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Stylish hardwood flooring from the depths of time, and depths of water
December 11 | 2 min read | Rob
There are loads of reclaimed wood stories out there, and some of them are downright incredible. One of the most attractive aspects of reclaimed wood of course is how it enables good stewardship of natural resources. It minimizes waste. ... read more
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Re-Purposing Beetle-Damaged Urban Ash Trees in the Midwest
November 25 | 2 min read | Rob
In recent years, we’ve had troubles here in British Columbia with the pine beetle. Due to the warmer winter months thanks to global climate change, the population of pine beetles has exploded. The results are devastating, with acres and... read more (No Ratings Yet)Loading...
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Cork Flooring Serves Young and Old
November 17 | 2 min read | Rob
In any case, cork flooring was very interesting to me for many reasons. And one of the most fascinating things about it was that it remains to be a popular material for the extremes of life. By this,... read more (No Ratings Yet)Loading...
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How Travertine Tile is Made in Turkey – With Video!
November 04 | 3 min read | admin
Marc McPherson, our head of natural stone here at BuildDirect had so many adventures in Turkey that I'm here to help to tell the story - and with movin' pictures! So, we're going to take a look at some... read more (No Ratings Yet)Loading...
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Wood floor ‘patches’; a simple solution is best
November 03 | < 1 | Rob
Take a look at this blog entry about patching a wood floor. In this case, a gap where a heat register grill used to be required some attention. What to do? Well, a wood floor patch... read more (No Ratings Yet)Loading...
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Working it out with wood in Amish country
October 31 | < 1 | Rob
For hundreds of years, and up until the present day, true hand-worked millwork, wood flooring, cabinetry, and other elements have been made by religious communities in rural areas all over North America, including the Amish. In looking into... read more (No Ratings Yet)Loading...
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Practical Wood Flooring Can Be Artful Too
August 25 | 2 min read | Rob
Hey Good People – Rob here. Traditional wood flooring. It’s not only a kind of floor covering, it’s also like an institution, a gold standard. Yet, there are negative connotations to this too. One of them is that wood... read more (No Ratings Yet)Loading...
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Finding the path to buying green flooring
August 21 | 2 min read | Rob
Hi Good People – Rob here. Yesterday, I kind of alluded to the reticence of a lot of consumers when it comes to buying green building materials like bamboo flooring for their renovations. So as not to make anyone... read more (No Ratings Yet)Loading...
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Bamboo flooring and the green product stigma
August 20 | 2 min read | Rob
Hey good people – Rob here again! As mentioned in other posts on this here blog, bamboo flooring is the choice of the green consumer, which is made even more of an advantage because of how widespread its popularity... read more (No Ratings Yet)Loading...
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Hardwood floors that don’t make a squeak!
August 19 | < 1 | Rob
Hey Good People – Rob here. The Washington Post is the legendary newspaper which broke the Watergate scandal during Nixon’s administration in the mid-1970s. But, they’ve come a long way since then. Here’s a story they’ve run about how... read more (No Ratings Yet)Loading...
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An Article About ‘Greenwashing’ and bamboo flooring
August 15 | 2 min read | Rob
Hello bamboo flooring enthusiasts! My name’s Rob and I’ve drifted over here from the wood flooring blog because I came across a great article about a pretty prevalent trend in the flooring industry; greenwashing. It talks a lot about... read more (No Ratings Yet)Loading...
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Thinking about gas emissions in flooring and other building materials
August 15 | 2 min read | Rob
Here's a great article about gas emissions in building products as published in the Globe & Mail by local hero Mike Holmes (of Holmes on Homes fame to you Canadian readers...). read more (No Ratings Yet)Loading...
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Hardwood Flooring Discovered Underneath Wall-To-Wall Carpeting
August 13 | < 1 | Rob
Take a read of this article from Easy Remodel Tips that talks about how the discovery of hardwood underneath old carpeting can boost the look and value of a property. read more (No Ratings Yet)Loading...