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Transform a Room with Painted Floors
December 20 | 2 min read | BuildDirect
You paint your walls and your ceilings. You paint your furniture, too. But somewhere along the way, the idea of painting the floor has gotten lost under all those layers of carpeting and hardwood varnish. If you’re looking for... read more
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Vinyl Flooring: Evolution of Function and Style
November 30 | 4 min read | admin
One thing about any industry that tends to weigh it down is outdated associations. This is particularly true of industries and products that have been around a while, and are attached in people’s minds to specific eras. This applies... read more (No Ratings Yet)Loading...
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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 more (No Ratings Yet)Loading...
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Energy Efficiency & Radiant Floor Heating
November 07 | 3 min read | BuildDirect
Heating season is upon us. In my 1964 ranch house, I have a cast iron wood stove, two small cast iron gas heaters in the bedrooms, south facing windows and an attached solar greenhouse. I don’t have radiant floor... read more (No Ratings Yet)Loading...
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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 more (No Ratings Yet)Loading...
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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 more (No Ratings Yet)Loading...
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Tile, Textures, and Treatments: Home Decor To See & Feel
August 31 | 2 min read | admin
When we’re planning a home decor makeover, or even a single change to a room, it’s sometimes easy just to think about the visual aspects. This is easily forgivable, since visuals are a big piece of the puzzle. But,... read more
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Travertine Tile Puts the “Tile” in Versatile
August 10 | 4 min read | admin
Much like ceramic tile, humanity has been building homes, cities, and even empires using stone tile. And one of the many go-to varieties of stone down through the ages has been travertine. Travertine, as many of you know, is... read more (No Ratings Yet)Loading...
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Ceramic Tile: From History’s Dawn to 21st Century Style
August 03 | 3 min read | admin
One of the things that can be said about all kinds of people across cultures and across generations, is that we’re all basically the same. Sure, there are differences to be celebrated too; food, music, the beauty of language,... read more (No Ratings Yet)Loading...
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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 more (No Ratings Yet)Loading...
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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 (No Ratings Yet)Loading...
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Hardwood Flooring Product Profile: What is Cumaru?
July 06 | 3 min read | admin
When your reimagining, redefining, transforming a space with a new hardwood floor, knowing your options is pretty important. We here at BuildDirect are continuing to expand the number of options for all kinds of building materials, including hardwood flooring.... read more (No Ratings Yet)Loading...
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Porcelain Tile That Looks Like A Wood Floor Surface
June 08 | 2 min read | admin
Twenty-First Century design and the trends we’re seeing are all about taking visual ideas from all kinds of traditions and eras, and making them a part of our spaces. What we’re really after is quoting our cultural inheritance from... read more (No Ratings Yet)Loading...