Most hardwood floors are available prefinished and in many cases carry a factory finish warranty of up to twenty five years. The factory applied finishes are far superior to any of the urethane finishes that can be applied on the jobsite. Given the quality of today's prefinished products along with the time and mess created with jobsite finishing it makes more sense to go with prefinished wood flooring whenever possible. There are some products and styles such as wide plank flooring that is not available prefinished or is better suited to a special on site finish application such as a tung oil, that cannot be factory applied.
To learn more about the advantages and disadvantages of pre-finished versus unfinished Hardwood flooring be certain to check with Morwood Flooring Inc. in Broward County, Florida. They are highly qualified to provide information about sanding and finishing of wood flooring. They are located at 10454 W.McNab Rd in Tamarac and can be easily reached at 954-658-2691.
Pre-finished Hardwood Flooring
Because of technological advancements over the past several years Prefinished wood flooring has become the choice for many over job site sanded and finished flooring. There is a significant savings in time of installation and is much less dusty since there is no sanding and finishing involved. Today's finishes applied in a factory setting are far superior to what can be attained on site.. The durability, choice of species, stain colors, precise milling qualities, time savings and factory warranties of up to 50 years are why many homeowners and builders are now choosing factory finished wood flooring.
Unfinished Hardwood Flooring
Over the past twenty years, the percentage of unfinished wood flooring versus prefinished wood flooring purchased in the United States has been in a steady decline. Many new home builders as well as the older generation of flooring contractors still believe the best floor is one that is jobsite sanded and finished. Some of the more apparent benefits of purchasing your wood flooring unfinished are that the available species to choose from is basically unlimited, as well as the your finishing choices and design capabilities being greatly increased.
The majority of unfinished wood flooring species used in North America are those that are grown and harvested domestically such as oak, maple, and pine. There is an increasing usage of many species of wood from all corners of the world that are now finding their way to the U.S. and Canada such as Brazilian Cherry, Australian Cypress and European Oak. Many of the manufacturers of decorative borders and custom designed floors utilize many of the exotic species of wood such as Paduc, Purpleheart and Ebony because of their dramatic contrast in respect to most domestic woods.