Posts Tagged ‘hardwood flooring’
How to Choose the Right Flooring for Your Home
Home: It’s where the heart is, and also your busy, active family, some pets, and all the messes these humans and animals bring with them. Or maybe your home is a little quieter, but it’s still the place where you occasionally drop a glass of red wine. Regardless of who, or what, lives in your…
Read MoreRefinish or Replace? How to Know What to Do with Your Old Hardwood Floors
We live in the era of reduce, reuse and recycle, and that makes it tough to know what to do about older hardwood floors. Do you have them refinished? Do you have them replaced? Is one option better than the other in terms of eco-friendliness, costs, benefits, and all the rest? That’s what we’ll try…
Read MoreLaminate Flooring Questions: Transitioning from One Flooring to Another
Flooring experts know that lots of home and property owners cannot easily afford to tackle new flooring in the entire space in one swoop. Many people work room to room or floor to floor to get it done. This can lead to a year or two of “transitional” flooring or finishes. One of the biggest…
Read MoreFlooring Options for Farmhouse Style
For the past several years, one of the most popular decor styles has been the farmhouse look. You can see it everywhere from the HGTV renovation shows to the home goods aisle in department stores. Everyone seems to love the farmhouse trend, and if you are trying to makeover your current home with the farmhouse…
Read MoreSpring Cleaning Tips for Gorgeous Floors
Spring may have already sprung in your part of the world, but if not, it is just around the corner. That means it is time for spring cleaning. Sprucing up the inside of the home is a great way to welcome the warmer weather. It is the ideal time to fling open the windows, give…
Read MoreTile Floor Safety Tips: Winter Edition
In the past, we’ve helped our readers discover how to protect their floors from damage during the rigors of winter weather. After all, it is a time when you can track everything from sand and salt to snow, mud and dirt throughout the home. Not only is this a messy issue to live with and…
Read More6 Top Flooring Trends in 2018
It might seem that flooring would not be something that experienced trends. After all, new flooring can be a major project in a home or other space, and one that comes at a significant cost. Yet, experts agree that one of the best ways to boost a home’s value, esthetics, and even efficiency is to…
Read MoreConsider the Direction of Your Hardwood Flooring
So, you’ve decided that you want to upgrade your hardwood floors, and you have already started to explore the options in terms of materials, finishes, widths and general looks. However, have you also considered the direction of the flooring? This is not a question homeowners often ponder when first considering new floors, but it is…
Read MoreWhy Is Your Hardwood Floor Gapping? And 2 Ways to Fix It
Many homeowners notice, especially during the winter, that their hardwood floor will start to develop small gaps between the boards. If your home is old, this is to be expected, but what if your wood floor is relatively new and very well cared for? Why are you seeing these gaps? And is there is anything…
Read MoreSpring is an Ideal Season for New Wood Flooring
Have you been spending the winter months planning some sort of home improvement or renovation projects? Did you dedicate weeks or even months to choosing colors, floor plans, finishes, layouts and any number of materials? Even if your answer is no, and you are only just considering some work inside of your home, the coming…
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