Hardwood Flooring

Beautiful Hardwood Flooring for Your Home or Business

Looking for durable, timeless hardwood flooring that adds warmth and value to your property? At Kelch's Flooring Design Center, we offer a vast selection of hardwood flooring materials to match any style and budget. Our team brings 150+ years of combined experience to help you find the perfect fit. Our selection includes:

• Classic oak and maple options
• Exotic species like Brazilian cherry
• Engineered and solid hardwood
• Pre-finished and unfinished varieties
• Wide plank and traditional strip flooring
• Various stain colors and finishes

Reach out to us today for your free consultation and estimate.

The Benefits of Hardwood Flooring

Hardwood flooring is beautiful and built to last. When you install hardwood in your home or business, you gain advantages that other flooring materials simply cannot match, including:

• Increases property value significantly
• Incredibly durable and long-lasting
• Easy to clean and maintain
• Improves indoor air quality
• Timeless aesthetic appeal
• Can be refinished multiple times

With our in-house design consultations and installation services, we'll ensure your new floors look fantastic and function beautifully.

Why Choose Kelch's Flooring Design Center

Here, we're committed to delivering exceptional value and service. Here's why our customers choose us:

• Free consultations and estimates
• Financing options available
• 150+ years of combined experience
• Commercial and residential services
• 60-day, no-questions-asked replacement warranties from Abbey Carpet & Floor
• Other warranty options also available
• Walk-ins welcome for convenient shopping and advice
• In-house design and consultation services
• We'll consider valid written offers for price matching
• Family and locally owned business values

Our vast selection of products combined with professional installation means you'll get stunning results that last.

What to Expect: Our Installation Process and Timeline

When you decide to upgrade your home with beautiful new hardwood flooring in East Peoria, IL or neighboring areas, we make sure the process is smooth from start to finish. Our skilled installers handle every single detail so you don't have to lift a finger. We start with careful subfloor preparation, which is crucial for a lasting result, and finish with the custom touches that make your room pop.

Installation time varies based on the size of your project and the exact type of hardwood you select. However, for most residential installations, you can expect our work to take between two and five days. This timeframe covers everything, from prepping the subfloor to the actual installation and applying the final finishes.

During your free in-house consultation, we sit down with you to map out a detailed timeline specific to your unique project. You'll know exactly what to expect before we begin installing your hardwood flooring in East Peoria, IL. Since our team brings over 150 years of combined experience to your home, we've fine-tuned this process to minimize disruption to your daily life.

We know having contractors in your home can feel overwhelming. We prioritize clear communication, answering all your questions throughout the project.

Finding Your Fit: Solid vs. Engineered Hardwood

Choosing the right material is a major decision, and we're here to help you navigate the differences between solid and engineered hardwood. Both options provide incredibly durable, beautiful floors that enhance your home's value, but they serve different needs depending on your lifestyle and environment.

Solid hardwood is precisely what it sounds like: it's milled from a single piece of wood. The greatest advantage of solid hardwood flooring in East Peoria, IL and beyond is its longevity. Because it's solid wood all the way through, we can sand and refinish it multiple times over its lifetime.

On the other hand, engineered hardwood features a thick layer of real wood veneer securely bonded over a sturdy plywood base. This construction offers significantly greater stability, especially in areas of your home that experience humidity fluctuations. Engineered wood won't expand and contract quite as much as solid wood does.

Whether you lean toward solid oak and hickory or prefer an engineered exotic Brazilian cherry, we carry a vast selection of both varieties. We even offer pre-finished and unfinished options in various plank widths so you can customize the final look. During your free consultation, our experienced team will assess your space to help you determine which option for hardwood flooring in East Peoria, IL suits your home.

Bring Them Back to Life: Sanding and Refinishing

Is your existing hardwood flooring looking dull, heavily scratched, or worn out from years of foot traffic? Before you think about ripping it up, let us bring new life to your tired floors. We specialize in comprehensive residential hardwood refinishing that restores your surfaces and enhances your home's aesthetic appeal for a fraction of the cost of a full replacement.

Most solid hardwood floors can be refinished multiple times throughout their lifespan. Our experienced team handles everything from custom color matching and protective coating applications to detailed scratch and damage repair. We even offer restoration for delicate antique hardwood flooring in East Peoria, IL and beyond.

Most of our residential refinishing projects take about three to five days, depending on the size of the area and the current condition of the wood. This timeline includes careful sanding, custom staining, and applying top-tier protective finishes with adequate drying time between coats. 

If you notice faded surfaces, a worn-through finish exposing bare wood, or you simply want to update the stain colors on your hardwood flooring in East Peoria, IL, reach out to us. We'll make the entire restoration process simple and completely stress-free.

Contact Us

Ready to discover the perfect hardwood flooring for your space? Our knowledgeable team is here to guide you through every step, from selection to installation. We'll help you explore options that fit your style, needs, and budget. With financing options and free estimates available, now is a great time to upgrade your floors. Contact us today to schedule your in-house design consultation.