You can make a positive environmental impact by installing hard wood floors in Frisco homes. This may seem counterintuitive, as you are using dead trees to floor your home, but take your time to read and you will find out why wood flooring is more environmentally friendly than the alternatives.

Carpet is one of the most popular flooring choices today. It is easy to see why. It is soft and comes in a variety of colors to fit most any decor. It is also a breeding ground for fungi, parasites and other allergens that can drive people crazy. Aside from that, it does not last long and it is one of the least environmentally flooring materials in existence. When the time comes to replace your carpet, it cannot be recycled and often times no one else can reuse it in any way. It will almost always end up in the landfill where it will then sit for a few hundred years until it breaks down. The resources used for it is manufacture are mostly non-renewable as well.

Wood, on the other hand, is made from an abundant and very renewable resource. Trees will continue to grow until the earth itself dies, making them one of the most renewable resources globally. Thanks to the realization that forests were being harvested at an unsustainable rate, laws and industry policies now mean that, on average, 2 new trees are planted for every one tree harvested. At one point in time, we were using far more wood than the planet could tolerate but now that we are taking responsibility and replanting, wood is an environmentally sound option for flooring.

Besides the fact that it is renewable, wood is also very reusable. When you do eventually tear your wood floors out, the old material can be used for something else. It can be recycled into any number of other things like paper, particle or pressboard, plywood, art and crafts or even burned for fuel. These are things you simply cannot do with carpets or laminates. When it comes time to replace the floors in your home, consider doing the planet a favor by installing hard wood floors in your Plano home.

Hard wood flooring makes a long lasting, beautiful upgrade to any home and will add value to the property any time. It is also the eco-conscious flooring choice and we are all trying to do right by our planet these days. By installing hard wood floors in your Frisco home, you are doing yourself and the planet a huge favor.

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