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Atlanta Hardwood Flooring Company Delivers Full-Service Experience
Simply Floored's Innovative Flooring Service ATLANTA (August 25, 2007) - Simply Floored, an innovative flooring company that brings the store to your home, provides full-service flooring services featuring quality products - ranging from Atlanta carpet to Atlanta hardwood flooring - dedicated design consultation and professional installation. By taking advantage of Simply Floored's free consultation, homeowners can find the perfect flooring by comparing flooring options right in their own home. "Hardwood floors have long been desired for their beauty, warmth and durability," said Jarod Harriman, Director of Merchandising of Simply Floored. "Less than a generation ago, hardwood floors had to be installed when a home was constructed or during a major renovation. And choices were limited to local species and standard installations. Today, beautiful Atlanta hardwood flooring is within everyone's reach." While there is an array of flooring options available, Sheft notes there are many benefits to installing Atlanta hardwood flooring including:
"The appearance of a hardwood floor depends on the species of tree from which it is made," noted Harriman. "Each species has its own identifying grain pattern, like a fingerprint. Determining the right species of hardwood floor depends on what you are looking for in terms of color, style, grain and overall fashion." Traditional hardwoods include Oak, Maple, Hickory and Walnut. Each has a unique grain and coloring, creating a different look and feel. Oak, with its prominent grain lines and traditional look is the most popular hardwood, accounting for almost 90% of the market. Maple has lighter grain lines, tends to be more whitish in color and doesn't take stain as well as Oak (so it looks good with a clear coat or light stain). Walnut offers a darker brown coloring that looks great when finished.
Exotics refer to hardwoods that come from countries other than the US, such as Brazilian Cherry and South America Mahogany. The problem with exotics historically has been their relatively high price. With the introduction of multi-layer cross-grain construction hardwoods (sometimes referred to as "engineered" hardwood), many exotic species are now priced competitive with domestic hardwoods (because only the top layer is exotic). In addition, multi-layer construction adds dimensional stability, which is important with exotic hardwoods because they typically expand and contract with temperature changes more than domestic hardwoods.
Rustic hardwoods are traditional hardwoods that are "distressed" during the manufacturing process to give them an aged, antiqued or hand-milled look. Traditional hardwoods can be distressed with metal chains or a wire brush to give it the look of old, reclaimed wood that has been walked on for centuries. Or it can be hand scraped to create the look of old fashioned, hand-milled wood.
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