National Wood Flooring Association: www.woodfloors.org/consumer/links.aspx

Market Research – Wood Flooring: www.marketresearch.com/product/display.asp?productid=1190436

Forestry – EPA: www.epa.gov/agriculture/forestry.html

Forestry Stewardship Council: www.fsc.org

We took the liberty of putting together a small list of videos that will assist you.

Measuring for your hardwood flooring:

Here is a great link to a site that has some great tips for measuring your floor. The basics you need to know are how much surface area do you need to cover and how much waste do you need to account for.

http://www.hardwoodinstaller.com/hardwoodinstaller/measuring.htm

Hardwood Flooring Pitfalls:

Laminate Flooring

Laminate flooring is not real wood! Most times it is compressed cardboard, glued together, and then topped with a plastic picture of wood grain. It is advertised as wood flooring and many times is incredibly cheap…but remember, you are getting what you pay for. Laminate is not real wood.