Expert Wood Flooring Installation & Restoration Contractors in Ajax, ON

In almost all cases this is true. As you might imagine, dust and dirt do not get trapped on wood floors like you might discover with broadloom. Simply by vacuuming and sweeping regularly hardwood floors can be kept clean and sanitary. This is especially true for people with allergies, as many studies have concluded that wood floors offer a better home environment.

In almost all instances this is a result of improper humidity and moisture levels in the home. Wood functions best at humidity levels of between 40%-55%. Gapping is usually a result of the home environment being too dry. The best solution is to attach a humidifier to your furnace, or strategically place portable humidifiers throughout your home or condo. Hardwood flooring reacts poorly when there is too much humidity in the air, usually during the summer months, and especially in homes situated close to water. An air conditioner is an effective tool to bring down the humidity levels as is a de-humidifier.

Engineered floors are comprised of a solid hardwood veneer usually laminated over multiple layers of plywood (depending on the company the core might be softwood, hardwood or HDF). The advantage of engineered is that it can be glued down (or glued together in a floating format)or clicked together directly on or over concrete, thus giving the condo community and people interested in putting hardwood in their basements the ability to go with hardwood. Furthermore, engineered, thanks to its design, is structurally more stable, therefore it moves less than solid hardwood. Seeing as engineered can be nailed down as well, some people are using it instead of solid hardwood, especially because it is usually warranted over radiant heating. Engineered comes in almost all the same colours and species as solid hardwood does, and is environmentally advantageous because it uses less wood than solids.