Sand and Finish or Buff and Coat? What do I need? Individuals with hardwood flooring know that over time wear and tear will cause blemishes and scratches on your hardwood flooring, especially in high-traffic environments like hallways and entryways. However, it becomes tricky determining when your hardwood floors require a sand and finish or a...Read More

Are Hardwood Floors Hard To Maintain?  How do I keep my wood floors looking good? Like many aspects of homeownership, parts of it are hard (pun intended) but worth it. Read on for some basic tips to keeping your hardwood floor in great shape. If you are a new homeowner in the Minnesota area or...Read More

Should My Home’s Floors Match? We get this question all the time. Should your home have the same flooring throughout? What if you want different flooring in your kitchen, but you have an open floorplan? If you have beautiful hardwoods in one part of your home and are now doing the rest of the rooms,...Read More

Relative Humidity Can Affect Wood Floors. Wood floor manufacturers recommend keeping the relative humidity level in your home between 35% and 55%. At the same time, Window manufacturers recommend keeping the relative humidity level (RH) under 30%, especially in the winter month in northern climates like Minnesota. The ideal relative humidity based on the temperature...Read More

Cupping, crowning, buckling, and peaking are used to describe warping and damage caused to both wood floors and engineered hardwood floors due to moisture or changes in humidity. It’s essential to keep these changes in mind during installation. Cupping When excess moisture saturates the underside of your floorboards, a typical result is cupping. The sides...Read More

Area rugs offer a beautiful, easy way to protect your hardwood floors, especially in high-traffic areas. There are also some caveats that homeowners should know to keep their floors looking as beautiful as the day they were first installed. Okay, that may be a tall order, but you can certainly keep them in tip-top shape....Read More

Many people suffer from allergies. There are a lot of reasons why someone would install hardwood flooring in their home. They are beautiful, easy to clean, and never go out of style. But there is another reason to love wood flooring. It’s much healthier—especially if you are one of the 20 million adults and 6.1...Read More

Like many homeowners, you may have pulled up old carpeting intending to replace it with new carpeting, only to discover that you have hardwood floors underneath. This might leave you wondering if you should cancel your carpet order and take advantage of the benefits that hardwood floors have to offer. Then, you see the paint...Read More

The beauty of hardwood floors is undeniable. Plus, hardwood floors have the benefits of being a better choice for people with allergies, durability, and easy maintenance. Because of this, it would be tempting to install hardwood floors throughout your home–including in your basement. Unfortunately, if your basement floor is below grade (beneath ground level), hardwood...Read More

  Oak—The King of Hardwoods. Oak is the most popular choice for hardwood floors and with good reasons!  Starting around $2 per square foot, It is also affordable. This is thanks to Its wide availability. With proper upkeep, it can last at least 25 years. Many oak floors have lasted longer than a century! An...Read More