Peruse real estate listings for country homes from the 18th and 19th centuries, and you’ll likely notice a frequently cited feature: wide-plank hardwood floors. Popular with America’s early settlers ...

RESTORING WOOD FLOORS. In the 1950s, homeowners wanted modern-looking homes and often covered old-style wide planks, which they deemed “old fashioned,” with wall-to-wall carpeting or new flooring.

I ordered 400 square feet of tongue-and-groove yellow pine in 8-inch-wide, 1-inch-thick planks. Today, wood flooring is normally 3⁄4-inch thick or less—because it’s usually laid over a ...

The Real American Hardwood Coalition (RAHC), a domestic, industry-wide promotion initiative for Real American Hardwood™ products, has launched a websi ...

The Real American Hardwood Coalition (RAHC) is a voluntary, industry-wide, domestic initiative that seeks to promote Real American Hardwood™ products by educating consumers, increasing markets ...

The planks of engineered hardwood are also formed in layers. But with engineered hardwood, the bottom layer is made of plywood, which is topped with a real-wood veneer as opposed to a printed ...