Acacia wood flooring is highly durable, low maintenance and popular with home designers. Gray hardwood flooring is made from North American hardwoods like birch. This highly popular choice has the appearance of stone-look flooring. It comes in as engineered flooring that is less expensive and easier to install.

The national average cost of installing hardwood floors is $3 to $13 per square foot for the flooring and $3 to $8 per square foot for labor, totaling $6 to $21 per square foot. Your total cost varies based on factors such as the area size, the type of wood chosen, and any additional services required for installation.

The leading brands in the pre-finished solid hardwood flooring industry are Anderson Tuftex, Bruce, Carlisle, Homerwood, Kentwood, Lauzon, Mirage, Mohawk, Mullican, Shaw Floors, Somerset and Kentwood.

For example, Brazilian Walnut owns a Janka rating of 3684. That makes it an exceptionally durable material for hardwood flooring. Brazilian Cherry is another durable exotic species with a 2350 rating. Among domestic hardwood species, hickory tops the charts with an 1820 rating.