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Many American homeowners are rediscovering the beauty and richness found in natural materials including: cork, bamboo, exotic hardwoods, natural stones, tiles and even leather. Having fashion underfoot is in!

Today's hardwood flooring comes in a wide variety of wood species. Besides the popular and well known North American hardwoods (like oak, maple and ash) many companies now offer a variety of exotic hardwood species from all over the World. Exotic hardwoods offer unique and unusual visual character and give homeowners the chance to better express their personal decorating tastes with a more unique wood appearance.

The rich look of hardwood floors adds warmth and charm to any room in the home. For centuries people have used wood floors in homes, churches and even stores.

Exotic Hardwood Floors - are used to described hardwood species from around the World. these hardwoods are not found in North America and come from Australia, Africa, Brasil and the Far East. Exotic hardwoods offer unique wood graining and colorations. Most exotic floors are available in engineered wood construction but some are available in solid hardwood planks as well.

The strips are planed down on all 4 sides. As with all natural material, a color variance is evident. The coloring of bamboo is determined by its age. The strips are sorted by color and cut to size and then assembled and glued together. Under extreme heat and pressure the planks are fused together. The final shading will change depending on the finishing techniques used.

Solid Hardwood Floors - are a solid piece of hardwood cut into wood planks that are generally 3/4" thick. (Above ground level areas only, not recommended for concrete slabs.)

Another popular trend are the handscraped hardwood floors offered by hardwood manufacturers, such as Anderson, Mannington and Mohawk. If you want the rich look and charm of hand-made flooring than you won't want to miss previewing the hand-scraped hardwoods.

The process of taking Bamboo from its natural state and manufacturing it into a viable floor covering option is very difficult. The harvested Bamboo is fed through splitting and sizing machinery. The small strips are than planed down to their approximate size. Next, the rough-sized strips are kiln dried down to an 8-10% moisture content. This process can take 5 days, and is the most important step in the manufacturing process.

The inherent properties of rubber flooring are durability, natural resiliency and low maintenance. These features have allowed rubber flooring to become an ideal choice for a great many applications.

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