When a homeowner looks at purchasing hardwood flooring for their home, there are many things to consider. It is vital to make sure you do your research in finding out the right product for your tastes and lifestyle so that your hardwood floors last you a lifetime.

Today's hardwood flooring buying guide tip is about the wood plank edging. This aspect of the floors are probably the most overlooked, most people are driven by the color and price of their wood floor selection. However if the homeowner where to pay close attention to their hardwood choice, they will often find that one of the important aspects that drew them to their choice was the look of the edging. 

The 4 most common hardwood edge selection are the Regular, Chiseled, Micro or Eased, and Kissed or Squared Edge. You can see the image below to give you a visual of what they look like.

The hardwood flooring edge not only gives the wood floor a distinct design but a little less known fact is that it can also factor into the cost of the floor. For example, the Beveled or Micro-Beveled are the most popular choices for hardwood floor manufacturers because it is easier to mass produce. For example a Kissed or Squared edge plank takes longer to cut because it has to be perfectly straight to give that desired look. With the beveled edge, there is a little room for error that would still not be visible to the untrained eye.

I hope this tip assist you in making the right decision for you in your shopping for your new floors. Please visit our blog regularly, my next shopping guide tip will be on the Hardness Rating of wood floors.

Brian Heltzel
817-426-3900
info@floorbarn.com
http://www.floorbarn.com
Burleson, TX

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