Factory Finished wood uses all kinds of new technology to improve the finished floor. With controlled environments and advanced polymers, only a factory finished floor can offer a fifteen to twenty five year warranty on the floor’s finish, as well as its structural integrity. With so many vendors to select from, the consumer is sure to find the color and style floor they are looking for, direct from the factory.
Field (in home) finished floors start with wood planking that is unfinished. The wood flooring is installed first, with staining taking place after the floor is installed. This type of flooring is selected when there is an existing wood floor in the home that requires replacement, or needs to be changed because of renovation work, and a perfect match cannot be found in a factory finished floor. The wood is sanded, as well as stained inside the confines of your home. This normally does not present a problem during renovation projects, but can make living conditions difficult if done in a home that is occupied. The finish is applied in the home; however as it is not a dust free environment, like in a factory. You must expect some imperfections in the finish of the floor. The quality of the work at completion is reliant on the experience of the technician as well as the quality of the stain used. Warranty on this work is minimal, usually one year.
There are several different finishes that can be applied to hardwood floors. The best finishes are “Pre-finished Hardwood Flooring” wood floors that have been factory finished before they are installed.
1. Acrylic Impregnated – Acrylic monomers are injected into the cell structure of the wood to give increased hardness and then finished with a wear layer over the wood.
2. Acrylic-urethane – Has a slightly different chemical make-up than polyurethane, but with similar benefits.
3. Aluminum Oxide – particles added to the polyurethane finish to increase the abrasion resistance of the wear layer. This has become extremely popular on the better grades of hardwood floors.
4. Ceramic – Advanced finish technology that allows the use of space-age ceramics to increase the abrasion resistance of the wear layer.
5. Polyurethane – A clear, tough and durable finish that is applied as a wear layer.
6. UV-cured – these floors are finished at the factory and the polyurethane finishes are cured with Ultra Violet lights instead of using heat.
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