Is Hardwood Disappearing

Hardwood floor in basement cupping.

Is hardwood disappearing.

Generally hardwood floors are durable and easy to maintain not to mention better for allergies but they do get the occasional gouge scratch or area of wear. Hardwood is wood from deciduous trees and broad leaf evergreen trees. The boards have bowed up in a large section in the center of the floor and you can bounce on them. Hardwood trees are more varied than softwoods and there are about.

All hardwoods are angiosperms flowering plants the largest group of land plants. Bottomland hardwood forests are river swamps. These ecosystems are commonly found wherever streams or rivers at least occasionally cause flooding beyond their channel confines. Hardwoods are not always harder than softwoods balsa wood being an example of this.

They are found along rivers and streams of the southeast and south central united states generally in broad floodplains. Installing hardwood flooring is hard thoughtful work that if done properly can yield lifetimes of warmth elegance and beauty in a home or commercial setting. Hardwood is wood from dicot trees these are usually found in broad leaved temperate and tropical forests. My basement was finished by the previous owners about 30 years ago and they put down hardwood floors possibly directly on the concrete.

As you eagerly anticipate a successful installation be aware that problems such as warping buckling cupping and crowning can really ruin your floor and your dream. The floors slope down to.