Hardwood flooring is used in a lot of homes today. This is because of the beauty and the elegance it can bring to a home. Hardwood flooring gives people that warm, homely feeling and makes the house more hospitable.

The different varieties of hardwood floors:

There are different types of hardwood flooring you can make your choice from. There are actually five types of hardwood floors that are commonly used today. The five types of hardwood are prefinished, unfinished, solid wood, engineered wood and acrylic impregnated wood. Each of them has their own set of advantages to offer you. Prefinished hardwood has quickly become the most popular type of hardwood flooring. This can be bought very easily and it is very simple to install. All you need to do to install it is to cut it into pieces and fit it together. Unfinished hardwood floors take a little time to put together and can be a bit time consuming. But all the efforts will be worth it because these hardwood floors look really stunning once they are finished.

The other types of hardwood flooring:

Solid wood hardwood flooring has always been the popular and classic choice. But it takes a lot of time to install and to remove it should you need to. Engineered wood floors are made out of layers of veneer. They are glued together and this design makes them very sturdy. Acrylic impregnated wood floors are made using a special process and this type is similar to prefinished floors.