http://blog.builddirect.com/hardwood Information, discussion, and resources for wood floors and accessories Thu, 22 Jan 2009 16:46:30 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Hey Everyone - Rob Jones here. Just to let you know, we've moved the posts of this blog to blog.builddirect.com.  And this is also where future posts will be published.  Really, it's like we've moved next door - not too far away. So, if you're a subscriber to this blog, please subscribe ... http://blog.builddirect.com/hardwood/?p=174 I've recently become something of a regular on the FloorTalk blog by fellow flooring blogger Shannon Bilby, the blog sponsored by the World Floor Covering Association.  Shannon always has something interesting to say about the practicalities and design elements of all kinds of flooring, including hardwood. Recently, she  posted her ... http://blog.builddirect.com/hardwood/?p=169 We've banged on and on here on this blog about how solid hardwood flooring is a big resale asset for a residence.  But, according to this article in Construction Week Online, commercial contractors and designers are also gravitating towards solid wood. Basically, the choice for flooring in commercial spaces have been ... http://blog.builddirect.com/hardwood/?p=160 This may be considered a blogging equivalent of nepotism,  or perhaps more accurately split-personality since I'm involved.   But a new blog has been launched by myself and Marc McPherson who also blogs here at BuildDirect. The blog is called Watch Us Wreck a Floor. Check it out! As many of you ... http://blog.builddirect.com/hardwood/?p=148 Happy New Year regular readers and first-time visitors too! We've been a bit quiet here since just before Christmas, shopping, worrying about the right gift, coordinating plans to see loved ones, and negotiating our way through some of the most persistent snowy weather here in rainy Vancouver since 1964!  We're reeling ... http://blog.builddirect.com/hardwood/?p=147 As the Christmas special says, Christmas time is here.  And this being a blog concerned with wood, and by virtue of that , trees too, I thought I'd post some facts, and some personal thoughts, about the history of the Christmas tree.  This is a festive post! Christmas is  a Judeo-Christian ... http://blog.builddirect.com/hardwood/?p=146 Recently, the snows came to beautiful Vancouver where we at BuildDirect are situated.  As such, our sales team flashed into action.  And in between talking with customers and making sure everyone gets what they ordered, they decided that the best way to expand the sales force is to get in ... http://blog.builddirect.com/hardwood/?p=145 I've been reading about a local firm in Massachusetts which has brought together a love of woodworking with green building practices.  And their main tool for this?  A portable sawmill. An upcoming feature on the This Old House program, Woodpecker Industries is the brainchild of Michael D. Moore and Noella M. ... http://blog.builddirect.com/hardwood/?p=144 Last night, myself and our CEO Jeff Booth attended a special event for local bloggers in Vancouver - the Best of 604, which was organized and hosted by local blogging superheroine Rebecca Bollwitt.  It seems that people really like us around these parts.  And considering how vibrant our community is, ... http://blog.builddirect.com/hardwood/?p=142 There are loads of reclaimed wood stories out there, and some of them are downright incredible.  One of the most attractive aspects of reclaimed wood of course is how it enables good stewardship of natural resources.  It minimizes waste.  Another big aspect to this is how it also ties a ... http://blog.builddirect.com/hardwood/?p=140