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Maple Hardwood Flooring
Maple hardwood flooring is durable and beautiful. Maple flooring has numerous styles -- or patterns -- to choose from; birds eye maple, hard rock maple and tiger maple being examples. For the environmentally concerned, reclaimed maple hardwood flooring could be for you. Check maple pricies to ensure you have the best deal for your situation. Whether you are going for gym flooring in maple or just flooring your house, solid maple flooring is worth considering.
Do you know what basketball and maple flooring have in common? Maple flooring is widely used in basketball courts and other sport arenas throughout the world. Maple is durable flooring (its Janka hardness score is 1450) that looks beautiful and it allows athletes to get traction. That is why it is used so often on professional, college, high school, and younger children’s basketball courts. It is also used in other sports arenas as well as bowling alleys. However, maple flooring is not just for sports anymore, it is also widely being used in homes across the world due to its beauty and practicality.
Maple flooring's colors vary from a light tan to a light brown in color. Most of the time, both colors are used when installing maple flooring in homes and in gyms to keep it looking natural and to play up its aesthetic beauty. Maple flooring can be used in any style of home. Its lighter color helps to brighten up any home and draws attention to the home and decoration rather than immediately to the floor. Decor can be changed easily as maple flooring will flow with almost any decorating style and idea.
If you are looking for a floor with history, then you may want to consider reclaimed maple hardwood flooring for your home. Reclaimed wood is flooring that has been rescued from demolished homes, mills, ships, barns, etc. Most of the wood is at least 70 years old and some of the flooring may even date back to Civil War times. The rustic look of this flooring is what gives it character and interest. Yet you never know who has walked on these floors before!
There are many different kinds of maple flooring available. Each has its own character and look. Compare the prices and look of all of the different kinds of maple flooring to make sure that you are getting the look that you want for your flooring budget. Research several different flooring manufacturers as you would be surprised by the price differences that occur between companies. Whether you choose Hard Rock Maple or Birds Eye Maple flooring, you are sure to have a floor that will be beautiful for years!
Maple flooring is easy to maintain and keep clean and is great for homes with people with allergies. Allergens cannot get ground into wood floors, so it is much easier to reduce the allergen level in your home by keeping your maple flooring or other hardwoods clean. If you are looking for beautiful floors for your home that will help to reduce your allergies, then maple flooring is a great choice for you!
If you are looking for a way to update your floors and make your home look great, then you will want to consider installing solid maple flooring. The color of the maple floors will look great in any style home with any style of decor. Maple flooring will add interest and value to any home as well as giving it a welcoming feel.
Choose maple flooring for your home, just be sure you tell your kids that it is not a basketball court!
Comments
I work in the Accounting department for an environmental consulting/remediation firm in Illinois. We recently demolished a school in Illinois and reclaimed 15,000 square feet of beautiful maple wood flooring. Flooring of this quality did not deserve to end up in a landfill. Again I work in accounting so marketing is not my thing but I would love to see this flooring have a new life for someone. Would you have suggestions on how to get the word out about this beautiful flooring?
Thank you for your time.
shelly shrum at January 10, 2008 01:41 AM
Shelly, Where in Illinois is the flooring located? Any more info about the flooring would be great. Thanks.
caleb at January 16, 2008 08:06 AM
Would someone you know be interested in almost 60,000 sq ft of 110 year old maple flooring?
looking to sell to distributor to have it reclaimed
Mike guis at January 22, 2008 06:01 PM
had water damage to some Robbins hardrock maple gym flooring from the 70's +/-. looking for about 1500 to 3000 sf, 2.25" wide, stapled & T/G install method. need it in AZ. appreciate any replies/leads.
Thanks
todd at February 26, 2008 01:05 AM
Hi, I am a resident in Malaysia and I would like to get install MAPLE as my masterbedroom flooring. But most of the supplier in Malaysia advice is that it will not be suitable as it is not hard enough and most of all , terminte will attack the maple flooring. Even though, there is no supplier is offering maple type flooring but only for wall installation. Can you help me?
Vivian Leong at June 28, 2008 01:29 AM
Vivian, I too have heard that wood furniture and floors aren't ideal for humid climates. But I've seen wonderful wood furniture come from humid climates without seeming to have a problem. Your flooring guy is right that maple isn't the hardest wood out there, but I don't know if you want or need the hardest wood available.
You and I have opposite problems with our floors: you need a product that can handle the high humidity and I need one that handles low humidity. I think acclimating the product to its new home is the big key to success in any climate.
In my opinion, maple is a lovely hard wood. Bedrooms tend to be low wear-and-tear spaces so even a softwood could survive there. What does your flooring guy recommend?
One thing I'd recommend for any floor there is to install a vapor/moisture barrier to keep ground moisture from coming into the house. Moisture is a big problem for most flooring products.
Termites are another issue. I don't have to worry much about those guys where I live so don't have personal experience with them. I'm sure there are ways of protecting your home from them. I've watched my in-laws deal with termites so know there are solutions -- both chemical and preventative measures.
I would love to hear what your floor guy recommends. You can't be the only person in Malaysia wanting maple flooring. :~)
TheFlooringLady at June 28, 2008 10:14 AM
I recently started renovating an old house that I bought. The hardwood flooring is a darker colored birds eye maple flooring. What do you think this might be worth?
Ethel at July 24, 2008 08:40 PM
Hi Ethel, I don't have a clue. The price would vary in different regions of the country, and isn't something that this site covers. Nice find though!
The Flooring Lady at July 25, 2008 10:24 AM
We are looking to purchase 5000 sq feet of reclaimed gym hardwood flooring asap to install in the gym of our National Training Centre (Table Tennis Canada). Any idea where I can find this in Canada? We are a non-profit org and are looking for an inexpensive solution...please advise if anyone knows...thanks!
Melanie Ostashek at July 25, 2008 11:32 AM
Hi Melanie,
I don't know of any place to purchase what you need myself. This site is designed to help others with flooring issues, not to refer them to flooring dealers. Sorry. :~(
The Flooring Lady at July 25, 2008 11:41 AM
