When it comes to choosing the wood for your new hardwood flooring, there are a number of types of wood for you to choose from. You need to choose carefully because you are going to have this flooring in your home for a considerably amount of time.

When you think of hardwood flooring, the first type of wood that pops into your head in oak. Many people choose oak when it comes to hardwood flooring because they think it is the strongest type of wood and it is a very popular wood to use. Oak is extremely durable and is a hard wood. The colour of oak can change and evolve over a number of years and it has a great depth to the colours it can turn into.

However, there are harder woods than oak and that is ash and maple. Both of these woods have their own personal qualities and look great as hardwood flooring. Ash is a light coloured wood, which ranges from greys to light brown and is a strong wood, which can withstand a lot of impact.

Maple is another durable and strong wood. It is some times darker in colour than ash and oak and can go a deep red colour.