{"id":2325,"date":"2013-08-13T11:47:00","date_gmt":"2013-08-13T15:47:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/legacy.wideplankflooring.com\/?p=2236"},"modified":"2024-01-24T11:27:51","modified_gmt":"2024-01-24T16:27:51","slug":"flooring-101-prefinished-or-unfinished","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wideplankflooring.com\/blog\/flooring-101-prefinished-or-unfinished\/","title":{"rendered":"Flooring 101: Prefinished or Unfinished"},"content":{"rendered":"

When you are selecting a new wide plank floor, you have to make many decisions.<\/p>\n

What type of wood floor do I want?\u00a0 What grade and style? What color?\u00a0 And then you still have to decide if you want\u00a0prefinished wood flooring <\/a>or unfinished hardwood flooring<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Before you make this decision it is good to be informed because the finish you choose for your floor will determine how well protected it is and what your cleaning and maintenance routine will be down the road.<\/p>\n

So today we will discuss the benefits and disadvantages of prefinished wood flooring and unfinished wood flooring to help you determine which one is right for you.<\/p>\n

Site Finish Flooring<\/h2>\n

Site finished flooring is still a common trend in the flooring market.\u00a0 There a couple common reasons people go this route – they are trying to create a specific look they don’t think a prefinished floor can match; insistence by their flooring installer to finish on site; they percieve an unfinished floor as being less expensive.\u00a0 (Or they could be super ambitious DIY-ers too!)<\/p>\n

No matter what your reason for wanting to finish your floor on site, there are things to be aware of when taking this approach.<\/p>\n