Hardwood Flooring Brands Comparison

How To Use This:
This guide is meant to quickly show flooring shoppers which hardwood flooring brands offer certain types of hardwood floors that are currently sold today and are popular among American consumers. The listing is in alphabetical order by hardwood flooring brand name. The hardwood brands listed below are fairly common across the USA and can be found in specialty flooring stores and home centers.

Solid Strips & Planks - for wood sub-floors, nail-down installation, use above grade only.
Engineered Wood Planks - for wood sub-floors or concrete slabs, glue, nail, or staple, use on all grade levels.
Longstrip Engineered Planks - for wood sub-floors or concrete slabs, glue, nail, staple or float, use all grade levels.
Exotic Hardwood Species - hardwood species from around the World.
Handscraped Wood Floors - distinctive markings etched into face of wood and along edges, all done by hand (not machine scraped). Each plank has a very unique look. Also called hand sculptured.
Distressed Hardwood Floors - also has distinctive etched markings in the face of wood but it is done by machine.
Glueless Installation - floors that lock together without glue, nails or staples. Also called "clic" floors.

For more detailed information about the different types of hardwood flooring see: Guide to Hardwood Floors.