On 20 Apr 2005 05:35:22 -0700, wrote:

There have been numerous post on this topic. Sorry to add yet another.
To read through the others is an ardusous process and the information
is scattered. Would some of you knowlegeable folks help me with the
tradoffs. I've made a "first draft" below:

Hardwood:
Pros -- most beautiful, can be refinished, can purchase prefinished or
not.

Cons -- most expensive, of the three, it's the most difficult to
install.

Unless you are talking about installing on slab, in my opinion it is
the easiest.