{"id":1962,"date":"2016-07-29T01:11:01","date_gmt":"2016-07-29T01:11:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.urbanfloor.com\/blog\/?p=1962"},"modified":"2017-10-20T16:54:35","modified_gmt":"2017-10-20T16:54:35","slug":"hardwood-flooring-statistics-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.urbanfloor.com\/blog\/hardwood-flooring-statistics-2016","title":{"rendered":"Interesting Hardwood Flooring Statistics – 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"hardwoodWe\u2019re now a little over halfway through the year, and since January there have been a few reports released revealing various stats in the hardwood flooring industry that provide some great insight into what homeowners prefer and where the trends are headed.<\/p>\n

What\u2019s the Industry Show?<\/h3>\n

According to a report* published by Hardwood Floors Mag<\/a>, the Magazine of the National Wood Flooring Association, there are many stats that\u2019d we like to cover specifically.<\/p>\n

1. Hardwood Floor Sales Are Up!<\/em><\/p>\n

Distributors mentioned that a whopping 66% increase in the dollar value of sales occurred in 2015. Prior to that, an 84% increase had occurred in 2014. In short, hardwood floor sales are on a steady climb & we\u2019re eager to see where the results will land from surveys distributed this year.
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\n2. Highest Purchased Wood Flooring Species<\/em><\/p>\n

From the report, distributors mentioned that 33% of their hardwood floor sales came from white oak species (a great example of this is our Chene collection<\/a>), and 32% came from red oak species. Oak continues to stay a dominant choice for many hardwood floor owners. Homeowners should keep this in mind!
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\n3. Highest Purchased Finish Sold<\/em><\/p>\n

Hardwood floors come packed with a few different types of finishes to give them the beautiful, captivating look people desire. In this year\u2019s report, hardwood floor sales consisted of 35% oil-modified finishes, and 49% were water-based finishes.<\/p>\n

See: Oil-Based Finishes for Hardwood Floors.<\/a><\/p>\n

Types of Hardwood Flooring Sold<\/h3>\n

While we\u2019re huge advocates of engineered wood flooring for a variety of reasons, sales from hardwood floors consisted of 62% solid hardwood floors, and 38% engineered hardwood floors. This number will continue to grow as more contractors, homeowners, and distributors see the value and benefits gained from using engineered hardwood floors.<\/p>\n

There\u2019s a lot of other great information to check out in the report, we only merely covered the surface. The entire report may be found here<\/a>.
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\n*Please note that the statistics covered in this article were published in 2016, but taken from surveys completed in 2015. <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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