【Flooring basics chapter (IV)】Hardwood Flooring Pre-finished Installation

【Flooring basics chapter (IV)】Hardwood Flooring Pre-finished Installation

Pre-finished Installation v. In-Situ Finishing

When installing a nail-down floor, there are a couple of purchasing options, as mentioned in an earlier.

For the quickest and easiest process, you buy a product that is finished in the factory after it is cut and formed, i.e. pre-finished hardwood flooring. Most species of wood can come in a pre-finished (aka factory-finished) state. Then your installer lays down the floor and after clean up, – voila! – you are done!

The biggest advantage of this process is that less time is needed to do the job, since the finish is already done before the wood gets there. A down-side is that there are gaps between the hardwood pieces (“calling-card” width is the industry standard for a successful installs).

On the other hand, some folks prefer the “old-fashioned” method of installing a raw hardwood floor and finishing it on-site. The benefit to this is that the floor has a smoother texture, as the finish crosses from piece to piece of wood, leaving a floor with no gaps at all.

This process takes longer, but visually is well worth the effort. It involves installing the wood, and then letting it “settle” for a week to ten days, finding its place in the room(s) and adjusting to the local climate. Then the installer/finisher comes in and sands and stains the floor to the desired color.

When that is dry, the installer puts on a coat of polyurethane, followed by a second and sometimes a third coat of poly. This leaves the with a beautiful, rich finish, bringing out the grain and beauty of the natural wood.

The option is up to you! Texas Hardwood flooring can help at every step of the way.

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