High quality wood fillers are commonly available and are recommended to repair chips or gauges in your floor.

Please refer to the installation instructions found in every box of product or refer to our Floor Care, Installation section of our website.

Flooring must be allowed to acclimate to the temperature of the room in which it will be installed. The unopened packages should be placed in the room for a minimum of 72 hours prior to installation at a room temperature of 21 OC and a relative humidity of 50%.

Everwood Hardwood flooring is scratch resistant. However, no flooring is completely scratch proof. To help minimize damage to your floor, proper floor maintenance such as using felt pads, sweeping your floor regularly etc. will help prolong the life and beauty of your floors. Minimize water exposure to your hardwood flooring. Wipe up spills as soon as possible. Wood flooring is a natural product, which expands and contracts as moisture levels change.

occasional DAMP mopping with a neutral floor cleaner, such as Everwood Cleaner is generally all that is required to maintain your hardwood floors. Do not use soaps or detergents they may leave a film on the floor. Quickstyle Everwood hardwood flooring should never be waxed. Wipe up spills immediately.

If you've ever read a warranty of any kind, you already know that there are a lot of loop holes associated with warranties. Hardwood flooring warranties are no different. Do not base your decision to purchase any type of flooring, whether its hardwood flooring, laminate flooring, engineered flooring, carpet, vinyl, or tile because it has a so-called "Warranty".

Our products can be found at leading flooring retail sites across the United States and Canada. For a specific retail location, please send us an email at info@bellefloor.com that includes your address and zip code and we will locate the nearest outlet for you within 48 hours.

This is flooring that has been finished with polyurethane in a special factory. This flooring can be installed and walked on the very same day!

Unfinished wood must be sanded and finished with polyurethane after it has been installed. Unfinshed wood also comes in a wide variety of species, board widths and grades. These floors also have the ability to be custom stained.

Boards consist of a layer of wood veneer or 'wear surface' over several layers of plywood. Engineered wood can be glued or stapled down and is suitable to install above or below grade.

Answer: Hardwood comes in basically two forms. Solid wood flooring is the same species of wood through its thickness. This type of wood flooring can be nailed down only and is suitable for above the soil line only. The second type of hardwood flooring is called engineered flooring and is suitable for all levels of your home. Woodchuck Flooring does not recommend hardwood in, full bathrooms, laundry rooms or at the main entryway to a home.

Wood floors contribute to making a healthier work and living environment. According to a report from the Environmental Protection Agency, six out of 10 homes today contain contaminants that can aggravate allergies and asthma. Today, allergies or asthma (asthma being one of the leading reasons children miss school) in some way trouble one out of five Americans.

A high quality wall-to-wall carpet often costs more than hardwood flooring products. Looking at flooring as a purchase that will last for generations with proper maintenance, it is clearly a better value. Once hardwood flooring is laid down it should only need an inexpensive re-coating (if properly maintained) as it shows signs of wear.

Hardwood floors are generally nailed through the sub floor to the joists, which adds structural integrity to your home. Hardwood floors add value to your real estate investment and generally make a property easier to sell. Hardwood floors are very durable. While most floor coverings (carpet, linoleum, etc.) last an average of 8 years, hardwood floors can easily last the life of the building.

It is not recommended, due to the high moisture associated with these areas. It may cause unfavorable conditions for hardwood flooring.

If the question is can a 3/4" hardwood floor be installed directly on concrete, the answer is "I wouldn't if I were you". If the question is can a 3/4" hardwood floor be installed over top of a concrete slab, the answer is "Yes". Our showroom is a perfect example of that. Can you nail hardwood into concrete? No.

Yes. there are products that will allow you to install hardwood flooring in any room in the house but care must be taken in choosing the right flooring product and also in ensuring the correct preparatory work on the sub-floor. Please see our page on using adhesive to fix solid wood flooring to concrete

Yes! Wood flooring is very easy to keep clean. Unlike carpeting, it won't trap animal dander, dust, pollen, or mold.

Check with the retail outlet where you purchased your flooring. The store should have a full line of maintenance products on hand.

This should not be done without precautionary measures. When moving or rolling heavy pieces of furniture or appliances, use protection such as strips of 1/4" hardboard as a runner under the wheels or legs. Always move items with great care. (See also regarding denting under general FAQs.)