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Care
Many beautiful floors are
unsuspectingly hidden under carpet or just worn down by years of
traffic, age, light scratches or water damage. Refinishing is the best
solution. Sometimes a floor with shallow scratches on a dull surface
needs only a top coat of finish to bring out it's beauty. We also
provide full maintenance services, and cleaning supplies to maintain
your floor.
Selecting a hardwood floor requires many considerations.
This information is a general, overall foundation in helping you start your
search for a floor finish. Always look at several product lines, make comparisons as to wear warranties, thickness, type of construction, type and number of finish
coats.
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appearance of several wood species when milled into flooring,
then installed, sanded and finished. In each photo, the top
half of the flooring is coated with a water-base finish, while
the bottom half is finished with an oil-modified
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| White Ash |
American
Beech |
Birch |
Douglas
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| Hickory/pecan |
Maple |
Mesquite |
Oak/red |
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| Oak/white |
Pine/antique
heart |
Pine/southern
yellow |
Walnut/black |
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| Cherry/Brazilian |
Cypress/Australian |
Jarrah |
Mahogany/santos |
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| Merbau |
Padauk/Afriacn |
Taek |
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Entry / Foyer -
A popular area for medallions, feature strips, accents and/or borders. Making a statement in this area is most recently becoming a wood flooring trend. Using walk-off mats outside and if there is no design, area carpets inside will help in keeping wear down.
Kitchens/Family rooms; this is the number one place for wood floor installation in new construction. The ease of care, using both rooms as one, and the flow of traffic make this a very popular area for wood floors. NOTE: Kitchen wood floors should be screened (lightly sanded) and recoated as needed, say every 6-18 months, depending on the amount of traffic and cleaning habits. Good cleaning habits are very important part of maintaining a wood floor, high traffic or not. Clean regularly, and always wipe food & water spillage immediately.
Formal Living and Dining
Rooms- Most often a more traditional formal setting, darker in color with the combination of oriental carpets.
Design considerations for this area often will be compatible with the furniture being used. Not matching the exact color but a darker or lighter color in the same family of the floor color, thus complimenting each other. Remember the darker the floor, the smaller the space will appear, and maintenance consideration will increase.
Bathrooms - a working day to day bathroom would not fair well with wood floors, due to continued moisture exposure. On the other hand a guest bathroom not used on a day to day basis could be considered. Make sure to use area carpets/mats, and always wipe up any spilled water.
Home offices, Bedrooms - Often this sets a semi-formal decor, with area carpets being used. Office settings lean toward the traditional darker colors, and bedroom are a 50/50 tossup on colors used.
Regular maintenance is required.
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