But since the introduction of prefinished solid hardwood during the 1940s this newer form of flooring has become increasingly popular and today you may find that it s easier to find than traditional unfinished hardwood planks.
Finished wooden floor highet.
A good professional tiler can maintain a nearly uniform thickness.
Subflooring underlayment and the wood flooring itself all contribute to make a single height surface.
Prior to the development of polyurethane finishes in the 1960s wax was the hardwood floor finish of choice and had been so for hundreds of years.
Ceramic floor tile commonly has a finished height of about 3 8 inch so if your hardwood floor joins an adjacent tile floor the thinner 3 8 inch hardwood flooring may be a better choice for you.
Traditionally hardwood flooring was always installed as unfinished planks that were then stained and finished with a protective surface layer right on the worksite.
If the finished floor height is greater than this measurement that is if the height of the new flooring is greater than the distance from the structural floor to the bottom of the door call this to the flooring contractor s attention before the project continues to avoid additional charges.
Measure the distance between the bottom of the doors and the structural floor.
There some standards in which most of the wood flooring come to consumers by the type of hardwood floor.
Wood flooring including laminate flooring is more predictable.