THE VALUE OF PROPERLY INSTALLED HARDWOOD FLOORS: 90 percent of realtors said that homes with hardwood floors sell faster & for higher prices than homes without hardwood floors (National survey). Wood floors can improve air quality in your home (American Lung Association). Here are 4 more reasons why you should hire South Jersey's own Lee's Hardwood Floors to refinish your old and worn out wood floor or have them install a beautiful new hardwood floor.Hardwood floors don't depreciate.Real wood floors are good for a homes resale value and last the life of the home. People walk on wood floors as old as our nation every day; for example, the floors in Washingtons Mount Vernon. Carpet is replaced three to six times before most solid wood floors need repair. Wood floors cost less in the long term and add value to your home. Hardwood is a natural product in a diverse range of colors and grain patterns.Wood floors offer unmatched natural beauty, warmth and design appeal that allow your new or existing house truly to become your family's home. Who hasn't marveled at the beauty of a fine wood floor? There is more diversity in wood floors now than ever before a wood floor for every taste. Hardwood is the easiest floor to maintain and requires fewer chemicals to clean. Whenever someone says, I think tile or carpet might be easier to clean, I point to my wood floor cleaning tools. With only a swivel mop and sometimes a non-aerosol spray, I can clean my wood floor in less than half the time it takes to vacuum, scrub or shampoo other floor coverings. They don't trap dust and fumes in the fibers or grow mold in the grout. Unlike carpet or tile cleaning, cleaning a wood floor requires few chemicals. Its the best choice for the environment.Wood manufacturing is much cleaner than the manufacture of other building materials. Steel results in up to 40 times more pollutants than the manufacture of wood; concrete, six times more; and brick, four times more. Steel releases three times more carbon dioxide, and concrete releases even more.