hardwood floor

Solid timber flooring

A hardwood floor is flooring made from solid wood planks, typically oak, maple, or walnut.

Hardwood floors are valued for durability and appearance, though they require more maintenance than carpet or laminate: The old farmhouse still had its original hardwood floors.

Often shortened to hardwoods: We're putting in hardwoods throughout the first floor.

Related
  • oakQuercus genus member
  • mapleSap-yielding hardwood tree
  • plankFlat timber piece
  • parquetDecorative wooden flooring
  • refinishApply new surface coating

sand · polish · grain · varnish · scratch · creak · sweep · walnut · cherry · buff · wax · glossy · warm · bare feet · barefoot · area rug · installation · radiant heat

Categories
Opposites
flooring material

hardwood floorcarpet

Thick floor textile

wall-to-wall carpet · carpeting · tile · ceramic tile · linoleum

surface texture/feel

hardwood floorshag carpet

plush carpet · rubber flooring · foam mat · tatami

Family

hardwood, floor, hard, wood, harder, hardest, harden, hardened, hardening

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G