Hardwood Flooring & Engineered Wood for Auburn Homes

Hardwood flooring is part of the character of many Auburn, Maine homes. Older houses from the city’s shoe-making era may still have original wood under later flooring, and newer homes often want that same warmth in living and dining rooms.

That gives you two paths. Hardwood floor refinishing can bring original floors back and keep character that’s hard to reproduce. If you’re starting fresh, solid hardwood and engineered hardwood flooring come in a wide range of species, stains and finishes.

Floor Coverings International® brings the Mobile Flooring Showroom® to your door, so you can see those species and stains next to your own trim. If you have wood worth saving, your Design Associate will look at it and tell you whether refinishing or replacing makes more sense.

Local Considerations

Maine’s seasons are the main thing to plan for. Heated winters dry the air and summers bring humidity back, so engineered hardwood, with real wood on top of a more stable core, is often the practical choice. It can also go where solid hardwood can’t, including basements and concrete slabs. Small gaps in a dry winter are normal and close again as humidity returns, and keeping indoor humidity within the manufacturer’s range helps any wood floor perform its best.

A few more things worth asking about:

• Finish and color. A matte finish tends to hide small scratches better than high gloss, and lighter and darker stains show dust differently.
• Trim and doorways. In an older home, ask how new boards will meet your existing trim and thresholds.
• Winter at the door. A walk-off mat inside every entry keeps melting snow and grit off the wood, and the mudroom itself is often better in tile or luxury vinyl.