​Hardwood flooring installation could be viewed as an investment rather than a cost. Hardwood
Indeed it is most popular choice when it comes to flooring installation. Whether it is a condo apartment or a house, you cannot go wrong with the hardwood floors. It is well known for its durability, strength and "rich", sophisticated look. Hardwood floor lasts for decades, and by investing ones, you have a long lasting value added to your entire house.
Weather it is a house or a business venue, hardwood floors immediately increases the overall value of the entire property. After all, hardwood floor as a product is environmentally friendly and is a healthy choice for both pet owners and parents.
If you are looking for a long-term investment, hardwood flooring is the best choice. It increases the value of your residence and will pay of the money you spent.

There are few ways how a person can install his hardwood flooring. Before choosing the hardwood flooring installation method, the installer needs to check the subfloor. If subfloor is concrete for example, then a glue down or floating installation of hardwood flooring would be good. If subfloor is plywood, a nail down installation would be a good choice of method.

​The nail down installation
This type of method is used primarily when installing a solid wood floor. This option requires that your home have either plywood or wafer board/OSB on the sub-floor. The name says it all. Nailing gives you a deck-like style floor. Generally speaking, whether you opt for a glued or nailed floor is a matter of personal preference, except for the rare cases when the wood type requires nailing rather than gluing. Using nails to fasten down the flooring is advisable in the case of hardwood with thickness of about 3/4 of an inch. Getting the flooring stapled down in place is just another type of nailing. The advantage of having your floor stapled down is the process is easier and much quicker and is vastly preferred.