Unfinished Hardwood Flooring

Are you still undecided about the kind of floor to make in your home? If you are thinking about natural wood floors, then why not opt for the elegance of unfinished hardwood floors? It will surely create a feeling of warmth and sophistication in your home, and this is something that most flooring professionals and architects with agree with. Popular choices among solid hardwoods are oak, ash, maple and cherry .Unfinished floors will give you to go for a greater variety of finishes to match the room ambience and decor.

Since all grades of hardwood flooring are comparable as far as strength and serviceability is considered, appearance determines the grades. Most builders, architects and flooring professionals agree that solid hardwoods like oak, ash, maple and cherry add beauty to a home. In addition, unfinished floors allow the homeowner a greater variety of finishes to complement their room decor.

If you are the type of homeowner who believes in doing it creatively yourself, you should know that unfinished hardwoods cost less than finished flooring. However, you need to be patient as extra time will be needed for the sanding and finishing, and the area cannot be accessed for a few days. When buying unfinished flooring material, buy a little extra, around 10% more, to allow for waste while cutting. You can opt for unfinished strip and unfinished plank as well.

As far as strip flooring goes, the most common strip width is a 2 ¼” width, sold by the bundle(containing uniform widths).If you want to place it in varying widths, you will need to order different bundles of differing widths. All listed unfinished hardwoods are about 3/4" thick, end matched. Likewise, the most common plank width is 3”. However, planks are also available in bundles of differing widths. You can choose between different options such as American Cherry, Ash, Australian Cypress, Beech, Bloodwood, Brazilian Cherry, Brazilian Teak, Brazilian Walnut, Hickory, Mahogany, Red Birch, and Oak among others.

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