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One of the most important things about Speedy Floor Removal is that our process of removing old flooring is virtually dustless. For years, we have trained our team, tested our tools, and perfected our procedures to minimize the amount of dust from a floor removal project. Our workers are highly skilled in the art of dustless floor removal due to their thorough amount of practice with our advanced technology that includes:

• Hepa-filtered dust collection vacuums
• Riding floor scrapers
• Floor sanders
• Grinders
• And more

We have invested a lot of time and money because we care about leaving your home clean and your air healthy. We guarantee that our machines successfully eliminate pounds of dust that floor removal can generate. With all of this effort, we will do the best job of collecting and expelling dust on any size project.

What is the Big Deal with Dust?

Excessive exposure to dust can be quite dangerous for you and your family. To share the importance of our services that will protect you and your family, Speedy Floor Removal would like you to understand the consequences of having too much dust in your home.

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Engineered Hardwood Floors

This section will reveal the pros and cons of another viable option for hardwood floors in Florida and will offer some concluding thoughts on how to decide which type of wood flooring is best for your home. If you missed Part 1 of Best Hardwood Floors for Florida, you can check it out on our News & Tips page.

Option 2: Engineered Hardwood Floors

Pros:

Having solid hardwood flooring in Florida is still very possible, but there is an alternative option for families who want the look of real wood without the upkeep. Engineered hardwood floors have been in existence for over thirty years and have become the most popular option for a DIY wood floor. Engineered wood flooring is all-wood, laminate plank manufactured from pieces of wood that comes in a variety of pre-finished shades. This type of flooring boasts a wood wear layer that tops three to twelve ply layers of various wooden materials, such as oak and poplar. These materials are cross-layered, glued, and pressed together.

Engineered hardwood is not the same as laminate because the top layer consists of real wood.

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Solid Hardwood Floors for Florida

Flooring is the visual foundation of home interiors. The type of flooring in a house contributes significantly to each room’s lighting, color tone, and comfort levels. Modern American homes are not without a plethora of flooring options, but one choice remains undeniably popular over the years for being timeless, traditional, and natural: hardwood floors.

Hardwood floors not only add to the aesthetic appeal of a house: they also had to the monetary value, as houses with wood flooring have sold faster and at higher prices than houses without them in the last few years, according to a report by the National Wood Flooring Association. The National Wood Flooring Association also verifies that every year from 2002 to 2011, Americans bought more than 900 million square feet of wood flooring. Homes all across America feature hardwood flooring, an undying trend that qualifies it as an almost universally attractive decorating decision.

Homeowners in Florida are certainly capable of solidly defining the character of their spaces with hardwood, but due to its geographical location, Florida possesses some unique characteristics that put added pressure on residents making decisions about flooring.

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