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Oak Hardwood Flooring in Mamaroneck NY

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What are the advantages of Oak Hardwood Floors for your home in Mamaroneck NY?

oak flooring in Mamaroneck NY 10543Oak is the most popular species of hardwood flooring here in Mamaroneck NY. If you see hardwood in a home, chances are it's oak.

Why is oak hardwood flooring so popular?

1. Oak flooring is very affordable since it's grown in the US and is  abundant. Oak hardwood tends to be less expensive compared to the other species (such as maple, hickory, brazilian cherry, etc). And, in Mamaroneck NY, it's very readily available to get unfinished oak hardwood flooring. Often, unfinished oak flooring (that is refinished and stained on-site) is a bit less expensive than prefinished oak, especially as you go wider in the plank size.  

oak hardwood in Mamaroneck NY- gunstock

 

2. Oak flooring is the standard of hardness, and oak tends to hide scratches well. On the Janka hardness scale, red oak has a hardness of 1290. While there are many woods that are harder than oak, all hardwood scratches and dents...and because of oak's strong graining pattern, it tends to hide the scratches and the dents better.  

 

3. Oak flooring is easy to refinish and it accepts stains very well. With oak, you can go very light (e.g. natural or golden oak), all the way to a very ebony, or anywhere in between. You can do brown tones or red tones, pending your preference. It's easy to change the color down the road if have a change in heart color-wise, or if you are moving into a new home. You can go from light to dark and back to light again, pending on your preference.  Oak accepts stains much more easily vs. pine or maple flooring.  

 

Mamaroneck New York oak hardwood flooring ebony

4. Many customers want to extend and match the hardwood they already have for a consistent and larger look (and usually oak is the flooring that is already in the home). Often, our customers in Mamaroneck want to add oak to an extra couple of rooms (or even to the whole 2nd floor) and they would like to match the color and graining to what they already have. By doing this, it makes your space look larger and more coherent. Also, oak hardwood flooring tends to match the other hardwood you have in the home (e.g. stair treads, banisters and other trim.  

 

Other useful information on Oak flooring and hardwood stain colors:

 

There are 2 species of oak - red oak and white oak. You can read more about the differences between Red Oak and White Oak flooring in this link.  

oak hardwood in Mamaroneck cherry stain

 

You can read more about trends in stain colors in this article: Hardwood flooring stain color trends.  

 

Here's a link for the Minwax stain colors.  

 

If you live in Mamaroneck NY and you are interested in adding oak hardwood flooring or refinishing your oak floors, give The Flooring Girl a call at 914-937-2950.

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Comments (7)

Potranco Realty
Potranco Realty - San Antonio, TX
"Sold with Potranco Realty"

Good morning Debbie, many reasons one would want to have oak flooring installed in their homes or businesses.

May 30, 2013 09:04 PM
Debbie Reynolds, C21 Platinum Properties
Platinum Properties- (931)771-9070 - Clarksville, TN
The Dedicated Clarksville TN Realtor-(931)320-6730
Debbie, And if I could add my two cents it has just enough character and grain but not too much. It is my flooring of choice.
May 30, 2013 09:13 PM
Anita Clark
Coldwell Banker Access Realty ~ 478.960.8055 - Warner Robins, GA
Realtor - Homes for Sale in Warner Robins GA

Like Debbie R., Oak is my flooring of choice too.  As always, an excellent flooring post from The Flooring Girl!

May 30, 2013 09:30 PM
Debbie Gartner
The Flooring Girl - White Plains, NY
The Flooring Girl & Blog Stylist -Dynamo Marketers

Bob - Yes, indeed, and it's all about hardwood flooring in mamaroneck.

Debbie - Yes, excellent point.  Oak does have a lot of character.

Anita - Thank you so much, and so glad you like it.

May 30, 2013 09:31 PM
Barbara Hensley
RE/MAX Properties - Rockwall, TX
Homes for Sale in Rockwall County, Texas

Debbie, I love the oak flooring and wish I had know about it years ago.  It does have more character and goes with many furniture and colors.  

May 31, 2013 01:29 AM
George Souto
George Souto NMLS #65149 FHA, CHFA, VA Mortgages - Middletown, CT
Your Connecticut Mortgage Expert

Debbie excellent job of explaining the advantages of Oak Hardwood floors, and why they are the most popular hardwood floor.

May 31, 2013 05:02 AM
David Popoff
DMK Real Estate - Darien, CT
Realtor®,SRS, Green ~ Fairfield County, Ct

When you want flooring in Westchester County NY who do you call.... Debbie the Flooring Girl  :-)

May 31, 2013 08:27 PM