Removing Current Flooring Last month, I went over a few of the items you will want to check off as you consider installing a new hardwood floor. Now that you have an idea on how to chose the people who will be performing the work, let’s go over the steps you will be observing. Removing Read More
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Professional Hardwood Floor Installation, Part 1
Choosing a Professional for Hardwood Floor Installation If installed properly, your new hardwood floors will improve the quality of your life and increase the value of your home. The people you allow into your home to install your hardwood flooring, need to have more than just the tools. You will want installers who will be Read More
The Hardwood Floor Design of Your Dreams
Imagine What Your Hardwood Floor Will Look Like When you set out to create the hardwood floor design of your dreams, the multitude of options available can be daunting, to say the least. Should you choose the simple, timeless elegance of a monotone wide plank floor, or would an intricate percale featuring 10 different colored Read More
Dustless Hardwood Floor Sanding & Resurfacing
Dustless Hardwood Floor Sanding Will Keep Your Interiors Dust Free When most people think of sanding and resurfacing their hardwood floors, they may feel intimidated and worried about the weeks of cleaning they’ll have to engage in, just to deal with all the dust and particulates a sanding will produce. Dustless hardwood floor sanding eliminates Read More
Engineered Hardwood Flooring: The Real Truth
Engineered Hardwood Flooring can be an Excellent Alternative Engineered Hardwood Flooring is like everything else in Life: You Get what you Pay For. If your only experience with engineered hardwood flooring has been the cheap stuff, chances are you feel all engineered hardwood flooring is like that. The good news then, is that there are Read More
Your hardwood floor need replacing, or just refinishing?
Refinishing your hardwood floor can be an affordable alternative to replacing it. Many people are surprised at the beauty which lies hidden beneath their feet, disguised as a scratched, gouged and dirty hardwood floor. If your hardwood floor wasn’t finished properly, spills and scrapes and general use can take its toll, far sooner than you Read More
Custom Flooring: Hire a professional, or do it yourself?
We live in a Do It Yourself society. There are times when the old adage “do it yourself” is great advice. It’s a very satisfying feeling to complete a job in your own home with your own hands. For many simple projects, it can absolutely be cheaper than hiring someone else to do it. There Read More
Hardwood Floors – Can they add Value to your Property?
“Residential real estate agents say homes with wood floors sell faster and fetch higher prices, according to a nationwide survey commissioned by the National Wood Flooring Association” The Value of your Property will never suffer if you’ve got beautiful Hardwood Flooring Hardwood flooring not only offers home owners a feeling of comfort and a sense of style, the Read More
To Pattern or Not to Pattern Your Hardwood Floor?
Hardwood Floors Don’t Have to Follow Straight Lines The easiest way to put in hardwood floors, and maybe the most common, is in straight rows either vertically or horizontally across a room. This technique is especially preferred when it is a DIY install because you don’t need any fancy tools or confusing measurements; however, it Read More
Subfloor Prep for a Quiet Step!
Subfloor prep is serious business. Proper subfloor prep will make all the difference in the overall quality and longevity of your hardwood floor. There are different process for each type of subfloor, but the main ideas are the same, whether you’re in Reno or around Lake Tahoe: Level the subfloor Clean the subfloor Protect the Read More