What’s trending in wood flooring?
Wood and Wood-look flooring isn’t new; wood-looking flooring in engineered and vinyl has been hot for years. In fact, it’s been the #1 flooring trend 2 years in a row, with no end in sight. Waterproof flooring. Wood-like vinyl tile flooring has quickly become the perfect flooring for busy homeowners, families and pet owners. Textured flooring. Mimicking […]
Why Choose Hardwood Flooring?
There are many flooring choices: carpeting, ceramic tile, marble and vinyl, however very little compares with the durability, health benefits, environmental benefits or added value that hardwood flooring brings to a home. Hardwood Flooring is designed to survive the traffic of families and pets while remaining extremely durable and beautiful. When making a decision whether […]
Renovated Malibu Ranch house features French Galerie St Dijon Antique Oak Hardwood Flooring 308015
This flooring was the right choice for a house on a hilltop in Malibu. This rundown ranch-house was in desperate need of new flooring to go with its brand up remodel, but which floor would work in all the rooms, including the guest and master bathrooms and the kitchen . . . The solution: was […]
The mystery about the different grades of wood flooring
When shopping for something as important and long lasting as hardwood flooring, it’s important that you understand the different grades of wood. For Unfinished hardwood flooring there are predominantly 5 grades you need to understand: Clear Grade is considered the most consistent grade; with few color variations, and little to no visible knots or pinholes. […]
Which flooring to choose; Solid, Engineered, Acrylic Impregnated or Reclaimed?
Solid Hardwood Solid hardwood is 100%, wood flooring. It’s traditionally ¾” thick with various widths and lengths. It comes either flat or plain sewn, which contains the most variations. Quarter sewn is derived from logs cut into quarters before the strips of wood are made. Rift sewn are logs cut at a different angle than […]
Hardwood Flooring issues when dealing with slab foundations
When the designer of a contemporary home was searching for just the right flooring to accentuate this fabulous Encino hilltop home, which was built upon a slab foundation, there were issues to consider. Although solid flooring would have been a wonderful choice, its installation would have necessitated a plywood subfloor, which would add to the […]
How to deal with the issue of prefinished floors and curved stair nosing
A client came into the store asking what she could do about getting a radius nosing for her prefinished floor. Her installer told her that prefinished floors don’t have prefinished nosings, but that one could be created out of smaller pieces of wood nosing. However, this would create wood grains that flowed in different directions. […]
Everything you ever wanted to know about waterproof WPC or Wood Plastic Composite flooring
WPC is a 100% waterproof premium multilayer hyper-realistic vinyl flooring that combines the strength of hardwood and the maintainability, resilience and affordability of PVC. Embossed textures on the planks replicates the grain textures almost exactly. The foam backing inhibits bacterial growth as well as smooths out imperfect subfloors. Clean up is a breeze; with a […]
Red Cross for Hardwood Flooring
Hardwood Flooring is beautiful and durable, but it does have its weak points, points that can be defended against with a few helpful hints: Scratches, dents and dings – These usually occur over time once the protective finish wears off. To slow this process down, do not wear high heals or hard soled shoes in the […]
Sand, Sun a beach house and hardwood flooring
Sand and sun are wonderful to get a suntan, but can play havoc on hardwood flooring. However, there are a few things to keep in mind when you’re planning to install hardwood floors in a beach house that can’t help but have a few grains of jagged edged sand and moisture. Polyurethane finish is a […]
