March 9th, 2010 by admin
By Andrew Caxton.
The best ways to care for hardwood floors. Keeping them clean in the first place. How to get them clean if they do get dirty.
There is nothing like the look of hardwood floors. They add an elegant touch to a home, yet are durable and can take the abuse a busy family can [...]
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March 7th, 2010 by admin
By Donnie Williams.
Impacta acoustical floor underlayments are a new line of products that provide floor sound isolation solutions for every condition in multi-family residential design. To meet the specified requirement for impact insulations, different systems are required for various types of flooring systems.
Nothing is more frustrating to new homeowners than to discover that the multi-family [...]
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March 5th, 2010 by admin
By MJ Plaster.
If you’ve always longed for hardwood floors, you’re in good company. While soft wooden floors date back to the Colonial era, hardwood floors first burst on the scene in the late 17th century. If you only know that you want hardwood floors gracing your home, read this quick and dirty guide so [...]
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March 2nd, 2010 by admin
By Rob Buenaventura.
There is nothing like the look of a refinished hardwood floor. You’ve spent money on your investment, so its important to protect your hardwood floors from damage to ensure that they will reward you with a lifetime of elegance and beauty. There are many preventive measures that you can take to help maintain [...]
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February 27th, 2010 by admin
By Hardwood Maniac.
Why choose pre-finished? Pre-finished floors take away from messy sanding jobs that take several days after installation to finish and dry. They generally have harder more durable finishes applied at the factory. They are very well made and offer a beautiful floor guaranteed to last for years. Most factory finished hardwood floors have [...]
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February 24th, 2010 by admin
By Tyler Fawcett.
Are you looking to exponentially increase the value of your home before you list it on the local market? Maybe its time to do something to set you home apart from the rest. New flooring is a great place to start. Not only do new floors add warmth and life to a home, [...]
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February 21st, 2010 by admin
By Peter Leigh.
Mohawk laminate flooring is renowned for its ability to combine exceptional styles, patterns and colors with the easy to use DuraLoc installation system. In the Mohawk line of laminate flooring, you can choose from the glueless floor or the planks that you need to glue to a subfloor. The laminate flooring has all [...]
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February 19th, 2010 by admin
By Craig A. Mouldey.
You have just installed hardwood flooring in your home. Now what? How do you keep your hardwood floors clean and shiny? Read the following Q&A in which two hardwood floor owners are asking just that.
Q: “I was reading your site and saw that one should not use oil based cleaners. Why? Our [...]
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February 17th, 2010 by admin
By Steve Lemke.
Much has been made about laminate flooring in recent years. Laminate flooring has become a very popular and cost effective alternative hardwood flooring. First we must understand what laminate flooring is. Laminate flooring is constructed by sandwiching a high density fiber board with a laminate backing and a high quality photo paper image [...]
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February 14th, 2010 by admin
By Barry Hutch.
The tradition of hardwood floors dates back hundreds of years, their beauty and warmth have downed the halls of castles and brought elegance to many a modern day dining room. Whether it’s casual or formal, the natural beauty of hardwood can bring warmth and character to any room and suit any décor. Hardwood [...]
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