It can be a daunting task to choose something that will not only showcase your home for the next decade or more, but you just finished choosing the hardwood flooring you want. Now comes the next choice…
Do you want prefinished, or site finished?
Prefinished flooring has many upsides.
The finish is harder and more difficult to scratch.
Color variation can be more easily controlled.
Imperfect boards are culled before they are installed and most often before packaging.
There is no dusty sanding of the product in your home.
Site finish will also offer benefits to your project.
There are no beveled edges, giving a more seamless look.
The options of finish are very broad.
You can see the sample colors placed on your floor in your home.
With proper care, it’s easier to add more coats of finish to your hardwood floor in the future.
Do you want a natural finish or a stained product?
As with the rest of nature, nothing is completely unique in appearance, including hardwood flooring.
This means that no two pieces of wood will ever be exactly the same and a wooden floor will have variety.
Soften the variation by adding a very light bit of color to the soft grain of the wood.
This will maintain the lack in uniformity of the hardwood chosen.
Do you want a stained floor?
Loving the uniformity of a stained floor could be your ideal.
Staining brings a more consistent color to the entirety of a hardwood floor.
Highlighting soft grain can be a prominent feature on a stained floor.
Staining can complement multiple environments, adding warmth or completing a more utilitarian design motif.
