Learn More About The Hardwood Flooring Species Available at Dolphin Carpet & Tile
Hardwood is a flooring choice that offers stunning visuals, incredible durability, and a low level of required care & maintenance for homeowners. Forever sought-after, hardwood flooring is known for adding value to any home wherein it is installed. In short, hardwood flooring rules. It’s as desirable now as it was 100 years ago, and while the future is impossible to predict, one could assume that it will continue to remain popular another 100 years from now. It’s hardwood flooring, and we all love it.
So let’s say you’ve decided that your next flooring will be hardwood. Well, that’s an excellent choice. But for you, intrepid homeowners, the decisions are not quite finished. Now you must consider the type, brand, shade, and species you want to select. These are fun decisions to make, but decisions nonetheless. This blog will seek to educate you on the hardwood flooring species available at Dolphin Carpet & Tile so that you’re better prepared when it comes time to make your hardwood decisions.
Oak Hardwood Flooring
Oak is one of the most popular hardwood species on the market today. It provides a natural look and feel in hardwood while handling spills relatively well. It’s available in many colors and is on the durable end of hardwood species. Red oak hardwood is a subspecies offering softer and more naturalized colors. White oak is similar to red oak but is available in cooler, more sleek tones. Both are durable.
Birch Hardwood Flooring
Birch hardwood flooring offers homeowners a lighter-toned hardwood that is also quite durable. Birch hardwood features an assortment of unique grain patterns that help to make your flooring stand out.
Hickory Hardwood Flooring
Hickory is the way to go for total and absolute durability in hardwood. It offers a strength and overall hardness in flooring that is unparalleled elsewhere. It’s also easy to maintain and more cost-effective than other hardwood species.
Maple Hardwood Flooring
Maple is another hardwood flooring species that offers extreme beauty and durability. Maple offers attractive grain patterns and lighter color hues, promoting a more airy and open feel in your home. It’s also relatively smooth in construction and comfortable to walk on.
Acacia Hardwood Flooring
Acacia hardwood flooring is resistant to scratches and can take on water more seamlessly than other hardwood options due to its inherent density. It’s also quite attractive to look at and easy to maintain. Acacia is one of the hardest hardwood options available to homeowners.
Walnut Hardwood Flooring
Walnut is another beloved hardwood option that offers beauty and style at every turn. As a hardwood species, walnut is not as hard as something like Acacia or Oak but provides various other benefits. Walnut is quite durable and, year after year continues to be one of the most popular hardwood species on the market.
At Dolphin Carpet & Tile, we’re proud to offer a wide range of hardwood flooring options that are perfect for your home. We invite you to browse our hardwood flooring or see our selection in person at one of our beautiful showroom locations.
