Hardwood Flooring
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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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Expert Advice on Hardwood Floors for Homeowners
Hardwood flooring is the most popular flooring in North America; followed very closely by wood floor look a-likes such as porcelain tile and luxury vinyl plank (both fine floor options). But there is something just so timeless and classic about hardwood floors. They scream elegance and longevity. While certain stain colors come in and out of trend, the ability to change the wood floor stain color is extremely appealing to homeowners. Hardwood floors are trend adaptable- unlike other floor options on the market. Hardwood flooring does require a certain level of care and maintenance to ensure its integrity and long lasting life. I am so excited to announce that I,…
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How to Choose Flooring for your Home
The housing market is booming. After speaking with many of my realtor friends, they all agree that, as of right now, it’s a hot sellers’ market. Whether you’re buying a turnkey home, one that is in major need of repairs, or a home where you would like to spruce it up and make it your own style, one question that many clients tend to ask is “How to Choose Flooring in Your New Home?” I, along with many other brilliant and talented flooring professionals, was asked by Redfin to give my advice on choosing flooring for your new home. I am a firm believer that hardwood offers the best return…
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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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Why are Hardwood Floors So Popular? 10 Reasons Why hardwood floors are the most popular flooring.
Why Hardwood Floors are so popular. My top 10 reasons- COMING SOON Best Bargain Timeless Versatile Styles Species Design Durable Abundant Hygienic Longevity Add value Natural Resource- can be replenished Can be fixed when damaged
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Signs It’s Time to Refinish Your Hardwood Floors
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Hardwood in the Kitchen
Hardwood flooring in the kitchen, should you or shouldn’t you, that is the question? And yes you should! Hardwood flooring in the kitchen is very, I mean VERY, popular in kitchens in the Northeast. With proper care and maintenance, hardwood flooring in your kitchen and home will last a lifetime maybe even two or 3 lifetimes. We have sanded and refinished hardwood flooring that was over 100 years old. Truthfully, hardwood flooring is one of those floors that never go out of style. The stain trends may come and go but with a sanding and refinishing, you can change that to bring your floors up to current trend. An experienced…
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European Oak
Oak Flooring is the most popular flooring choice in the US. It is abundantly available, durable, and easy to work with. It is also very popular among builders as lumber. American Oak is distinguished into two main categories: Red Oak and White Oak.
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The Different Grades of Red Oak
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The Different Grades of Red Oak
The different grades of Red Oak Hardwood We had written a post on the different grades of hardwood in the past. It was a more generalized post about the overall grading system of hardwood floor. In this post, I thought it was necessary to be a bit more specific. Since Oak floor is the most popular hardwood choice for a vast majority of the United States, especially here in the North East region, we are going to discuss the different grades of Red Oak. You’ll notice, if you have read our previous blog on the hardwood grading system, many domestic species have interchangeable terms for the grades and it can…
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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…
