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Real Wood Floors and Easy Installation

by Rob Jones March 11, 2010

The good news is that even as laminate has evolved, so has engineered hardwood flooring. One of the most recent developments ‘glueless click’ engineered floors, which makes the installation of real wood floors as easy as installing laminate floors. This is good news for everyone.

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Buying Bamboo Floors By Surface Treatment

by Rob Jones November 23, 2009

In our buying bamboo floors miniseries so far, we’ve talked about color and of cut, two major areas that will be important to any decision-making process when it comes to a new floor. In this third, and final, chapter, I’d like to talk about another area to consider when buying bamboo floors; surface treatment.

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High and Medium Density Fiberboard and Wood Floors

by Rob Jones November 18, 2009

HDF is MDF are made in a similar process, although the compression levels tend to be in a slightly lower range with MDF from 600-800 kg/m3. HDF is processed in a range from 600-1450 kg/M3. Fiberboard cores are checked for emissions levels, both when they’re manufactured, and afterward too before they’re shipped as product. This is mainly due to the use of resins and glue that are used to bind the materials, and the importance placed on reducing off-gassing as much as possible.

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Engineered Hardwood-Tips for Shopping Online, Item#1

by Tom Froh May 7, 2008

Hi all,
Admittedly, there may be broader topics that warant the prestigeous “Item#1″ distinction, but the following really burns my hide. I think we would all agree that an online retailer should provide the visitor with all possible information necessary to make an informed product comparison. Right? Why then, when would the vast majority of [...]

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Tips for Shopping Online

by Tom Froh May 6, 2008

Hi all,
Increasingly, flooring consumers from contractors to DYIers are recognizing the merits of working with an online retailer. Traditional store-front retailers are reacting to a lose of market share generally in one of two ways: either rushing to supplement their current business model with an online presence, or, quite frankly, fear mongering. Common indictments are [...]

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The Rebirth of Oak for hardwood and engineered flooring

by Tom Froh April 9, 2008

Hi all,
When the housing market in the United States took a turn for the worse, the first victim in my product offering was Oak. As a long standing staple in North American flooring there is always a great abundance of Oak flooring stocked in warehouses across the country. When the housing crisis hit, this abundance [...]

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The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: Sourcing a Quality Hardwood Floor Installer

by Tom Froh March 7, 2008

If you’re not from the industry, it’s difficult to know how to distinguish the Good, from the Bad and the Ugly. Sourcing an installer through word of mouth is usually good. As is contacting your local Better Business Bureau. That said, there are ways to take matters into your own hands. For starters, asking the [...]

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What’s a French Bleed??

by Tom Froh March 5, 2008

…and why would I want one on my floor?
A natural question and one that deserves an answer. A French Bleed is a blackened bevel. This dark colour usually draws a contrast between the color of the planks and the bevel serving to outline each board. This style is incredibly popular right now, 75% of the [...]

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I’m back with new nuggets on Engineered Hardwood

by Tom Froh February 26, 2008

First let me apologize for neglecting my blog. I do appreciate your readership and intend to post with far greater regularity going forward. I’ve spent the last few weeks neck deep in work but did manage to take in a course in Long Beach, CA held by the NWFA (National Wood Flooring Association) called Introduction [...]

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How Does Engineered Hardwood do it?

by Tom Froh January 9, 2008

So, how does it do it? An engineered floor has a top wear layer of real hardwood so it’s appearance once installed is indistinguishable from a traditional solid hardwood floor. This top layer determines the ultimate appearance of your floor. The variety of species, cuts, and stain are as unlimited as the selection found in [...]

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