Armstrong Premier Performance Hardwood Flooring

I recently read where Armstrong Hardwood Flooring was named a winner in the Home Magazine 2008 American Building Product Awards for its Premier Performance Hardwood Flooring style. This Armstrong 3/8" thick, engineered hardwood floor has a feature they call: "thru-color construction". What this really means is the top wood ply of each plank has been totally impregnated with acrylic and stain. We saw this same thing years ago with Hartco's Pattern Plus product line (was discontinued a long time ago).

The advantage is when a plank is scratched the color doesn't change because the stain and acrylic go all the way through the top finish ply. Also, since the top ply is totally saturated in acrylic it is harder than normal. The disadvantages are you can never refinish or re-stain your wood floor and the appearance looks a little less natural.

Armstrong states on their web site that Premier Performance Hardwood Flooring can be glued-down or floated over most wood sub-floors as well as fully-cured concrete slabs. You can also install these floors on, above or below grade. So if you are looking for a really tough, durable hardwood floor this may be worth seeing at your local specialty flooring store.