Now that summer is upon us, lets talk a little bit about how it effects our wood floors. With the increase in heat some parts of our country experience higher humidity as well, like the east coast. Since wood is a plant base organism, it will absorb this moisture and swell. As it swells the…
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There are two ways to make a wood floor white (pastel). One way is to bleach the floor, after the floor is sanded to raw wood, you apply bleach to the surface. This will remove the natural color of the wood and allow you to apply a pastel or white stain to the floor, and…
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LET’S TALK FINISHES Hi today I want to talk to you a little bit about wood floor finishes. I’m going to give you the pros and cons of the most popular ones starting from the oldest to the news types. First up is Shellac, it has been used for centuries. It’s a natural material, derived…
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So why would or wouldn’t you want to choose solid wood floors? Let’s start with talking about what is solid wood floors are. Each strip is made from a single of wood. Therefore the main pro is their wear layer is a 1/4 inch, weather it’s 3/4 inch strip or parquet square pattern. So they…
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Here’s another question I’m all ways asked, ” what’s the difference between un-finished and pre-finished wood floors?” Well here’s the low down. There realy isn’t much of a difference. They are both the same thickness, they can be sanded and refinished the same amount of times, they come in the same widths, and the same…
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Are you looking to finish your basement, and want the look of a real hardwood floor, but have reservations because your basement maybe damp or wet. Will I have a few solutions for you. To start with instead of installing a solid hardwood floor, I would suggest a floating engineered hardwood floor with a moisture…
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Hi again, people ask “how can I fix a scratch?” Well there are two ways it depends on the what’s on top of the floor. If your floor was just sanded and refinished it most likely has a urathane finish on top, either water base or oil base. Either way the solution is the same.…
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Hi people ask ” My floor squeaks, what can I do? ” Well unfortunately there isn’t much you can do about it. Some people have tried putting nails through the floor to stop the squeaking. But unless you get the nail to go through the floor, the subfloor and in to the joist, all you…
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The main cause for gaps between boards is do to lack of moisture. As the seasons change the moisture content in the air as well as in the wood floor will change, there by causing the wood to swell and contract. In the summer the air is very humid so the wood will take on…
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