Is your home’s air feeling a bit thick? Your flooring could be at risk. The proper floor care, though, armors it against humidity, keeping you worry free.

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Flooring really helps to make a room shine, but your paint job can make or break its ability to do that. Dark hardwood floors, in particular, benefit from a conscientious wall color, as when improperly decorated alongside they can make a room appear small instead of stately—and who wants that? You deserve your dream home, and that’s why U.B. Hardwoods is here with a few recommendations on how to make your dark floors and the walls that surround them harmonize.

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When it comes to interior design, you might not think your basement to be any different from your home’s other rooms. Sure, it might be a tad chillier or cluttered down there than usual, but that shouldn’t mean there are any special rules you need to consider while decorating, are there?

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Hardwood is meant to last for decades – any floor installation expert worth their salt will tell you that. However, even though this flooring type is in it for the long haul, there’s nothing wrong with seeking some inspiration from what’s currently in vogue. Luckily for you, U.B. Hardwoods has taken the pulse of the industry, and we’re here to talk 2021 trends for prefinished hardwood floors!

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If you’ve already armed yourself with hardwood-care knowledge, you’re almost all set to fully take ownership of this luxurious flooring choice, but there are still a few good things to know before you send your floor installation team to start laying the planks.

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It’s well known throughout the flooring community and beyond that wood floors epitomize longevity. They’re classics for more than just their luxurious looks! With proper floor care you can expect your prefinished hardwood flooring to last for decades or more and look great well into its golden years. If you’re looking for an investment that can last a lifetime, hardwood is the way to go.

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You’ve picked your flooring type. That’s got to be a weight off of your chest! Now you can move on to enjoying the excitement of an impending renovation with the help of your floor installation pros at UB Hardwoods. You probably have plenty of questions about what we’ll be doing, and that’s normal! One that’s probably at the forefront of your mind, however, is how long it’ll take us to install your given type of flooring.

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Many flooring experts might try to steer young, on-the-go families away from prefinished hardwood flooring, and though we disagree with their logic, in a way we can understand it. Hardwood floors don’t appreciate spills, for one. If you don’t clean up promptly, which can be a challenge for stretched-thin parents, the outcome will not be pretty.

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Is your old flooring simply beyond repair? While there’s certainly something to be learned from this unfortunate situation – how to practice better floor care – don’t beat yourself up about it. All floorings, no matter the durability factor, will eventually need replacement, and these products are supposed to be used. What good would a flooring be if you couldn’t step on it, after all?

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Interested in solid hardwood floors? What a solid choice! Stylistically versatile and with long-lasting durability to boot, there’s nothing like genuine wood to brighten up a room or boost its coziness factor. With all sorts of kinds to choose from, the colloquially-named “king of flooring” can make itself at home in, well, any home.

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