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Wide Plank Flooring Pros<\/h3>\n
Install time<\/em> \u2013 wide plank floors take up more room per square foot, so naturally it will take less time to fill a room with 7-inch boards as opposed to 3-inch boards. This allows for quicker installation periods, especially when handled by a professional. Wide boards have a tendency to shrink and expand simply because they do not have as many seams as narrower boards. This can make it difficult for those who live in environments that fluctuate in temperature often. However, engineered wide plank floors help combat this issue. Engineered wood floors are built to withstand fluctuating temperatures.<\/p>\n Wide plank floors are not as DIY-friendly as you would like. Unless you absolutely know what you\u2019re doing, leave wide plank floor installation to the pros.<\/p>\n As far as \u201cis there such a thing as floors that are too wide?\u201d, well\u2026 that\u2019s simply a matter of preference. You can have hardwood floor planks as wide as you can imagine, but price may be your barrier. Also, the wider the floors, the more likely for issues relating to fluctuating internal temperatures.<\/p>\n We love wide floors at Urban Floor. Almost all of our collections feature wide planks ranging from 5 to 11.5-inches wide. Our Chene Collection<\/a> is a wonderful example, as well as many floors featured in the Villa Caprisi Collection<\/a>. Our widest floor comes from our Composer Collection<\/a>, boasting wide plank floors as wide as 11.5-inches per board. Most of our collections fall in the standard 7-inch width, which is what many consumers find an exceptionally nice balance in \u2013 especially when made using engineered hardwood.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" For technicality sake, we must establish exactly what constitutes a \u201cwide plank floor\u201d. Floors have become wider and wider over the years as consumer tastes and preferences have gradually changed. With that said, there is no current set width that […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1851,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[67,349,77],"tags":[366,470,21,469],"class_list":["post-1413","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-educational","category-engineered-hardwood-floors","category-flooring-educational","tag-hardwood-floor-trends","tag-types-of-wood-flooring","tag-urban-floor","tag-what-is-wide-plank-flooring"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.urbanfloor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1413","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.urbanfloor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.urbanfloor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.urbanfloor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.urbanfloor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1413"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/www.urbanfloor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1413\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2419,"href":"https:\/\/www.urbanfloor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1413\/revisions\/2419"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.urbanfloor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1851"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.urbanfloor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1413"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.urbanfloor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1413"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.urbanfloor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1413"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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\nBudget accommodating<\/em> – wide plank floors vary greatly in price. Random width flooring is a popular option that falls within most people\u2019s budgets. However, wide plank flooring can become expensive if you want boards that exceed roughly 10-inches.
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\nThe illusion of more space<\/em> – wide planks create an illusion that the room you\u2019re in feels larger than it really is. For some, this is a great way to liven up a room.
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\nMore characteristics<\/em> – hardwood floors contain natural characteristics. Knots, natural splits, mineral streaks, and other characteristics can be seen easier with wide plank flooring as more of the board is exposed. This is something you cannot get with carpet!<\/p>\nWide Plank Flooring Cons<\/h3>\n