How much would it cost to install hardwood floors?
You know, you don’t necessarily have to install actual hardwood in order to enjoy the benefit of hardwood, as you can install hardwood-imitation tile or linoleum; having to install hardwood, as you may know, will require a lot of maintenance to avoid having it deteriorate, etc. Having said that, if you want the actual hardwood flooring or the imitation type, your best action is the easiest thing you can do for yourself: Get estimates, and a lot of them. The rule of thumb is to get at least three. Incidentally, here’s a great handyman site that has a section devoted to flooring. There, scroll down a bit and you’ll find a text-link kind of in the middle of the page that offers up to four (4) free estimates from local floor contractors (who do wood floors) in your area who would be in the position to provide you a free estimate of the cost involved in installing WHATEVER kind of wood floor you would want–mahogany and others, I would imagine–all without obligation to you:
