Hardwood Floors Berkeley

 

 

Berkeley, California is a beautiful city bustling with a rich population of nearly 103,000 people. Berkeley is also known to be a city with a high rate of academic excellence. Many scholars have graduated in Berkeley and its rich culture allow for many different lifestyles and things to do. In the 1960's, Berkeley was regarded as one of the most popular cities in California or perhaps the entire west coast. One of the great things about Berkeley that keeps its citizen's living there and its visitors returning is the myriad of amazing dining options that the city has to offer. We here at Hardwood Floor Berkeley are proud to be a part of this great city as well as to serve its many peoples.

 

If you have ever tried to lay any kind of hardwood flooring then you know how stressful it can be—especially of you have little to no knowledge in the field. If you happen to be a homeowner who is thinking of selling his/her home, then it’s always a good idea to let professionals fix any damaged parts of the house prior to selling—such as the hardwood flooring. Even if the house has different surfaces on the floor other then wood, the sub-flooring is almost always comprised of wood. We would never recommend installing hardwood flooring as a do it yourself job because of the precision and proper techniques needed to ensure the best possible installation.

 

There are generally only two types of hardwood used in hardwood flooring. One type of wood is solid while the other type is engineered.

 

Engineered Hardwood flooring is made to endure lots of stress, utilizing multiple layers. This type of hardwood flooring is resistant to high levels of humidity as well as high moisture. Engineered hardwood flooring can also be glued to concrete as well as other types of wood. Engineered floors are made to the keep the resale value of a home going for a long time, if installed properly. There are different thicknesses available with one offering a lifetime of 30-40 years, and the other thicker type offering up to 100 years of reliability. There are many different styles to choose from such as sliced cut veneer and rotary cut veneer. You can even get a style of hardwood that has been hand scraped. The formal look of flooring usually needs narrow cut planks while the wider cut planks are needed for that country look of flooring. Engineered hardwood flooring is able to be refinished, just like Solid hardwood flooring can be refinished. Many styles are available, as well as colors and sizes.

  

Some of the most popular types of hardwood flooring are:

 

 Red oak

 White oak

 Maple

 Walnut

 Hickory

 Douglas fir

 European Oak

 Cherry

 

Engineered hardwood flooring can be applied to these types of sub-flooring:

 

 Concrete

 Plywood

 Wood

 

Hardwood Floor Refinishing 

Hardwood floor refinishing is one the services we offer which requires a delicate knowledge of what to do properly. Our hardwood floor contractor knows how to treat every hardwood floor refinishing job, especially when it comes to sub-floor preparation. If a new hardwood floor is what your looking for, no other hardwood floor company does the job as well as Hardwood Floors Berkeley.

 

Our hardwood floor contractor is able to repair any kind of hardwood floor at your discretion. While it is hard to get a complete 100% match of wood and material to match with your existing floor, we promise to get it as close as possible with the available wood and aging methods used. Our professionals are on standby to take care of all of your hardwood floor needs.