Sanding and Refinishing hardwood floors
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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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What are different types of polyurethane finishes?
Matte- Satin- Semi-gloss- High gloss How is flooring luster measured? The luster, or “sheen level” of a floor is determined by how the flooring surface reflects light at a particular angle. The luster is measured with a small device called a gloss meter, which measures the amount of reflected light from the light beamed at a given angle onto the floor. This gives us our “scale;” with “Matte” on one end, (being the least glossy and reflective, and “High gloss” on the other end, (being the most shiny and most reflective of the finishes). Does polyurethane affect the color of a hardwood floor? The simple answer is: It depends on whether you’re using an oil…
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“Water-popping-What it is, and why it should be considered.”
We found that water popping hardwood is a technique that many flooring companies and finishers simply don’t use when finishing hardwood floors. It’s one of the reasons why we stand out from the rest. We don’t consider water-popping to be an “additional step,” we consider it a “necessary” one, when staining is involved. Staining and finishing any type of hardwood is a process that requires a lot of TLC, to say the least. Our experts take great care when performing each and every step of the finishing process. From the first pass of our sanding equipment, to the final coat of poly, our wood floor finishers focus on every last…
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Signs It’s Time to Refinish Your Hardwood Floors
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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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Sand and Refinish vs Screen and Recoat
What’s the difference between a sand and refinish and a screen and re-coat? The work involved is one of the main differences between a sand and refinishing vs screen and re-coat. A sand and refinish project is much more laborious. It is a multi step process that takes multiple days to complete. When a sand and refinish takes place on hardwood floors, sand paper is used from low/rough grit to progressively higher/finer grit. This aides in the process of removing the existing finish on the floor and exposing the raw hardwood. A screen and re-coat is far less laborious. It is typically a 1 step process and not nearly as…
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Water-popping Hardwood Floors
We had written a blog post on this about a year ago but I thought it was necessary to touch on this subject again. Click the link to read the original post – Water-popping-What it is, and why it should be considered Water-popping hardwood is a step taken during the sanding and refinishing process before the stain is applied. Essentially, water popping hardwood is done by applying an even layer of water onto the hardwood. There are a few different application methods and neither is right nor wrong but more so the method in which your refinisher feels more comfortable using. Some applications include wiping the floors with a wet towel,…
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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…
