Your flooring should look beautiful and work for your lifestyle. Whether you’re dealing with playful pets, radiant heat, or changing humidity, several factors affect the durability and performance of your wood floors in Denver. Today, we are going to dive into each one to help you choose the right wood floors for your needs..
Key Factors to Consider
How do you choose the right wood floor? Well, you have to consider your lifestyle and needs. Here’s what you need to know.
Pets & Kids
Active households need floors with scratch-resistant finishes and durability. Hardwoods like oak or walnut can hide small scratches better than softer wood varieties.
Radiant Heat
If you’re installing radiant heat, engineered wood is the safer choice. Solid hardwood can warp or gap under continuous heat; engineered wood flooring offers more stability.
Humidity & Climate
Denver’s fluctuating humidity affects wood. Engineered hardwood handles moisture swings better, while solid wood may expand and contract seasonally.
Prefinished vs. Site-Finished
- Prefinished: Quick install, consistent finish, minimal disruption.
- Site-Finished: Customizable in tone and sheen, ideal for exact color match and bespoke looks.
🎨 Style & Aesthetics
Choose wood species, plank width, and color that match your style, but think beyond Pinterest. Chris at Tongue & Groove reminds us to choose flooring that “works for real life, not just online trends.”
Step-by-Step Wood Floor Selection Guide
When you’re shopping around for wood floors, you have to ask yourself a few important questions. How do you live and how can you make your wood floors work for you? Those are some of the obvious ones. Here’s our guide to helping you choose your wood floors.
- Define Your Lifestyle Needs
- Do pets roam your house?
- Do you run radiant heat?
- Is moisture a concern?
- Do pets roam your house?
- Choose Core Wood Type
- Oak, walnut, maple, or reclaimed hardwood, pick materials that fit your lifestyle and design.
- Oak, walnut, maple, or reclaimed hardwood, pick materials that fit your lifestyle and design.
- Select Construction Type
- Engineered wood for heat and moisture resistance.
- Solid wood for timeless restoration and refinishability.
- Engineered wood for heat and moisture resistance.
- Decide on Finish
- Prefinished for speed.
- Site-finished for pure customization.
- Prefinished for speed.
- Long-term Care
List upkeep expectations and protective strategies like mats, trim, and humidity control.
Tongue & Groove: Your Expert Partner
Since 2007, Tongue & Groove has been Denver’s premier wood-floor specialist. With a gallery-style showroom, top-quality engineered and solid wood options, reclaimed varieties, and custom finishes, we make the wood-floor selection process straightforward and tailored to your needs.
We also offer an online Wood Floors 101 course, background-checked in-house wood installers, and a No-Shortcut Promise on every job. From aesthetic guidance to technical expertise, we help you make confident, lasting flooring choices.
5. Final Recommendations & Next Steps
How do you get started? Follow the steps below:
- Engage a professional to evaluate your living environment and help tailor your wood selections.
- Visit Tongue & Groove’s showroom or book a consultation to feel samples, see installed projects, and explore custom patterns.
- Enroll in Wood Floors 101 for more detailed guidance.
- Schedule a free design consult, their experts will help you find wood floors that are both beautiful and built to last.
Contact & Locations:
📍 Tongue & Groove, Denver, CO
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