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Creating a chalk line is a handy strategy that helps you be precise when planning tile floor and plank floor layouts. If you’re installing floor tiles, you will often need to mark a straight line that stretches the entire length of the room. Chalk lines and the chalk line kits that help you make . . . Read more
Today, if you want beautiful hardwood floors in your home, solid planks of wood are no longer your only option. Engineered wood flooring look identical to solid wood, but they offer several added benefits, including enhanced stability and ease of installation. These boards look great installed throughout the home and . . . Read more
Engineered hardwood flooring is a 1960s invention that allows homeowners to enjoy the look and feel of solid hardwood with greater stability, and often a lower price tag. Today’s engineered hardwood floors look so authentic, even a trained eye can have trouble distinguishing between the two. Check out the below . . . Read more
Many homeowners wonder whether they should start with the cabinets or floors. Here’s a look at the pros and cons of either order.
Hardwood flooring is available with a number of distinct surface finishes that not only enhance the wood grain, but also help protect the floor. Whether you’re looking for a shiny, high-gloss finish or something a little more matte, hardwood top coatings provide plenty of options. Below are some of the top surface . . . Read more
What is HDF (High Density Fiberboard) Flooring? Also referred to as hardboard, a high density fiberboard (HDF) for flooring is a type of engineered wood product. It’s made from wood fiber extracted from chips and pulped wood waste. HDF for flooring is similar but much harder and denser than particle . . . Read more
Jasper Engineered Hardwood – Arizona Collection / SKU: 15000649 Maintaining engineered hardwood flooring is a painless process as long as it is a part of your regular cleaning routine. To avoid potential damage, it’s important to keep your floors as free of dirt, debris, and spills as possible. This will . . . Read more
Although they offer the same timeless look and sense of warmth, engineered hardwood and solid hardwood do offer a few key differences when it comes to structural composition, and performance in certain areas around the world and your home. So, how are engineered floors different from solid floors? Composition Engineered hardwood is . . . Read more
Engineered wood flooring is made up of an inner core of hardwood or HDF and a top layer of hardwood veneer that is glued on the surface of the core. These layers are formed in a cross-grain pattern and bonded together under heat and pressure. The top veneer of engineered . . . Read more
Engineered hardwood flooring is made by gluing a real hardwood veneer to a core board made of either plywood or high density fiberboard. Because of this construction method, engineered hardwood is more dimensionally stable than solid hardwood. In other words it will not contract or expand as much due to . . . Read more