Monthly Archives: April 2010
Hardwood Floors: Different Types and How They Can Add Value To Your Home
By Adam O’Connor. Choosing Hardwood Flooring Types of hardwood floors include: – Solid hardwood – is generally made of one piece of wood either plain sawn, quarter sawn or rift sawn. – Engineered hardwood – this floor is more dimensionally stable and will fare better in areas that have high moisture content. – Long strip … Continue reading
Prefinished Hardwood Flooring: Good And Bad
By David Faulkner. The idea of waxing and polishing one’s hardwood floors has pretty much disappeared from the homeowner’s memory. Realizing the user-friendliness is now a requirement for product success, hardwood flooring manufacturers have created advanced urethane flooring finished which can be applied at their factories and which dry under ultraviolet lights in a matter … Continue reading
How to Install In-floor Radiant Heating System with Hardwood Flooring
By Rodney Couples. Let’s look at DIY heating installations using radiant heat. When looking at radiant heat, the reluctance to install hardwood floors over radiant heat systems was due to the original technology, from more than 40 years ago. To allow for poor insulation, radiant heat temperatures were higher than normal, causing excessive expansion and … Continue reading
A Hardwood Floor For Your Home
By Ryan Larson. Perhaps it’s time for a remodel and updating of your home. How about a remodel that will transform your home, add lasting value, beauty and elegance, and be something you will be proud of? Think about hardwood flooring. Generally hardwood floors come pre finished, this is when the manufacturer applies a finish … Continue reading
Tips on Wood Flooring
By Tania Penwell. There are various reasons for which you should consider getting wood flooring done. At the same time there are also quite a few reasons that might point to what are the problems or issues with wood flooring. We start off by discussing this fundamental subject. The Pros and Cons There are some … Continue reading
The Benefits of Do-It-Yourself Hardwood Flooring
By Robert Bernabe. Hardwood floors are a relatively inexpensive way to improve the overall look of your home while increasing its value. By installing a few hundred feet of hardwood floors, you can raise the value of your home literally by thousands of dollars. Hardwood floors are one of the most practical choices when it … Continue reading
Wood Floors Add A Touch Of Class
By Keith George. When you determine the style and material for your flooring, it is important to consider the areas to be floored, type of subfloor, your preference for pre-finished or unfinished flooring and stain color. The state-of-the-art technology coupled with an almost limitless choice of stains, finishes, styles and designs makes hardwood flooring one … Continue reading
Wood Flooring – Everything You Need To Know.
By Jason Ashby. The elegant look of a hardwood floor can add warmth and character to any room in a home. The natural characteristics of wood add depth and a visual appearance that many other types of floors try to duplicate. With the demand for hardwood flooring growing manufacturer’s are enhancing their ranges to meet … Continue reading