Engineered vs. Hardwood Flooring
Hardwood flooring and engineered flooring both have their strong points. Understanding what you need ensures you go for the right choice. Consider working with wood flooring professionals so as to benefit from their valuable insight.
Signs For When You Need Floor Sanding Services
When You Need a Floor Sanding Service
If you have hardwood floors whether at home or in an office area, ensuring it is well maintained is as much a responsibility as it is a challenge. However, there are many ways to take care of these floors and to give them a fresh look. The following are various instances when you will need to seek help from floor sanding professionals.
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Hardwood Flooring Maintenance Tips
4 Effective maintenance tips for Hardwood Flooring
Hardwood flooring is beautiful, but keeping them well-maintained is the secret to keeping them looking good for many years. Although some people are tempted to maintain their floors themselves, it is best to hire a team of professionals like Castle Floors to do the job for you. read more →
Floor Restoration Dos and Don’ts
When sanding your hardwood floors, there are numerous options available. For instance, different sander types available as well as a variety of finishes and stains to provide different kinds of effects. Here are some floor restoration tips on what you should do and what shouldn’t do when having a floor sanding restoration done. read more →
What To Consider When Hiring a Floor Restoration Company
Picking the right floor restoration company can sometimes be a challenging task. Most of the time clients privilege price over quality: the results can be disastrous. A company without or with little experience can spoil your floor in such a way that the idea of economising by hiring less than qualified professionals can turn in a tremendous loss. read more →
The Benefits of Hardwood Flooring
Hardwood flooring has become popular in the recent years. In fact, most new offices prefer to include the hardwood floors in their designs. The visual appearance and the great comfortable feeling of using these floors are undoubtedly attractive and a factor for the adoption. Here are some of the benefits of using them. read more →
5 Reasons Why Flooring is Better than Carpeting
Five Reasons Why we Love Wood Floors
We’ve all been there. You’ve spent the afternoon cleaning your house from top to bottom and now it’s time for a well-earned rest in front of the fire with a glass of red and your dog curled happily at your feet. You sit down with a yawn and a blissful stretch when, suddenly, that nice glass of red is toppling over. A red stain seeps into your plush, cream carpet. The dog looks up and your heart sinks as you realise your much-loved pet has already left a sheepish trail of muddy paw prints and hair over everything. Your mind is made up. Wood floors are the way to go. read more →
What is an Engineered Wood Floor?
A brief look at how the engineered wood floor works
Notice how the top layer of an engineered wood floor forms part of a sandwich with a thicker bottom layer. Image by Bild LLC (via Shutterstock).
As well as parquet floors, there is one other flooring type which is noted for durability. That of the engineered wood floor. It is one of the most popular kinds of wooden flooring around the world. Like a wood veneer floor, and laminate flooring, it has at least one layer on top of another one.
Why Choose Reclaimed Flooring?
How reclaimed flooring offers an environmentally friendly yet striking alternative to freshly laid hardwood flooring
Reclaimed flooring can add character to your home. Image by Dymax (via Shutterstock).
If only floorboards could talk! If reclaimed flooring could talk, the wooden floorboards could tell an interesting story. They could tell of their seafaring days. They could hark back to their previous occupants – whether at home, school or work. Wooden floorboards could tell a story with greater depth than (supposedly) the average reality TV celebrity.
Wooden Floor Fitting Fails
A collection of clips on how not to fit a wooden floor, plus a bonus feature
Work in progress: A section of wood flooring being repaired. Image by Boris Rabtsevich (via Shutterstock).
