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Hardwood Flooring Brand Comparison
How To Use This:
This is a quick overview of hardwood flooring brands by the popular construction methods that are currently sold today. 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.
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Solid
Strips & Planks |
Pre-finished
Engineered
Planks |
Longstrip
Engineered
Planks |
Exotics
Species |
Handscraped
Floors |
Glueless
Installation |
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