If you're installing a hardwood floor in new construction, all you have to worry about is the condition of the subfloor. But if you're working on a remodel project, you'll likely have to remove an existing floor covering, which might be carpet, linoleum, or vinyl. Removing old floor coverings is my least favorite part of installing wood flooring.
Not all wood flooring products should be acclimated. Some engineered products come wrapped in plastic, which keeps them at the manufacturer's desired moisture content until installation. The tongue-and-groove joint in these products is precisely machined, and moisture changes can make it too tight and hard to fit. Wood flooring may, or may not, be delivered at the correct moisture content to be installed in a particular house. Even the most reputable seller can only control the moisture of the flooring while...
Natural beauty of wood makes it the one of favourite materials. Hardwood Flooring has a great variety of options. The choice depends on whether it is supposed to re-do a floor, to repair existing or to install a new hardwood flooring over an old floor. Natural aging of a wood only improves the appeal and it's type. Sound of steps and noise of the removed chairs or other furniture can be heard in the room on the floor below — it is well known to people who lives in apartments or...
The most popular types of rolled flooring is carpet (including natural carpet), sinthetic - made of polyvinylchloride (PVC) and linoleum. For carpets both materials can be used : natural and synthetic, plus their mixes. Most popular are - synthetic carpets becayse of their wear resistance. Polyester, polyacryle, polypropylene, nylon — the market is rich with the offers. From the point of view of an ease of care, color fastness, than softness (but a creaseresistance) one of the best is nylon. Its only minus — high...
Many inhabitants of old houses face a problem of the fact that the deal wooden floor begins to creak over time. Such floors usually lie on the logs which are over a concrete plate, eventually become loose and when walking on them begin to creak. Especially it becomes noticeable and irritates at night when you try to pass quietly about the room and to a corridor, a floor creaks, and you finally awake relatives.
The number of admirers of a laminate grows every day. Installing the laminate doesn't demand special skills as connection of plates happens at the expense of the special lock so you can do it yourself. Before installation it is necessary to clean the floor to avoid the formation of dust. Then put the underlay before starting installing the laminate flooring. It is desirable to stack an underlay perpendicular to the direction of a laminate. It will allow to avoid coincidence of joints at an...
Today the laminate is the most urgent and demanded flooring which can be used almost everywhere in the house or apartment. However, using it in the hall or kitchen it isn't very practical and it is reasonable decision. For such rooms the ceramic tile will be the best option. However laminate in the kitchen can be used in the dining area, and other part of the room can be covered with tile. And here is a question: how to close a joint between a tile...
After the difficult choice of a flooring, you stopped on a laminate. Now you are tormented by a question how to take care of it. First of all we will pay attentionon the structure of a laminate. Upper protective layer is the most important. If we damage it in use, then the laminate will lose the gloss and will become subject to scratches and moisture. It is also necessary to put a rug which will detain hit of sand to your apartment in a...
How do you know whether the finish you're thinking of re-coating is adequately adhered to the wood? If it isn't, you won't get by with just a screening and a recoat. The floor needs to be sanded to the wood first. What if you've just finished a floor, but for some reason have a nagging doubt about whether the finish is going to stay put? Perhaps you're using a new combination of stain and finish. There's a simple way to...
