Buying flooring in 2026 shouldn't feel like a guessing game. In the wood flooring business, the big manufacturers are always chasing "Select" or 1st quality lumber—the stuff that's clean, uniform, and, frankly, expensive. But here is the secret: only about 60% of any given tree meets that high-margin standard. So, what happens to the other 40%? That is where we come in. We buy that lower-grade lumber and move it into the market fast, passing the savings directly to you. Whether you are ... Read more...

Looking for a great deal on real hardwood flooring? If you shopped around before landing on reallycheapfloors.com, you're quick to notice that quality hardwood can stretch even the most generous home improvement budget. That's where we believe Mill Run hardwood flooring comes in. This is a unique, budget-friendly hardwood flooring grade option that shouldn’t be blindly passed over. Brief Overview Mill Run is a mix of ALL Grades: You'll find a random mix of grades from a single production ... Read more...

Today I will write a blog that will put many to sleep. Who could possibly want to know anything about unfinished hardwood flooring? At least with prefinished floors there is some emotion involved. Colors, surface textures, and great marketing can make prefinished interesting, but plain, unfinished, raw wood? Oddly enough, I find the NOFMA grading rules quite interesting. Because of them being so precise we are allowed a visual of what a grade should look like as we read the rules. That’s one ... Read more...