Hardwood Flooring

What type of flooring do luxury homeowners install in their homes? Luxury homeowners use the same basic types of flooring that most of us do. The difference is usually the style, price, and often quality of the product. One of the most popular flooring products that homeowners in all price ranges love is hardwood. Hardwood flooring offers many benefits including:

• adding value to your home
• reducing allergens
• warmth (when compared to other flooring options such as tile)
  
• more friendly to the environment (than many other options)
  
• easy maintenance
• fits with most any decorating style and price range of home.

Although many homeowners want hardwood flooring, they find it out of their price range. No matter your taste or budget, check out all your options before deciding on the right flooring product for your home. Hardwood flooring doesn't have to cost an arm and a leg. For more information on great hardwood flooring at great prices, contact Jim Ecrette of ProSource Wholesale Floorcoverings at 918-252-7711 or prosourcejim@tulsacoxmail.com. Make sure you ask for Darryl Baskin's wholesale pricing!

For all your luxury real estate needs in the Tulsa, OK area, contact Tim Hayes of Tulsa Luxury Property Group of McGraw Realtors at 918-231-5637 or www.tulsaluxurypropertygroup.com.

Do I repair, refinish, or replace my hardwood flooring?

When a good quality hardwood floor is installed properly and needed repairs are done well it provides a beautiful and durable flooring option. When hardwood flooring repairs, refinishes, and installations are not done properly or a bad product is purchased it can cause many problems. Here are some common problems with hardwood flooring and their causes:

• Buckling is usually caused when the flooring is not given proper time to acclimate, moisture testing is not done correctly, or it is not given proper room to expand.
• Creaking or squishy floors can be caused by incorrect floor preparation on both a concrete slab and a wood subfloor.
• Fading and color changes can occur simply due to exposure to light over time or from failing to install from different cartons. Since cartons of hardwood flooring can come from different lots it is important for the installer to use several different cartons at a time when installing the flooring in each area.
• Visible and Invisible defects can occur when using a poor quality hardwood floor. Although it can also occur with even the best of hardwood products, it is less likely when good quality hardwood products and good hardwood flooring installers and repair professionals are chosen.

To ensure that your hardwood floor looks beautiful for years to come, select a good quality floor, have it installed properly, and make sure all repairs are done correctly. For new hardwood flooring options, call Jim Ecrette of ProSource Flooring at 918-252-7711 or www.prosourcefloors.com/tulsa and ask for Darryl Baskin's Contractors Rate. For repair and installation of hardwood flooring, call Jonathon Knapp of Residential Repair, Inc. at 918-621-1020 or www.residentialrepairinc.com.