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Why choose hardwood?
Prized for its natural beauty and lasting durability, hardwood in your home makes a rich visual statement but keeps cleanup a breeze.
Hardwood floors combine strength and style. Our wide variety of colors, textures, species and styles make it easy to find the perfect choice for your home.
We offer both solid and engineered hardwood from a variety of manufacturers including Mohawk.
In solid wood flooring, each plank is a solid piece of wood from the finest domestic and exotic hardwoods. These hardwood floors are best installed on or above grade. Wood species vary in hardness and light sensitivity, so keep foot traffic, furniture and light exposure in mind when choosing a species.
Engineered hardwood flooring is made from real hardwood with a cross-ply construction that resists expansion and contraction from humidity changes. It can be installed on any level.
Hardwood floors combine strength and style. Our wide variety of colors, textures, species and styles make it easy to find the perfect choice for your home.
We offer both solid and engineered hardwood from a variety of manufacturers including Mohawk.
In solid wood flooring, each plank is a solid piece of wood from the finest domestic and exotic hardwoods. These hardwood floors are best installed on or above grade. Wood species vary in hardness and light sensitivity, so keep foot traffic, furniture and light exposure in mind when choosing a species.
Engineered hardwood flooring is made from real hardwood with a cross-ply construction that resists expansion and contraction from humidity changes. It can be installed on any level.
Our favorite aspect about hardwood flooring is the way it looks. You can choose more uniform patterns or select a style with distinctive natural variations, knots and mineral marks. Light-colored hardwoods will open up spaces to produce an airy vibe. Golden honey tones add a warm ambiance.
Wide planks are perfect for crafting a historic or rustic feel and will enhance the natural beauty of any wood type you choose.
Hardwood flooring will last for decades when properly cared for. We would love to give your home this timeless beauty.
There are many hardwood species, stains and finishes available and we invite you to browse our catalog HERE or visit Marsh's Carpet to view them in person.
Wide planks are perfect for crafting a historic or rustic feel and will enhance the natural beauty of any wood type you choose.
Hardwood flooring will last for decades when properly cared for. We would love to give your home this timeless beauty.
There are many hardwood species, stains and finishes available and we invite you to browse our catalog HERE or visit Marsh's Carpet to view them in person.
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Hardwood flooring for the win
If you’ve never taken an in-depth look into solid hardwood flooring, it could be that you’re missing out on the perfect floor covering for your home. It meets a variety of homeowner needs, as well as being abundantly pleasing to the eye. Having been in use for hundreds of years, it’s still a material that is chosen, again and again, for floors all over the country. Could the next one be yours?
At Marsh’s Carpet Inc., we have plenty of experience across a wide variety of flooring types, and we’re willing to put that experience to work for you. We’ll work with you to determine which flooring best fits your needs, as well as which one has the look and appeal you’re looking for in a flooring material. We extend the invitation for you to visit us at our Sacramento, CA location to speak with a flooring specialist, who can work with you through the entirety of your flooring process.
At Marsh’s Carpet Inc., we have plenty of experience across a wide variety of flooring types, and we’re willing to put that experience to work for you. We’ll work with you to determine which flooring best fits your needs, as well as which one has the look and appeal you’re looking for in a flooring material. We extend the invitation for you to visit us at our Sacramento, CA location to speak with a flooring specialist, who can work with you through the entirety of your flooring process.
Choices in hardwood flooring
The great thing about hardwood flooring is that you can use it throughout your home. While it isn’t feasible to install solid wood in your basement or below ground spaces, you can still utilize engineered wood floors to keep the continuity flowing. Engineered flooring is still real wood flooring. However, it uses a wood veneer that is attached to a specialized backing and covered with a protective layer, for extended lifespan.
One of the first choices you’ll be faced with is which wood species to select. Different species have different properties, and one is sure to be better than others, depending upon the traffic flow.
For areas that have high levels of traffic, ask your flooring specialist about species that are hard and dense. For lower level traffic areas, you can safely select something that’s a little softer.
Once your species has been chosen, you can start to consider what type of stain is best suited for that option. Some species hold a stain better than others, while some species have a beautiful color all their own. In those cases, you might just want to have a clear topcoat applied for the full effect. At this stage, you can also select a prestained product, or one that can have the stain applied at your location.
One of the first choices you’ll be faced with is which wood species to select. Different species have different properties, and one is sure to be better than others, depending upon the traffic flow.
For areas that have high levels of traffic, ask your flooring specialist about species that are hard and dense. For lower level traffic areas, you can safely select something that’s a little softer.
Once your species has been chosen, you can start to consider what type of stain is best suited for that option. Some species hold a stain better than others, while some species have a beautiful color all their own. In those cases, you might just want to have a clear topcoat applied for the full effect. At this stage, you can also select a prestained product, or one that can have the stain applied at your location.
