Hardwood Floors Palo Alto

 

With around 65,000 residents Palo Alto CA is a pretty good sized town. There are plenty of attractions to visit in our community and we enjoy them as much as the other residents in town. At Hardwood Floors Palo Alto; not only do we work in the community; but we call the community home as well. One of the great places to visit is the Palo Alto Junior Museum & Zoo. This is fun for kids of all ages. The Museum of American Heritage is a very interesting place to spend the day as well. We enjoy visiting these attractions in the community almost as much as we enjoy providing them all of their hardwood floor services.

 

Installing hardwood floors takes time and patience. It takes special skills that have been carefully molded over time. Hardwood floors can change the heart of a home. It can change the entire image and feel that the house delivers. Hardwood floors improve the resale value of a home as well; but only if they are properly installed and correctly cared for. It is for this very reason that we recommend that you always have an expert provide you hardwood floor installation. This not the weekend project you want to attempt yourself. Let the professionals take care of this investment for you.

 

Our Hardwood Floor Company in Palo Alto has been excelling at hardwood floor refinishing for quite some time now. Hardwood floor refinishing can be a big job and it is not one that should be taken lightly. This is one of those jobs that everyone thinks they can do; but few are very successful at. There is actually an art to sanding, staining and providing a top coat. It takes an expert to be able to make an old hardwood floor look like a new hardwood floor.

 

Our Hardwood Floor Contractor in Palo Alto takes hardwood floor repair just as seriously as any service we provide. When a resident is in need of repair they become disheartened and stressed. It is our job to relieve that stress and lift their spirits once more. There will always be a need for repairs and our experts will always be there to offer repair solutions to our customers in Palo Alto. Our experts know that when wood is part of a tree it retains cells full of water; but that when they are harvested for wood that the cells lose the water and fill with air. This causes air holes that collapse under the right conditions. Our experts can tackle hardwood floor repairs and make them look almost good as new.

 

There are two types of hardwood flooring used today. One is obviously solid wood and the other is Engineered Hardwood Flooring. This flooring is formed through a scientific process that presses layers of wood together. The result is a product that resistant to moisture and humidity. The engineered hardwood floor is quite versatile. It can be applied to many surfaces. It can be glued to concrete or stapled to wood. The market is also experimenting with pieces of hardwood that lock together almost like a puzzle. As easy as all of this may sound; it takes an experienced hardwood floor company to install, refinish, or repair hardwood flooring of any type. Depending on traffic and the type of engineered hardwood floor you choose; the floor could last anywhere from 40-100 years. When this hardwood is cut it normally comes in sliced cut veneer or rotary cut veneer.

 

Although much of this is personal preference there are some professional tidbits that can help to determine the color and size of hardwood floor that would be right for you. For example, if you are thinking about a formal setting; then you would want to go with a dark hardwood floor installation. However, if you are leaning towards a country setting you would want to choose a light color. Narrow hardwood flooring is used for formal homes; while wide hardwood flooring is used for a country setting. Here are some of the wood types that are popular today:

• Oak

• Maple

• Walnut

• Hickory

• Cherry

Remember, when you decide to get that hardwood floor installation; let us check out your sub-floor because it needs to be stable and at least ¾ of an inch thick.

Hardwood flooring goes great on these types of sub-floors:

• Wood

• Plywood

• Concrete

Our Hardwood Floor Contractor in Palo Alto can come out to your home and go through the process step by step. They will show you all of your options and help you determine what is best for you. We want to be your Hardwood Floor Company in the future so please contact us for more information on how we can make your hardwood floor a reality.