Why is the wood ideal as a flooring solution?
Hardwood flooring is natural and rich, giving you the opportunity to stylize a room in different ways, thanks to the color choices, the wood species and of the level offered. Furthermore, wood permits to stay in harmony with nature and is easy to maintain. Finally, it’s almost everlasting and is a warm material.
Finished or not?
In the process, you will have to choose between a prevarnished or an unfinished floor. First thing you should know is that floor finish may smell really bad when applying and it may become unpleasant. Of course, some products smell nothing when applying or dried. Durability of floors finished at home is inferior than the durability of prevarnished floors, finished with aluminum oxyde. For more details regarding floor finish, you may consult the « Floor Finish » section. In another way, some people don’t like the « V » joints created when a prevarnished floor is installed.
Levels, species, colors
A lot of floor levels, species and colors exist. In the « Wood Species » section, you’ll find the different wood species, compared to each other. Wood levels are the percentage of wood pieces that are selected in a wood lot. Select & Better level means that 100% pieces are selected, resulting a floor with a united color. The second level, depending of the manufacturer, may adopt a different name. Pieces of this level will contain color variation. Third level provides pieces with color variation and small knots. Those knots will have a circonference similar to a pen end. Finally, the rustic level offer pieces with knots and a lot of color variation.
The floor may be stained or oiled depending on your needs and your tastes as well as the color and the style of the room in which you decided to install the floor. PM Flooring offers a large choice of stains, whatever type of floor you have, prevarnished or unfinished. Furthermore, if you want, a specific color can be developped for your needs. The color will perfectly match your decoration.
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