Hardwood floors are installed piece by piece, and deciding on the shape and sizes of those pieces is an important installation consideration. The size of the room, the time and cost of materials and labor, colors, interior decorating plans, household use, and subfloor conditions will all be a part of the hardwood flooring decision making… Continue reading The Shapes and Sizes of Standard Hardwood Flooring Pieces – part.1
Pros Beat the Cons of Hardwood Floors
Every flooring type has its pros and cons, and hardwood flooring is no different. The weight of these pros and cons between flooring types will differ between homeowners. However, most homeowners that begin looking at hardwood flooring choices quickly find that the benefits of hardwood flooring far outweighs the constraints. The most significant deterrent to… Continue reading Pros Beat the Cons of Hardwood Floors
Dealers and the wood floor experts
Is it worth it to waste your time and go to the floor store? It depends on how much you trust the installers and how much you can spend on the project. A wood contractor may charge you a little bit more and you won’t be able to verify it without visiting the store. Those… Continue reading Dealers and the wood floor experts
Oak, hickory, walnut, maple – what to choose?
Lets start a new subject types of wood, costs, estimates and a little bit of do-it-yourself. It also should be the first article, because before we can start taking care of our beautiful wood floor, we must have it. And there are a lot of new homeowners who prefer to walk on the wood instead… Continue reading Oak, hickory, walnut, maple – what to choose?
A shiny floor
A shiny floor caught your eyes during a visit at your friend’s house. “ What did you do to get the wood floor looked like that?” you might ask her. You’ll probably receive name of a some specific remedy or a safe, eco-friendly cleaner. In many cases an effective cleaners aren’t the best solution for… Continue reading A shiny floor
Slow killers: spills on the floor and the sun.
As it was written, water doesn’t damage the properly protected and well-sealed hardwood floor. It is true when we wipe it up in a short time of period and don’t let it stay to dry up. Clear water does not affect the finish to the large extent but the other liquids can be dangerous. All… Continue reading Slow killers: spills on the floor and the sun.
Sandpaper under your feet
Do you realize that dragging things from outside across the floor, it becomes perfect sandpaper to scratch, grind, dull and dent the finish and surface? If you don’t even feel that you scratch your floor walking through it with the muddy shoes, you always leave all sorts of dirt, gravel, and tiny morsels of mud.… Continue reading Sandpaper under your feet
Water – the enemy of the wood
If we make a survey of the most popular wood’s enemy, the unbeaten leader will be water. Everyone knows that wooden furniture or hardwood floor in prolonged contact with water will swell the wood and cause the extreme buckling. Also water may leave dark spots after it dries up, especially on the light color woods.… Continue reading Water – the enemy of the wood
How to prevent damage to the hardwood floor
The homeowners, who decide to replace the old carpet and want to install a hardwood floor, should know some basic facts how to protect the floor. It is obvious that your floor needs the extra care to avoid any repairs and service works. The wood floor specialists are not so willing to take the small… Continue reading How to prevent damage to the hardwood floor