ECO-Hardwood

What we carry...

Go Green Flooring sells more than beautiful wood flooring. Since 1983, Go Green Flooring has been the only flooring company devoted to forest protection and healthy homes. You can trust that an Go Green Flooring floor, no matter which one you choose, meets the very highest environmental standards.

What's Important?

• FSC Certified
• Formaldehyde Free Adhesives
• Non toxic finishes
• Reclaimed

FSC?

The only forest certification system that enjoys the support of environmental groups worldwide is that of the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC), which is independent, non-profit, and has a mechanism for tracking wood from the forest to the consumer. The U.S. Green Building Council only recognizes FSC certification as evidence of the sustainability of a wood product. If you want verification that the wood you are purchasing came from a truly well-managed forest, demand FSC-certified material, and demand proper documentation.

Formaldehyde Free

Most wood flooring manufacturers use adhesives in there engineered products to hold the several layers of wood together. That's fine but the adhesives they use contain toxic chemicals like urea formaldehyde that can be hazardous to your health. At go green flooring we carry many engineered floor products that are free from these toxic chemicals and mainly formaldehyde. Also be careful because some manufacturers will also say no formaldehyde added. These are NOT formaldehyde free products!

Products

Heart Pine

Beetle Kill - Cherry Stain

Reclaimed Red/White Oak 

Non Toxic Finishes

In the hardwood flooring industry there are three main types of finishing methods:

• Site finish
• Pre finished
• Oil finish

Site finish: Flooring that is ordered as unfinished needs the top coat or finish to be applied at the job site. This process is more labor intensive and messy. It can also be very hazardous to your health if not done correctly! Most wood companies will use a highly toxic polyurethane finish that requires the customer to leave the job site for several days to cure. At Go Green Flooring we ONLY use water based finishes that are very low VOC and safe for the indoor air quality and environment. These new age water based finishes are just as hard of a finish if not harder than poly.

Pre finished: Hardwood flooring that is coated from the factory is called pre finished. These types of floors are generally easier to install and don't require sanding or finishing on site. Also there are no toxic chemicals to deal with, the finishes they come with like, aluminum oxide, are already cured and generally safe for the consumer to use.

Oil finish: An oil based finish is another popular finishing method because of its look and ease of maintenance. Oil based finished or NOT completely VOC free but they are much lower than poly and other top coat finishes.

Reclaimed Hardwoods

Go Green Flooring has a large selection of reclaimed hardwood flooring products. We offer woods that are reclaimed from river beds, forest beds (old growth), old wood structures(barns and farm buildings)and other reclaimed sources. Not only is reclaimed hardwood sustainable and eco-friendly it also lends properties that make it stronger and more durable. They also have more character and beauty qualities. Reclaimed wood comes in almost any species of wood if available but there is an abundance of reclaimed white pine, yellow pine, heart pine, chestnut, oak, fir, White-oak, poplar and teak. Most all of these reclaimed woods come unfinished and can be stained to any color. These floors can also be finished with oil to make them more durable and easy to maintain.