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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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Mold – The Biggest Threat to a Healthy Home
This blog post is a continuum of the previous posts – Flood Damage, Mold and How to Start Rebuilding your home Floor Damage After a Hurricane or Flood Post-Flood Improper Drying: What Risks Your Home is Facing Since the catastrophic hurricanes have hit Houston, Florida, and Puerto Rico, we want to help you understand your homes environment and how to keep it as safe and healthy as possible. That means knowing how to prevent the growth of mold in your home. First, let’s get a better idea of what “Mold” really is – All molds are a type of fungi and they come in a variety of colors,…
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Tiete Rosewood
Common names- Bolivian Rosewood, Patagonian Cherry, Sirari Scientific name- Guibourtia hymenaeifolia (syn. G. chodatiana) Origin – South America, Venezuela, Brazil, French Guyana Janka – 2790 – 3280 There are many different hardwood species that are classified as “Rosewoods,” and similar to a rose flower, they each hold their own special and unique beauty. Tiete Rosewood is not actually a true Rosewood, which are from the “Dalbergia” genus. It’s named as a Rosewood, typically for its color, having a pinkish-brown hue and turning into a deeper red with age. Appearance – Tiete Rosewood flooring in a clear grade has a clean and clear appearance and overall color tone. There isn’t a…
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Bocote
Scientific Name = Cordia dodecandra Janka Hardness = 2,010 Origin = Mexico and Central/South America Bocote is a truly distinct exotic hardwood species. Although Bocote is not a rare wood, and is not listed as an endangered species, this hardwood exudes luxury. The appearance of Bocote’s unique figuring and graining can only be compared to one other species in the world, Brazilian Rosewood, and even that only just comes close. If you’re looking to renovate your home and add something special; something with character; yet something that will last a lifetime and still be as special and unique as the day it was installed, an exotic hardwood floor is a…
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Zebrawood
Scientific Name – Microberlinia brazzavillensis Common Names – African Zebrawood, Zebrano Grown – West Coast of Africa Janka rating – 1575 Continuing in our exotic species series, this week we’re discussing Zebrawood. This rare and remarkable hardwood is unlike any other. Zebrawood is named after its appearance, looking similar to the stripes on a Zebra when cut quartersawn. It has incredibly distinct striping that is completely natural, and only something that mother nature could have conjured up. The sapwood is a pale creamy yellow, while the striping is a highly contrasting dark brown, and darkens over time. Zebrawood definitely isn’t for everyone; it is a truly special hardwood that…
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Purpleheart Hardwood
This week, continuing with our Exotic Species Series, we’d like to introduce you to another beautifully unique hardwood – “Purpleheart.” Genus: Peltogyne Common Name: Purpleheart Country of Origin: Tropical Rainforest regions of South and Central America. Brazil, Guyana, Panama Janka Rating: 2520 Whether you’ve heard about this bazaar and gorgeous hardwood species or not, believe that the rumors are true: this hardwood is actually purple! That’s right, purple. It’s hard to believe that a tree can grow and naturally have this wonderful color. Most people, when thinking of wood in general, tend to think of all shades of brown. And that’s true in many cases. But that’s why we’ve introduced…
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Do’s and Don’ts for updating your home before it goes on the market
Updating your home before putting it on the market is something that most sellers do to ensure the sale, and at the price they’re looking for. Everyone wants to get the best price they can for their home when it sells. That goes without saying…. But we understand how overwhelming it can be, to think about where to start with the homes’ upgrades, so we’ve compiled a list of Do’s and Don’ts to choose from, when deciding on what updates to make on your home to get it to sell. Do’s Enlist the help of a “Home Stager.” Home stagers know exactly what buyers want to see when looking at…
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How To Choose The Right Floor
Flooring is such an important part of every home. Let’s face facts; even though it’s 2017, no one’s flying around their homes with jet-packs! (Not yet anyway) We need our floors, and flooring isn’t a part of the home that any homeowner wants to replace too frequently. I’m sure we can all agree that our floors are something that we want to stand the test of time and provide us with years and years of use. So where do you start when deciding which flooring material to choose for each area of your home? Here at The Couture Floor Company, one of our main objectives is to make sure, not…
