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Red Oak vs. White Oak Flooring
Hardwood flooring is a classic flooring option that is elegant in design, timeless, has a great return on investment, and oh so ever popular. It doesn’t seem like its popularity is diminishing either. Within the last few years, there’s been an uprising trend in adding hardwood to the kitchen and bathrooms to match the rest of the home. The two most popular hardwood flooring used is White Oak and Red Oak. Let’s discuss the difference between them… It’s easy to assume the red oak flooring is red and white oak flooring is white, (and for good reason). However, there is quite a difference between the two, more than having to…
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Wide-Plank Hardwood Flooring
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Wide-Plank Hardwood Flooring
Wide Plank hardwood flooring exudes elegance. Where wide planked flooring is installed, it’s often one of the first things a person notices when walking into a room; it very easily acts as a focal point. It’s hard not to miss such a beautiful floor when it spans the course of an entire room. But more so than the adoring cosmetic quality, wide plank hardwood bears a craftmanship appeal to it as well. Wide plank flooring isn’t as common as the standard strip flooring, here in the northeast United States. When a wide plank hardwood floor is installed in a home or business, you can be sure that a certain level…
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Red Oak vs. White Oak Flooring
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Staining Hardwood Floors Gray
Gray stained floors have been a sweeping trend for the past few years or so. I remember the first phone call we received for gray hardwood. It was a trend that has crept its way up to Westchester from NYC. All the designers were raving about this beautiful gray hardwood. While trends come and go- gray stains have seemed to find a niche of their own and I can absolutely see this becoming a classic staple. One of the many reasons gray has become so popular is because of the many, many options of staining a floor gray. You can mix colors to create a custom gray, it can be…
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Maple Hardwood Flooring
Common names- Hard Maple, Sugar Maple, Rock Maple Scientific Name- Acer Saccarum Origin – Northeast United States Janka – 1450 psi If you happen to do a bit of research on Maple Hardwood, you will come across many different species, different pattern names of maple wood, the category of hard and soft maple. All the different names can become quite confusing. This can be a bit overwhelming especially when you are trying to figure out which one is the best option for your flooring. Since flooring is an integral part of every home and we know that it is quite the investment, we wanted to help simplify your research and…
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Protecting Your Floors During a Move
How to Prevent Damaging your floors during a move Moving can be a stressful endeavor. From trying to keep all your belongings organized to unpacking and acclimating to a new home, moving just isn’t fun- especially moving in the cold winter months of New York or rainy seasons of the South. One of the many goals during a move is to not damage the home your leaving and the home you are moving into. Your flooring is most susceptible to damage during a move because of all the traffic it is receiving. The points below will help minimize the abuse your flooring will take during a move. It is very…
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Best Flooring For a Laundry Room
Thinking about remodeling your existing laundry room? Or maybe adding a new one to your home? When the time comes to decide on the flooring, you should know that the choice really matters. Whether you have brand new, state of the art appliances with VRT technology or trusty older models, all washers and dryers produce movement, heat, humidity and moisture, which could reek havoc on many different flooring materials. The flooring you choose has to battle against potential scratches, denting and the occasional leak, if not something even bigger. Your laundry room floors should have characteristics like being water-resistant if not completely water-proof, easy to clean and maintain, and, of…
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Different Hardwood Cuts – Rift, Quartered and Plain-Sawn Hardwood
The lumber that is used to create your hardwood flooring is partially defined by how it’s been cut at the saw-mill. When you think of a cut log, you may imagine it’s growth rings. Now you may be wondering why it’s even important to know what way your hardwood flooring material was cut from the tree; but believe it or not, the cut plays a big role in your floorings’ overall mechanical properties and even what the graining looks like! The most accurate way to tell the cut of your lumber or flooring is by examining its end-grain. Typically, these are the three different ways that lumber is cut from…
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Flooring Patterns, Directions and Layouts: What to choose to get the most out of each space
Choosing your floors layout pattern is a very important step in planning your renovation/remodel. It has an unknowingly huge impact on how big the space can appear, as well as influencing the overall flow of your home. You may be very surprised at how different a room can look, simply by changing the direction the flooring is laid. When considering solid hardwood flooring installation layouts, there are a few different options. From classic straight strip flooring to eccentric mosaic parquet designs, we want to provide you with the floor you’ve always dreamed of, while guiding you to something that works the best in your particular space. Here’s an overview –…
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Different Grades of Hardwood
Grade vs. Quality – Hardwood Grading Levels: Does the grade affect the quality? Heres an overview on each hardwood grade, and how to choose which hardwood grade is right for your project. In the flooring industry, we get this question quite a bit. Who knew choosing which hardwood flooring to use had so many variables? Don’t fret; we’re here to help… The grade levels for hardwood are Clear Grade, Select and Better, No 1 and No 2. However, there are terms that are sometimes used such as “Character Grade” for species such as Hickory and Maple. The grading of lumber actually refers to the appearance of the individual planks and what part…
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How hardwood flooring impacts the look of your home.
One of the most effective ways to impact the look of your home is to change the flooring throughout. Many people do not realize that by changing their floors, they can update the look of their home in a dramatic way. Also, by removing carpets and installing hardwood in your home, you can add up to a 20% resale value. Hardwood flooring over the years can start to show signs of wear. This is the telltale sign that is it time to sand, stain and refinish your floors! Sanding and refinishing your hardwood will restore it back to its original glory and make it look good as new! During the…
