Hardwood flooring
Protecting your hardwood flooring while you have a Christmas tree It happens like clockwork each year…after the Christmas trees are removed, the flooring takes a beating and sometimes it’s so bad that the hardwood floors need to be sanded and refinished, or the carpeting needs to be replaced. Why? The main culprit is water that […]
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17 trendy styles for hardwood floors – The definitive guide to most popular 2022 wood flooring trends Hardwood flooring continues to grow in popularity, and it is by far the preferred flooring type for homes. Ironically, this is followed by all sorts of products trying to mimic the look of hardwood flooring, regardless of whether
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What are the pros and cons with dark hardwood floors vs light hardwood floors? Hold up a white index card over half of this to shift from light to dark hardwood floors. There are several other examples throughout this article. Which do you prefer – dark or light wood? Thankfully, when it comes to
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Which are the best types of floors for house flipping – hardwood, tile, carpet? When you’re selling a home and looking for the highest return on investment, you need to factor in both what will sell at the highest price (and fastest) as well as the cost. Both of these questions are critical, and the
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What are the advantages and disadvantages of hardwood floors vs Tile Planks that look like wood? I get a lot of calls and comments on my blog asking me whether I think hardwood floors or porcelain planks (that look like wood) are better? It’s a challenging question to answer both because “it depends” and
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Best Humidifier for Hardwood Floors If you have a hardwood floor, you probably already know that too much moisture can be damaging. All humidifiers will naturally add moisture to a room, so knowing the best humidifier for hardwood floors can help you avoid damage to your flooring. Along with giving you my personal recommendations
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Stain color trends for hardwood floors When it comes to hardwood flooring in Westchester NY, dark and light are in – both extremes. Light stains gives the room a nice warm, airy and welcome look; dark stains hardwood gives the room a more formal and sophisticated look. At the moment, dark seems to be the
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Brands of Polyurethane that I highly recommend When it comes to sanding and refinishing your hardwood floors, there are 2 main components: 1) The quality of the workmanship and 2) the quality of the materials (i.e. the polyurethane). In this article, I’m going to discuss the highest grade polyurethanes. The polyurethane is the coating that
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Which type of polyurethane is better for refinishing hardwood floors – oil-based or water-based polyurethane? We offer both options, but I usually recommend oil based polyurethane over water based for dark floors because: 1. It looks better 2. It lasts longer 3. It costs less. So, it seems like a no brainer, right? Well, usually
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Modern gray, greige and brown-gray stain shades for hardwood flooring Over the last 7 years, gray hardwood has become super stylish and continues to grow faster and faster. We’ve been getting more and more requests to stain hardwood floors gray. Some prefer lighter, some prefer darker and some prefer somewhere in between. We’ve usually customized
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