities on any wood floor. But of course, these should be inconspicuous and just add character to the floors.

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