Beech Wood Flooring

Beech is a popular choice for wood flooring with the main source of Beech which is used for flooring is Europe and some parts of America. The most common of these being European BeechThe European beech wood makes a very good acquisition because it’s great aesthetics, reliable solidity and affordable pricing. For a friendly, warm-looking, good mood-inspiring environment, the beech wood is the right attendance. Its fine, even texture and creamy to pinkish color will warm the interior and will make it look more spacious. European Beech can also be heavily steamed. In the drying process, Beech which is steamed turns more reddish in color, and it becomes a good substitute for the more expensive and softer Cherry Hardwood. Beech also has a very good stain acceptance, so matching its color specifically to your needs can be achieved with relative ease. European Beech undergoes a medium degree of color change with a slight muting of the orangey tan colors and an ambering in color over time. The beech wood is remarkably dense and strong, with a very good shock resistance. It is however, pretty sensitive to variations in environmental humidity, so it must be properly sealed, otherwise it will shrink and expand accordingly.As with all wood flooring, Beech is available both unfinished and pre-finished. The most common finish is lacquered which gives a protected coat to the flooring. For a more natural look you can have an oiled finish.Beech hardwood flooring is available in both solid and engineered form, with engineered being the cheaper of the two.Solid wood floors are one solid piece of wood that have tongue and groove sides and come in either prefinished or unfinished styles. Solid wood floors are sensitive to moisture and it is not recommended to install these floors below ground level, or directly over a concrete slab. These floors are for nail-down installations only. You can refinish, or recoat solid wood floors several times, which adds to their appeal and to their long life. There are solid floors that are over 100 years old and are still in good condition.In the construction of engineered wood floors the wood plies are stacked on top of each other but in the opposite directions. This creates a wood floor that is dimensionally stable and less affected by moisture than a 3/4" solid wood floor. This means you can install these floors over concrete slabs in basements, as well as anywhere else in the home. Most engineered floors can be nailed down, stapled down, glued down, or floated over a wide variety of sub floors, including some types of existing flooring.

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