Prefinished Hardwood

Pre-Finished Hardwood

Tri-Point Flooring offers the best brands of Prefinished Hardwood Flooring on the market. Below are just some of the prefinished hardwood floor brands that we carry and install. At Tri-Point Flooring, you will find a large selection of Handscrapped, Engineered and Solid Prefinished hardwood flooring in a wide range of colors and widths. All of our prefinished hardwood products are all CARB 93120 phase 2 compliant. So no worries here about formaldehyde or any harmful chemicals that may affect you or your families health.

If you are looking for the most knowledgeable sales staff, then you have come to the right place. We take pride in our selection of hardwood flooring and quality of work. This is why we consider ourselves to be the best in the Cary and surrounding areas. We have already gone through the hassle of filtering out all of the “unworthy” hardwood vendors making sure you don’t even waste your time with them.

We service all of the Triangle area to include but not limited to Cary, Apex, Holly Springs and Morrisville. Schedule your appointment to Visit our Showroom at 100-C Woodwinds Industrial Ct, Cary NC 27511 for a free no obligation estimate, today! You can also view our current flooring specials on our ON SALE page.

Top 10 Myths About Wood Flooring

Wood floors are expensive
Wood floors are hard to maintain
Wood floors can scratch easily
Purchasing wood floors depletes forests
Investing in wood flooring doesn’t make sense if you plan to move
Wood floors don’t provide any warmth to a room
Wood floors tend to show dirt and dust more than other flooring options
Cutting down trees to make wood flooring contributes to global warming
Wood floors can’t stand up to wear and tear from young children and pets
Engineered wood floors are not real wood floors

Janka Wood Hardness Scale

This Janka Scale is accepted and used by the NWFA. The Janka scale is a measurement of hardness on the most common types of hardwood used for flooring. The lower the number the softer the hardwood. The higher the number the harder the hardwood. In our area the most common types of hardwoods used are Oak, Maple, Hickory and Brazilian cherry.

Do I Want Character or Not?

See the difference between Select & Common Grades

Select Grade

Select grade hardwood will be free of many knots and worm holes. Thus giving you a very clean and consistent look through out the floor. If you do not like character, black mineral streaks and worm holes then a Select grade hardwood is perfect for you and your home.

Common #1

Common #1 grade will start to introduce worm holes and knots through out the floor. You will also have the presence of black mineral streaks. Common #1 boards are great for those homes looking for some character but not too much. Common #1 is the perfect combination of select clean boards and boards with character.

Common #2

Common #2 grade is full of character to include knots, worm holes & black mineral streaks. If you love a lot of character in your floor then Common #2 grade is perfect for you and your home.

You Deserve to Know What Your Buying

When Purchasing Engineered Hardwoods

Dry Sawn Face vs. Rotary Peeled?

Dry Sawn engineered hardwoods will provide you with an identical look to a traditional 3/4″ solid site finished hardwood. You will see a perfect mixture of character, heartwood and grain. A dry sawn cut engineered hardwood will typically have a thicker wear layer thus allowing you to resend them if needed in the future.

On the other hand with Rotary peeled engineered hardwoods you will have an abundance of repetitive grain patterns. Because the log is being cut in a circular motion (see below picture below) it is impossible to achieve a unique board during the manufacturing process. Although the price point of a rotary peeled hardwood is indeed cheaper you will not have a thick wear layer and most likely these hardwoods can not be remanded if needed. Which in turns means more of an expense for you if you have to tear them out in a few years. The point of having hardwoods is not to tear them out every few like carpet, but rather, keep them for a lifetime. The thicker the wear layer the longer for hardwood floors will last. For the best dry sawn engineered hardwoods we recommend Mirage for domestic hardwoods and Triangulo for exotic hardwoods.