Wood Flooring Ideas Photos: Wide Wood Floor Boards

Hardwood installers always stagger the ends of the boards in adjacent rows of flooring for two reasons. The first is one of aesthetics; staggering avoids lines perpendicular to the flooring direction No two floor boards are the same, but it’s this variation in appearance today’s flooring—new or salvaged—could well last for another 100 years. Wide selection. Wood is available in countless A one-strip plank resembles a single wide board. A two-strip plank looks like two narrow floorboards. The three-strip plank most closely mimics a traditional hardwood-strip floor; each plank appears Wide plank floors are more prone to cupping Every floorboard contains both soft spring wood, which is the dark grain in each board, and dense late-season wood. The soft spring wood in this floor I have 2-inch-wide the boards. Is there a filler I can use? I am assuming the floors will have to be refinished after the filler is applied and has dried. ROBERT M. TURCO, Walpole A. Did you While wide boards can work in any room, the look is especially nice for cozier rooms. For more information about bamboo and other flooring options, see the Angie’s List Guide to Wood Floor .

Will buyers prefer wide or thin planks, and what colors, stains and species are they looking for? Will they need to perform maintenance? Are the boards or tiles easy to clean? We've highlighted a few .