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Brazilian Cherry, Jatoba
JANKA HARDNESS – 2,600 – 2800 ORIGIN – Brazil, Mexico & Peru COMMON NAMES – Brazilian Cherry, Jatoba SCIENTIFIC NAME – Hymenaea courbaril Characteristics For a number of years, Brazilian Cherry flooring was considered one of the most high-end floors that could be installed in your home. The deep, rich red tones, natural luster and clean, delicate grain pattern made it obvious that it belonged under the category of “high end.” Although the popularity of Brazilian Cherry has declined in the more recent years, mainly due to new advances in stain colors, like all the trendy grey we’ve seen in the past few years, its high-end stature remains the same. For those who…
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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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Installing Tile Where it makes Sense
Installing Tile: Where in your home it makes sense, and areas where it doesn’t… Here’s a quick list of areas in your home where installing tile flooring would make sense: Wet/high moisture areas, like : * Basements; * Mudrooms; * Kitchens; * Bathrooms; * Entry/exit points of the home; * Laundry rooms; * Three-season rooms (screen porches); * Grand Foyers There are certain instances where installing a tile floor makes the most sense over other types of flooring. Tile flooring comes in beautiful styles, colors, sizes, patterns and types- there’s porcelain tile, which come in many different styles and even textures; ceramic tile, which is also made in a wide variety of styles and…
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