Plank Flooring is made of solid wooden planks. Variety of woods are used for making plank flooring such as -softer woods, Cedar wood, oak wood, ebony, ironwood, redwood and rubber wood. Cedar and oak woods are very commonly used to make these flooring. The main advantage of Plank Flooring is, it can be replaced with the other one even if a single plank fails, that too without tearing the whole floor. These can be painted or stained or if you want you can keep it as it is.

You should always hire a contractor to install it. Maximum number of people like the durability and the look of plank floors. Modern plank flooring is installed in the same way as traditional one used to be put, only the layer of insulation may be put in place under the floor for keeping the home warm. It is installed by laying planks directly on the supportive floor joists.

Planks are very thick and wide and are made in such a way that they can last for lifetime. These are attached to the joist wooden pegs so that it can match the color of the flooring.