A Richmond wood floor could be made from any type of wood. Bamboo, though a grass, is also used to make wood floors. Wood flexible, and with the varieties available, not only makes it great — and useful — for floors, but it is aesthetically pleasing. Wood floors also add to any type of décor you choose to use in your home, so you can change styles without having to change the floor covering.
You can choose from many types of Richmond hardwood flooring, including solid hardwood, engineered hardwood, parquet, floating, longstrip and exotic wood floors. Solid hardwood floors are made from hardwood cut into planks about ¾-inch thick. Solid wood floors are very durable and last years, if properly cared for. This type of floor needs to be installed over a wood sub-floor, not directly onto a concrete sub-floor or concrete pad.
Engineered wood floors are made from several plies of wood that are glued together, than laminated to form a plank. They range from ¼-inch to about ½-inch thick. Unlike solid hardwood flooring, engineered wood floors can be installed directly onto a concrete pad. Floating wood floors are engineered wood floors that are installed over any type of sub-floor, but usually not stapled or glued down. The tongue-and-groove edges lock together to secure the planks into place. If you choose unfinished engineered wood floors, aRichmond painting company can paint or stain the floors for you.
Parquet wood floors are blocks of wood. When these are installed, they are nailed or glued onto the sub-floor. Longstrip hardwood floors, another type of Richmond hardwood flooring, are engineered wood. The strips are longer and wider than regular engineered wood floors. These planks are either glued or stapled to the sub-floor, or they may be held in place with the locking tongue-and-groove construction.
Exotic floors are wood floors from around the world. The species of wood used are imported from the Far East, Australia, Brazil or Africa, depending on the type of wood you choose. Depending on you’re the type of wood, an exotic Richmond wood floor may be solid hardwood flooring or engineered wood.
Wood floors are normally stained, but you can also paint the wood floors. When ordering wood floors, choose whether you want finished or unfinished. Unfinished allows you to paint or stain the floors to your specifications. A Richmond painting company can paint or stain the floors for you.