Wide Plank Flooring
62Selecting the styles and species of wood which match one’s lifestyle and design preferences will guarantee a pleasant relationship between plank floors and lifetime of contentment. Wide plank flooring basically refers to firm, yet unfinished wooden floor having width more than three inches. The width of most wide plank floors is usually between three and twenty inches and is traded in random 3 or more widths. Now-a-days, there is an add-on for ‘single width’ orders as this needs the manufacturing company to apply more sorting techniques over the product.
Lengths of wide planking flooring vary to a great extent by manufacturer. High quality wide planking flooring is available in long lengths often eight to sixteen ft long and is stitched straight off full length the log. Low end wide plank flooring manufactured by cutting down defects in crushed boards is available in one ft lengths. The profusion of short boards makes a patchwork and busy effect. As lengths of plank flooring vary greatly according to the manufacturers, it is imperative to ask manufacturer some questions like:
- What is manufacturer’s range for plank length?
- What is minimum average length of plank they offer?
- What percentages of planks in the order will be longer or minimum average length?
Important considerations while selecting wide wood flooring
While selecting the wood, it is important to consider that where will the flooring will go in the home? Depending upon the tolerance, hard wood can be a good option for highly crowded or traffic areas while for low traffic such as bedroom, softer wood may be a good choice. Putting areas rugs on wood flooring in crowded places will greatly help diminish wear. The attractiveness of wide plank flooring is that these can be refinished and sanded and still possesses huge life span of wear.
The next thing to consider is what type of statement you intend your flooring to make. You may like visually appealing or dramatic flooring with huge contrasts between sapwood and heartwood or you may settle to character shades of flooring, which represent the bucolic loveliness of bird peck, bark pocket and various other variations. Then comes the selection of color, whether you want dark colored floor or light one.
It is always good to ask manufacturer for sample of wood in order to ensure quality. On the other hand, if you are seeking ways to lessen carbon footprint, selecting wide plank flooring provides an outstanding start.
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Entrance-mats 2 months ago
Long lengths are the best looking in my opinion, but they can be a bit more expensive/ hard to come by. Installation may also be a bit more tricky, especially in irregular/non-rectangular areas. Thanks for sharing!