Flooring—such as carpeting, tile, or terrazzo—can drastically change the look and feel of a home. Hardwood flooring is a popular choice: it warms up a room, goes with any home décor, is durable, and can be used for any room. There are several types of hardwood flooring to choose from, such as oak, maple, cherry, bamboo, or reclaimed wood flooring. Here’s an overview of the different types of flooring available. [Read more…]
Why Choose Laminate Wood Flooring?
Buying a home is one of the biggest purchases, and investments, one will make in their life. That’s why every step of the process— like choosing flooring—can feel so taxing. You find yourself bombarded with questions and doubts: How much should I spend on flooring? Will this type of flooring still be trendy when I sell the house? Will it still even be intact by the time I’m ready to sell the house?
To make the process easier, we’ve included a list of pros and cons about one common type of flooring: laminate flooring. First off, let’s define what laminate flooring actually is. [Read more…]
Rustic Hardwood Flooring FAQ
When people hear the word “rustic,” they might associate it with old, cheap, and unstylish. But the designation of “rustic” doesn’t mean that it’s low quality; “rustic” is a design element that differs from a traditional, formal hardwood flooring design. Rustic hardwood flooring is meant to recreate the beautiful floors of the past that were crafted by hand. Rustic flooring uses random widths of strip and/or plank wood flooring.
While rustic hardwood flooring obviously goes well with Country, Southwestern, and Cabin-style décor, it can go well with any décor or personal taste. In fact, rustic hardwood flooring accentuates more types of designs than traditional, formal hardwood flooring. [Read more…]
Everything You Need to Know About Laminate Flooring
When considering wood flooring options, laminate wood flooring can be a great low-cost alternative to traditional hardwood. Much more versatile than many hardwood flooring options, laminate can be installed in almost any room of your home.
Many people often characterize laminate wood flooring as a cheap wood flooring alternative, however, there are many reasons to choose this wood flooring option for your home. [Read more…]
Picking the Right Baseboard Trim & Moldings For Your Home
When redoing hardwood floors, baseboard trim is typically an afterthought. However, adding baseboard trim, or replacing outdated baseboard moldings, can be an inexpensive way to change the look and feel of your home. With all of the available materials and styles, how will you know which will work best in your home? Here is an overview of the options, so you can make an informed decision when the time comes. [Read more…]
Green & Environmentally Sustainable Flooring Options
Green and environmentally sustainable wood flooring options used to be costly and limited in availability. However, as customers have become increasingly concerned with their environmental responsibility, sustainable wood flooring options have increased and the associated costs have become more affordable.
The Ultimate Face-Off Between Wood Flooring & Carpet
Wood flooring and carpet flooring each have their own redeeming qualities. However, when the time comes to select the appropriate flooring for your home, it’s important that you’ve conducted proper research so that you can confidently make a decision you’ll be happy with for the foreseeable future.
Today, many homes use a combination of flooring types, ranging from hardwood floors to carpet, tile, linoleum, concrete and other materials. Each type of flooring provides its own inherent benefits, as well as vulnerabilities. Let’s take a look two of the more popular flooring choices, wood and carpet, each of which are available in an outstanding selection of color and texture options to compliment any home.
Methods of Hardwood Flooring Installation
Choosing the right method for wood floor installation can be an uphill battle for many people. If you are considering hardwood flooring for the first time, you should know the commonly used installation methods.
The three major ways to install hardwood flooring are glue-down, floating, and fastening, also known as nail-down. In this post, we’ll take a look at the installation techniques and pros and cons of each of these methods. [Read more…]
Sanding & Refinishing Your Floors 101
Wood floors are a beautiful addition to any home, but even the highest quality wood floors will start to show wear over time. Luckily, in most cases, you don’t have to replace the entire floor in order for it to look new again.
Refinishing wood floors will bring them back to life and save them from the further damage that can occur over time as the finish and stain wear away from high traffic and sun, among other causes.
Questions You Should Ask Before Signing a Hardwood Flooring Installation Contract
When you hire a new Chicago contractor it’s important to conduct the proper research and ask the right questions so that you can feel confident about your choice. While receiving a professional recommendation from a trusted friend or family member always makes the process easier, it’s still important to properly vet your contractor so that there are fewer surprises once the project is underway.
