Wood flooring is timeless. It enhances the warmth of any home and complements the decor of any room.

Like a fine piece of furniture, wood flooring increases in value and becomes more beautiful with time. In a national survey, 90 percent of real estate agents said that houses with wood flooring sell faster and for more money.

Wood is a natural resource, renewable and recyclable. Buildings, barns, ships and other structures made of wood often find a second life in wood flooring, cabinets, walls and ceilings. And leading allergists agree that wood floors are the perfect choice for a healthy home.

The state-of-the-art technology and almost limitless choices of today's stains, finishes, styles and designs make wood flooring one of the most practical, easy-care and versatile floor coverings today. Maintained properly, wood flooring should never have to be replaced.

Choices— Carpet Center & floors carries a large selection of hardwood and laminate flooring from a variety of manufacturers. Having one of the largest Showrooms in the area allows us to give you the opportunity to be able to see, feel and touch the various types of wood flooring and appreciate the suttle diefferences in color and engineering of each product. Some of the brands we cary are:

Selecting Hardwood or Laminate

Before you choose your wood floor, here are some points to consider:

• Solid Wood
  The most common wood flooring consists of solid, one-piece boards, and is available in three basic types: strip flooring which comes in varying widths and is typically nailed to the subfloor; widerwidth plank flooring boards, which are either screwed or nailed to the subfloor; and parquet flooring which comes in standard 6"x6" squares.
  

• Engineered Wood
  This flooring consists of two or more layers of wood laminated together. The top wear layer is usually a hardwood veneer of varying thickness, with the lower layer being a softwood backing. Rather than being nailed, most engineered wood floors are glued down. Some are installed as "floating floors," meaning the edges of the panels are glued together but not attached directly to the subfloor. It also can be glued directly to a concrete slab.
  

• Finishes
  Unfinished floors, installed on-site, give you many choices for colorations and durability. Most solid flooring is unfinished while most engineered flooring is prefinished. Hardwood floors are available as either factory-finished or unfinished. Floors with a factory finish tend to be more consistent due to strict application codes.