Posts Tagged ‘hardwood’
Pros Beat the Cons of Hardwood Floors
Thursday, August 26th, 2010
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 installing [...]
Dealers and the wood floor experts
Tuesday, January 19th, 2010
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 of [...]
Oak, hickory, walnut, maple – what to choose?
Tuesday, December 1st, 2009
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 [...]
Slow killers: spills on the floor and the sun.
Wednesday, July 15th, 2009
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 [...]
Sandpaper under your feet
Tuesday, July 7th, 2009
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. [...]