Tag: floor refinishing

Protecting The Timber Flooring For Your Home Wood is a tough flooring choice- in fact, one that is popular for its ability to withstand heavy foot traffic. When properly taken care of, it can last as long as the building itself. When it comes to aesthetics, there are lots of choices for one to go …

Understanding The Difference Between Floating And Glue-Down Flooring For engineered hardwood floors, there are two common methods of installation: floating and glue-down. Here is a breakdown of what sets them apart: How floating wood floors work  This type of flooring comes with a series of tongues and grooves, which can be attached to one another. …

DIY Floor Sanding:  Why It’s Not A Good Idea With the numerous tutorials doing rounds, from blog posts to videos, one may be tempted into taking on the floor sanding task as a “do it yourself” job. However, you may be biting more than you can chew. This is not the average home chore. Floor …

Refinishing Your Hardwood Floor Over time, that charm and elegance of your wood floor will get deteriorated. This is in spite of the frequent cleaning that is carried out on it. It’s just how things go. The treatments that had been applied onto the structure to protect it will gradually dull, ruining the appeal of …

Differences Between Engineered Wood And Solid Wood Flooring When having your wood floors installed, will you go for solid hardwood, or engineered wood? What is the difference between the two? How do you know which is the right one for your particular needs? Here is a breakdown, looking at ways in which they are similar, …

Why Hardwood Floors Are Popular Wood flooring is highly sought after, with its natural beauty and characteristic charm even leading to increases in property values. Flooring showrooms are full of the different styles that one can have set up, and this is an installation of choice for numerous homes and business premises across the planet. …

10 Ways In Which You’re Ruining Your Wood Floor While it’s a highly durable material that withstands high levels of foot traffic, and with a strength that enables it to retain its structural integrity for decades, wood is not invincible. Under the barrage of abuse it receives on a daily basis, it is bound to …

6 Mistakes Commonly Witnessed During DIY Floor Sanding Jobs The sanding process comes with its fair share of risks. This is not a surprise, given that it’s one of the most laborious stages of the floor renovation project. There are lots of factors involved, from the equipment being used, the type of flooring being dealt …

Factors Considered During Engineered Floor Sanding Engineered wood floors are popular for their speed of installation and a higher ability to withstand moisture damage when compared to solid wood flooring. They’ve come a long way from their conceptualisation in the 1960s, and are now available in a myriad of wood species and different surface effects. …

Floor Sanding 101: A Walk Through The Basics Floors are sanded for different reasons. These range from repairing damage that has occurred as a result of day-to-day usage, situations where you want to change the colour of the flooring- removing the existing finish and applying new wood stains that provide the new décor that you …