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Whether you’re installing hickory or maple flooring, underlayment is essential. Underlayment may not be visible underneath your beautiful wood floors, but this material offers many key benefits. Along with providing added support and sound protection, underlayment also improves durability and helps your flooring last longer. To get the most out . . . 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
If you’re looking for a sustainable flooring material that stands up to wear, offers cushion underfoot, and has insulating properties, cork might be the answer. This environmentally responsible flooring choice looks great and reduces your carbon footprint. Here are some cork flooring terms to familiarize yourself with: Acclimate: A several-day . . . 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
At a Glance: Bamboo Flooring Engineered Hardwood Pattern Unique from other wood floors: distinct verticle or horizontal grain pattern Real wood top coat: choose from almost any species Janka Range 3,800 – 5,000 (max hardness) N/A Installation Site Below, on, or above grade Below, on, or above grade Installation Difficulty . . . Read more
It happens to every pet owner at least once. You’re late getting home, and your pet couldn’t wait. Or maybe they got into the trash and wound up with an upset stomach and ensuing digestive chaos. Whatever the reason, don’t despair when your nose tells you Fido or Fifi made . . . Read more
A lot goes into a good staircase. In most home improvement projects, the skeleton of your stairs is already built, but the surface parts, the treads and risers, might need replacing. In this article, you’ll learn how to use hardwood planks to replace or cover your stairs’ existing treads and . . . Read more
At a Glance: Bamboo Flooring Hardwood Flooring Variety and Variation Less variety due to uniformity of species; can be stained to achieve a variety of colors and tones Hundreds of species offer many choices of color, warmth, depth, and striations Janka Range 3,800 – 5,000 (max hardness) 22 – 5,000 . . . Read more
If you’re planning on installing laminate flooring in your home, you’ll inevitably need to deal with doorways. Whether you’re rejuvenating your floors in one room or your entire house, installing laminate flooring around exterior and interior doorways requires a few extra steps. Here’s what you need to know. Step One: Trim . . . Read more
Restoring your hardwood floors is a great way to give any room a face-lift, without having to spend time, money, and energy on ripping up and replacing your floorboards. Rather than hauling out your check book to pay for new floors, dust off your sander, invest in a quality stain . . . Read more