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Is Your Home a Good Candidate for Hardwood Flooring?

Is Your Home a Good Candidate for Hardwood Flooring?

Whether your home is traditional, modern, craftsman or ranch style, all homes are good candidates for hardwood floors. Why wood flooring? Besides charm, beauty, and comfort, it’s durable, easy to maintain, adds more value, and the floor color tones work with all styles.

This doesn’t mean that you should fill up the entire house with wood floors. We’ll touch on this later. For now, this article is all about providing you with professional advice on wood flooring options, how to choose floor colors, suitable rooms, and tips.

Things to Consider When Installing Hardwood Flooring Yourself

Things to Consider When Installing Hardwood Flooring Yourself

There is however one far and away reason that hardwood flooring would not retain its value – poor installation. Even beyond natural wear and tear or stains from red wine, improper hardwood installation is going to be riddled with a number of problems. The planks can swell and buckle with humidity changes, gaps can form which ruin looks and collect dirt, the floor can rot, the floor can make noise when walked upon, and many other issues can arise with poor installation.

As long as you take these tips into consideration however, there's no reason you can't get a full return on investment from your Easiklip flooring purchase.

The Secret to Going Green With Your Flooring

The Secret to Going Green With Your Flooring

Many homeowners take energy efficiency and eco-consciousness to the next level by installing new windows, boosting wall and attic insulation, and possibly changing out asphalt shingles to a reflective metal roof. All these things considered, there's still one area that is still often overlooked when it comes to green-friendly home products – the flooring.
You've Received Your Floor Samples...Now What?

You've Received Your Floor Samples...Now What?

Your Easiklip sample pack just arrive. What are your next steps?
The Pitfalls of Gluing vs Nailing Hardwood Floors Process

The Pitfalls of Gluing vs Nailing Hardwood Floors Process

At first glance, it might seem more secure to fasten your hardwood flooring to the ground with either glue or by nailing so they won't move.

The truth is, you actually want your hardwood floor to move in most instances.