Hardwood Floor Refinishing: Wrapping Up

Hardwood floor cleaning also depends on a lot of other factors other than the type of wood involved...

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Types of Hardwood Flooring

When we are referring to types of hardwood flooring, we aren't talking about whether the floor is made of oak or hickory.  Instead, we're talking about plank size, solid hardwood flooring, and engineered hardwood flooring.  Let's start with the plank size.  

While plank size can vary, the most common sizes of planks are ¾” thick  X 2 ¼” wide. Where hardwood floor cleaning and restoration is concerned, this is considered a standard strip wood floor. Hardwood flooring usually comes from trees found primarily in North America:  maple, white oak,  white ash, red oak,  cherry,  hickory and pecan.  Wood from outside of America is more exotic hardwood such a Brazilian Cherry, ipe, teak, or rosewood to name but a few

Solid Hardwood Floors Vs Engineered

Where hardwood floor restoration is concerned, hardwood floor fits into two categories:  solid or engineered.  Solid hardwood floors are usually made up of a single piece of wood with tongue and groove sides. Most come unfinished, but there are many pre-finished 3/4" solid hardwood floors. Solid hardwood flooring is moisture-sensitive.  That means you want to protect them from a lot of moisture, so as we covered previously, do not wet mop.  This will almost certainly warp your boards.  Solid wood floors do have certain advantages, however.  For example, they can be refinished and re-coated multiple times throughout their lifespan. Because it’s an natural product, hardwood flooring expands and contracts in response to seasonal changes in moisture. Engineered hardwood flooring also has its advantages.

Engineered hardwood floor is made of three or more thin sheets of wood that are laminated together to form a single plank. The plies are usually laid in opposite directions (called cross-ply construction) to each other during the manufacturing process. This “cross-ply” type of construction creates a hardwood floor that is much more stable and unaffected by changes in moisture and temperature variations like traditional 3/4" solid wood floors.

Regardless of the type or size of hardwood floor that you have, you want to make sure that you take care of it.   Never wet mop hardwood, nor use harsh chemicals.  Sweep it periodically with a dustmop or a soft bristled broom.  Never use any hard metal wire brushes on your floor.   Finally, if you have any questions, call a professional hardwood floor cleaning service.

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