BDU Hardwood Collegeâ„¢
Hardwood Flooring 101
Hardwood Flooring: Beauty and Strength in Quality Floors
What you will learn: advantages of hardwood flooring; varieties of hardwood flooring
including engineered hardwood; varieties of surface appearance including hand-scraped
hardwood flooring.
Unfinished and Pre-finished Hardwood Floors: Two Choices in Solid Hardwood
What you will learn: advantages of pre-finished hardwood floors; advantages of unfinished
hardwood floors; limitations of both unfinished and pre-finished hardwood floors.
More than What You See: The Importance of Your Subfloor to Solid Hardwood Flooring
What you will learn: how solid hardwood flooring is installed on a subfloor; unsuitable
subfloors for solid hardwood flooring; installation "grades" (on grade, above grade, below grade);
engineered hardwood as an alternative to solid hardwood.
Hardwood Plus: Engineered Hardwood Flooring Defined.
What you will learn: what engineered hardwood flooring is; advantages of engineered hardwood
flooring; how engineered hardwood flooring is installed.
An Air of Permanence: Your New Hardwood Floor and You
What you will learn: environmental factors affecting your hardwood floor; what to think
about before installing your hardwood floor; why hiring a professional hardwood floor contractor is a good idea.
Everything to Grain: Choosing Your Hardwood Flooring Board
What you will learn: History of hardwood flooring board species; modern uses of
hardwood flooring board species; color and appearance of hardwood flooring board varieties.
Looking out for "Number 1": Pet urine, pet spills, and hardwood flooring
What you will learn: How to be vigilant when owning pets and hardwood flooring, why pet urine can be damaging to a hardwood floor, controlling moisture caused by pet water dishes, where to seek advice on controlling moisture on hardwood caused by pets.
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