Hardwood flooring has become popular, making it a fantastic choice for a flooring update. Many people prefer hardwood to carpet, both for aesthetics and practicality.
In addition, wood floor installation is fairly easy, making it an economic update.
Once installed, your new hardwood flooring provides an easy-to-clean surface, saving you from hours of vacuuming and scrubbing stains. Also, you’ll enjoy an elegant look that makes rooms appear more spacious.
One often overlooked benefit of hardwood flooring is its strength and durability. Manufacturers kiln-dry quality hardwood flooring, giving it the strength to withstand high traffic. Hardwood floors also resist scratches and dents. For excellent durability, consider maple flooring, which offers superior resistance and shock absorption.
After selecting the wooden flooring substrate that suits your style and usage pattern, you’ll need to consider how the installation will impact your home life. Of course, like any home remodeling project, you have to bear some inconveniences, but hardwood flooring installs are one of the least intrusive renovations.
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The paragraphs below discuss what to expect from your hardwood flooring installation.
Preparing for Installation
A successful home improvement project starts with a well-conceived plan. Then, by following an efficient process, your installer ensures quality work while avoiding pitfalls that cause delays and re-work.
If you are like most homeowners, you want the installation completed and the construction mess out of your way as soon as possible. An experienced installer will facilitate this by carefully preparing for the installation.
Preparation starts with a survey of the rooms to be re-floored. Next, crews must remove furniture, draperies, and other obstructions and place them in a safe, convenient location before starting.
The inspection also includes measuring the rooms and determining the square footage needed. Installation teams must also account for breaks in the flooring, such as those around floor vents. From these dimensions, they ascertain the sizes of each piece.
If you are remodeling the kitchen, your project may entail appliance removal. Some installers handle this part of the project. If yours does not, you may need third-party assistance to unhook and move these heavy fixtures.
Loss of Room Use
The rooms you are having re-floored will be off-limits for you and your family. Your installer will provide a time estimate, but you may need to suck up some delays. Most construction projects come with the risk of taking a little longer than anticipated.
Kitchen re-flooring causes the most disruption, making eating out, fast food, and packaged meals a necessity. Also, if you have pets, you may need to cordon off part of the house to establish their new boundaries.
Acclimatization
For excellent installation results, solid wood must acclimate to your home’s temperature and humidity level before being placed. Effective acclimatization requires housing the wood in your home for several days before the installation.
The Installation
Have you gone into a store or office and seen a sign reading, “Pardon our dust,” in front of an area covered by plastic sheeting? If you have, you know what’s in store for your home. Installation is noisy, dirty, dusty, and terrible for people with certain allergies. Your house becomes part habitation, part construction site.
Hopefully, the installer finds no issues with the sub-flooring. However, the removal of the old floor sometimes reveals problem areas underneath, which may extend the time your home is partially a construction zone.
The good news is that dust containment equipment makes a huge difference in keeping the air in the rest of your home clean. Also, installers often create an outdoor work area, which minimizes the dust particles invading your home.
Nonetheless, preventative measures only go so far. Inevitably, dust travels between rooms. Accordingly, invest in coverings if you have any furniture or other items you need to keep dust-free.
The final step is the finish, which takes a few days to dry. The odor in the rooms may be pungent but covering doorways should keep it from the rest of your home.
Post Installation
Once the finish dries, you can move your furniture and appliances back into the impacted rooms. To keep your new floors shiny and scratch free, install rubber pads on the bottom of the furniture and appliances. Also, test any appliances for leaks. The last thing you want is for your new floors to grow mold.
Maintenance
Expect floorboards to have slight color variations and their sheen to fade over time. Minimizing exposure to direct sunlight mitigates these effects.
Hardwood flooring provides style, elegance, and durability. They make your home more enjoyable and marketable. Because of their easy installation, they are one of the most popular home improvements.
Cameron the Sandman hardwood flooring services can install the most beautiful hardwood floors in your home. Carrying a vast selection of wood floor species, our flooring specialists are armed with knowledge and expertise when it comes to picking the perfect wood floors for your home.
Our wood floor services don’t stop at installation, we offer restoration and refinishing services as well as complete project management, so you don’t have to stress about the details. Questions about wood floors or installation? Contact us!