Hardwood

Mannington hardwood floors offer beauty, durability, and performance. And they're crafted with care to ensure that you get a floor you'll love for many years to come. As a leader in the flooring industry, Mannington has put together a guide that details everything you need to know about hardwood floors. Whether you’re having a new home built or simply looking to make an upgrade to your home’s existing floors, hardwood is a beautiful, durable option! Before you decide on hardwood, here’s what you need to know.

Why Choose Mannington Hardwood?

Superior Performance: Mannington’s exclusive ScratchResist® coating provides additional superior protection against everyday household scratches and scuffs to keep the floor looking newer, longer

Premium Styling: Mannington’s in-house styling team scours the world for inspiration and then handcrafts each plank to bring out the natural beauty of the wood

Responsible Sourcing: Mannington takes our commitment to the environment very seriously. We are proud of our sourcing processes, and all our hardwood products are LACEY Act compliant, CARB/TSCA Title VI compliant, and FloorScore® certified

Hardwood Flooring Options :

There are three types of hardwood floors available to you:

1. Solid hardwood flooring is a solid piece of wood from top to bottom.

2. Engineered hardwood flooring is real wood from top to bottom that’s normally made using multiple wood veneers or slats of wood glued together at opposing directions. Mannington only produces engineered hardwood and here’s why:

• It’s the most environmentally friendly. Engineered hardwood uses half as many trees as solid wood floors

• Engineered hardwood floors can be installed where solid hardwood floors cannot. You can install engineered hardwood below grade and direct to concrete which you can’t do with solid hardwood floors. It’s so versatile, that you can even install it on walls!

• Engineered is more dimensionally stable and less likely to warp with seasonal change

3. Composite-engineered hardwood flooring contains real wood on the wearable surface only. The backing and core material may be made up of any type of composite material.

Benefits of Hardwood Floors

• Long-lasting. The life span of a wood floor can exceed 100 years, making it a tremendous value. When they start to lose their luster, some hardwood floors can easily be sanded and refinished multiple times to restore their beauty. As an alternative, if you do not wish to change the color, a screen, and recoat process can refresh the coating and restore the luster of the floor. While hardwood floors are long-lasting, they can be prone to indentation because it’s a natural product. Keep this in mind while you’re shopping and try to find a brand that has extra protection – all Mannington hardwood floors have ScratchResist®, Mannington’s patented high-performance coating, with Aluminum Oxide to help keep floors looking newer and longer.
• Attractive. Whether your home is traditional or contemporary, brand new or centuries old, wood floors offer endless design possibilities to fit your style.
• Easy to clean. Routine cleaning involves sweeping, dust mopping, or vacuuming on the bare floor setting.
• Allergy-friendly. Hardwood doesn’t harbor mold, dust, or animal dander like carpeting does, which makes it better for homes of allergy sufferers.
• Increase a home’s value. According to a Quantitative Evaluation of Real Estate Professionals for the National Wood Flooring Association (NWFA), homes with wood floors sell faster and for more money than homes without them. The study also found that many real estate agents indicate identical homes with wood floors can sell for up to 10% more.

Hardwood Floor Installation

Installing wood floors is a lot more complicated than painting your walls or replacing the hardware on your kitchen cabinets, so it is not recommended as a DIY project. In the long run, you will save money and time by using a professional.