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Hardwood Flooring Product Profile: What Is Cumaru?
September 14 | 3 min read | BuildDirect
Cumaru hardwood floors creates a beautiful foundation for any home. Here are the highlights of this unique and supremely decorative wood floor species. *** Cumaru, also known as Brazilian teak, isn’t actually a teak at all. And it’s not... read more< 1
Choose Wood Flooring: Hardwood vs Laminate & Engineered Wood
September 10 | < 1 | BuildDirect
How do you choose between solid hardwood, laminate, and engineered wood floors? Here are the key criteria for helping you choose the right wood floor for you. *** Wood Flooring is a popular, eternally stylish home renovation option. But between... read moreInterior Design & Architecture
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Hardwood Flooring Product Profile: What Is Australian Acacia?
August 31 | 3 min read | BuildDirect
Australian Acacia is a thriving genus of species known to be tough. What are some of the things going for it that make it so reliable? Take a look. *** Australia. A country and continent known for its vast... read more3 min read
Hardwood Flooring Product Profile: What Are Red and White Oak?
June 15 | 3 min read | BuildDirect
There are many different types, colors, and styles of red and white oak flooring from which to choose. Here’s how you can consider the options. *** Oak trees are one of those iconic species. Oak trees have inspired magical... read moreInterior Design & Architecture
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Hardwood Flooring Product Profile: What Is American Cherry?
June 08 | 3 min read | BuildDirect
American cherry is one of the most reliable of hardwood species in the United States. Here’s why you might want to consider cherry wood for your next floor. *** The thought of an American cherry tree is always going... read more2 min read
April 05 | 2 min read | BuildDirect
Radiant heating is a popular addition to a flooring installation. Here are some of the basics of radiant heat when thinking about choosing and installing it. *** For anyone suffering through winter, the thought of getting out of bed... read more2 min read
Wood-Look Porcelain Tile vs. Wood Floors: Spot The Difference
February 27 | 2 min read | BuildDirect
Sessemo Trento Series Rectified Self-Leveling Wood Look Porcelain SKU: 15032461 If you’re in a tile vs wood flooring dilema, maybe you can have the best of both worlds with wood look porcelain. See if you can guess between hardwood... read more3 min read
September 29 | 3 min read | BuildDirect
Like many design fiends, I adore the look of hardwood floors. So much so, in fact, that I took my most recent home because of the rare-looking redwood they used when it was first built in the 1930s. But... read more2 min read
Cumaru Hardwood Floors and Magic Beans
November 09 | 2 min read | admin
Magic beans. Yes, actual magic beans! Well, OK. Maybe not actual ones. Technically, we’re probably going to have to go with purportedly magic beans. But, here’s a mythical tidbit that maybe you didn’t know about when it comes to cumaru... read more3 min read
Composite Decking Evolution In All Seasons
September 14 | 3 min read | admin
Driving home the day-before-yesterday around eight-ish, I realized that it was practically dark outside, even if only a couple of weeks ago it was still pretty bright. Autumn is nearly upon us as we enjoy our late summer. Time marches... read more3 min read
What is Engineered Vinyl Flooring?
September 07 | 3 min read | admin
The Short Answer Engineered vinyl flooring is a type of flooring that consists of a hyper-realistic, exceptionally durable vinyl top layer and a dimensionally stable HDF or MDF core. These components are expertly manufactured together into a plank or... read more3 min read
Hardwood Flooring Product Profile: What Is Hickory?
July 27 | 3 min read | admin
The first thing I personally think of when I hear ‘hickory’ is the country music and soul music that hails from the American South. I think of Charlie Daniels’ tale of “A Devil Went Down To Georgia”, as the... read more3 min read
Hardwood Flooring Product Profile: What Is Aspen?
July 20 | 3 min read | admin
Among the oaks, the cherries, the maples when it comes to hardwood flooring, there are many species of domestic hardwood species that are often left behind. This is not to say that oaks, cherries, and maples can’t make for... read more