How Much Does Wood Flooring Cost?
By Created: January, 2021 - Modified: September, 2024
Related Product: Mountain Top Engineered Hardwood Flooring 28.5 Sq Ft per Carton
What Does Wood Flooring Cost?
Wood flooring costs vary significantly depending on the type of wood and the type of flooring you want to buy. Red oak unfinished hardwood flooring starts at around $1.60 per square foot, while a more durable and finished product like hickory hardwood flooring can cost around $6 per square foot and up.If you want the look of hardwood with lower pricing options, consider faux wood. Faux wood products are a highly realistic alternative to wood flooring that gives you the same aesthetic with some benefits, like increased durability and a more straightforward installation process. Faux wood flooring cost can be as low as approximately $2 per square foot, making this wood-look flooring an attractive alternative that tends to fit into many budgets.
Wood Flooring Products at Greatmats
At Greatmats, we have several luxurious, high-end wood flooring products that can enhance your space’s look and performance.Mountain Top Engineered Hardwood
Mountain Top Engineered Hardwood has a wood flooring cost of around $7 per square foot. Available in many warm colors, this product presents a rustic, shabby chic style with a wire-brushed texture, filled knots, and wood grain design. This engineered hardwood has a UV-cured finish and offers beveled edges. It is nonabsorbent and comes in random lengths with a 3mm veneer layer. It can easily be stapled or installed using glue or floating installation.
The planks are CARB-certified and Lacey Act Compliant and come with a 35-year residential use warranty - making the lifetime cost of this product extremely affordable.
You may wonder what the pricing difference is between this and the Mountain Top engineered product. These planks are actual solid oak hardwood through and through, vs. engineered hardwood, which features layers of hardwood and plywood. Solid hardwood can be sanded and refinished many times over its lifespan, whereas you can only sand and refinish engineered hardwood once. This reduces overall replacement costs for the solid hardwood flooring.
Hampton Suite Engineered Hardwood
The Hampton Suite hardwood costs about $6 per square foot. It’s available in many color tones, from brown to light gray, and creates the appearance of a shabby chic farmhouse. It has beveled edges and a UV-cured finish and can be installed using a staple or cleat process.
This engineered plank flooring features a character-grade maple veneer layer, which lets the wood grain’s natural beauty show through. The maple hardwood also creates knots and filled splits, giving the wood a distinct appearance. Since each plank is 7.5 inches wide, the planks look just like they were removed from a traditional pub.
This product also comes with a 35-year residential use warranty, making it another option with an affordable lifetime cost.
Alternative Faux Wood Flooring Products from Greatmats
At Greatmats, numerous wood-look flooring products are available at different price points.Pro Basketball Wood Gym Floor Tile
The Pro Basketball Court Gym Tile costs around $7 per square foot on average. This flooring solution is suitable for temporary or permanent applications with its simple snap-together design, providing excellent value in its versatility. This also makes the replacement of a damaged tile very easy, reducing overall replacement costs.
Featuring a durable vinyl surface that is non-absorbent and scuff and stain-resistant, this faux wood product is ideal for gymnasium flooring, basketball courts, and even badminton courts. The flooring is line paintable and features a 20 mil, 0.5mm thick wear layer.
This flooring comes with a five-year limited warranty, so given its versatility, ability to be permanent or temporary, and low replacement cost, it delivers an excellent value for its price.
Max Tile Raised Floor Tile
The Max Tile Raised Floor Tile is an excellent choice if you are looking for a high-end, wood-look gym floor, and it costs about $7 per square foot. This vinyl laminate product offers a rich, attractive appearance with its transparent wear layer and polyurethane finish and is available at a fraction of the cost of a traditional wood gym floor.
It has an interlocking modular base and a heavy-duty surface that can withstand constant foot traffic and the weight of athletic equipment without ever needing to be refinished. This saves on the overall cost of maintenance and upkeep. It also offers an easy, snap-together assembly process with a final product that provides underside air and water flow and a thermal break, providing additional cost savings on heating. This product provides a value that is sure to last. From dancing to modular basement flooring, this multi-use tiling is an excellent choice for countless projects.
Premium Wood Grain Foam Tiles
Although Greatmats offers several foam tile options, the Premium Wood Grain Foam Tiles are among the most popular if you enjoy the appeal of a wood look. They cost about $2 per square foot before installation - which you can do yourself - making this a remarkably economical option. These waterproof closed-cell foam tiles resemble the look of realistic, rich hardwood.
Little to no additional costs for tools or adhesives will be needed, as they are fast and easy to install without having to pay anyone to help. The only tools needed would be a sharp utility knife, a measuring tool, and a straight edge, should you need to custom-cut the tiles.
Because these tiles fit together like pieces of a puzzle, if one or two become damaged, they can easily be popped out and replaced. So, the replacement costs are very low. This product comes with a one-year limited warranty.
Woodflex Maple Wood Grain Full Roll
The Woodflex Maple Wood Grain Full Roll costs around $7-8 per square foot and is an excellent choice for a wood look athletic flooring. The maple finish is attractive and eye-catching, but the vinyl flooring is carefully engineered to help reduce the risk of athlete injury. This flooring provides optimal grip for athletes, and its closed-cell foam backing provides significant shock absorption to keep athletes comfortable and injury-free.
This versatile flooring can be used not only for athletic centers and fitness studios but is also a popular choice for daycares, recreational centers, and church halls. Please note that this flooring is suitable for permanent installations only, as it requires a glue-down installation and seam sealing by a professional.
Order Wood or Faux Wood Flooring from Greatmats
Finding a flooring solution that provides the many benefits and features of wood and faux wood floors is hard. Other types of flooring, like carpet, may cost less, but replacement costs and maintenance costs are usually high. At Greatmats, we offer numerous wood and faux wood options at various price points.Our Greatmats customer service team is here to answer all of your wood flooring cost questions, provide shipping quotes, and help you determine the perfect flooring solution for your space and budget.