What You Should Know Concerning Hardwood Flooring Tucson

By Anna West


Flooring basically means provision or construction of a walking covering that is done either for residential and commercial houses or apartments as well as other designated areas like pathways among others. Hardwood, on the other side, is tree product mostly in the family of angiosperms and dicots and are mostly found in natural tropical forests. Hardwood flooring Tucson therefore means application, construction and covering of walking surfaces by use of timber products as the main materials.

These products come in different styles, cuts, species, and colors. They are made of planks that have undergone milling process from general timber products. They may also come in form of solid or engineered wood surfaces. However, the engineered type is preferred as compared to solid as solid will have easier and faster wear.

There are different methods of constructing these surfaces from the product. One of the ways includes use of rotary-peel boiled and veneered logs. Another is by use of sliced-peel where they are more or less the same with rotary-peel but the logs, in this case, are not sliced in a cylindrical manner. Dry solid-sawn is the next method of construction. This involved subjecting the logs in a low humidity zone where drying occurs slowly making the log harder. They are later sawn and fixed on the floor.

Engineered method of wood flooring includes merging two or more wood layers which result in the formation of a plank. The planks are run at ninety degrees to the other providing a compact structure. This type of construction is the most common as compared to other methods. It comes in several styles and classifications. The first style is the all-timber-wood which comprises of multiple sawn timber layers. This type of construction does not use materials like plastics as well as rotary veneers.

Veneers, on the other hand, include the use of thin timber product layers whose fixing is done on top of another timber core product. The fixing produces a compact and hard surface. Acrylic-impregnated construction method uses logs that had been dipped in acrylic liquids and then hardened by proprietary ways. They are then sewn to produce the required shapes and sizes. It is important to differentiate tiles and stone floors that have timber imagery and color as some people end up confusing them.

There are a number of benefits attributed to the use of these materials in flooring. One such is floor quality. The surfaces crafted from such materials can last for decades with no wear witnessed even in places with high traffic. They as well never develop stains or holes that are common with carpets hence carpets need replacements after short periods, unlike this material.

Cleaning, on the other hand, is easy and fast. It only requires a cleaning rag or a vacuum cleaner. Cleaning carpets is a headache more so when it is muddy or when food materials fall on them. On the side of hygiene, they offer the best environment as they do not trap smells and odors.

When worn out due to traffic, application of varnish or simple sealing reverses the condition. It also produces warmth in a better manner as compared to stone and tiles. It is also a way of improving the status and value of your house when it comes to monetary issues as this type is associated with wealthy people. It also adds aestheticism due to the beauty they contain.




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