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Flooring Style Idea: French Bleed Hardwood Floors

Are you trying to find the perfect hardwood floor finishing option for your home? Here’s a finishing style you may want to consider: French Bleed. With a high-end look, French Bleed hardwood floors provide an elegant visual effect that is perfect for a wide variety of design themes, from modern

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Spring Cleaning! Floor Care Tips

Are you ready for spring cleaning? Is cleaning hardwood floors on your list? A big part of floor care is making sure you spruce them up regularly – even more than once a year. Have you been remiss in the past? Now is the perfect time to start! Follow the guide

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March Madness: Creating Gym Floors for the Final Four

Are you ready for March Madness? Regardless of which teams you want to see in the Final Four, there is one thing that will definitely make it there: beautiful, hand-crafted hardwood flooring. In fact, gym floors are a vital part of basketball that are often overlooked. Want to browse through different

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The Janka Scale & Hardwood Finish

About the Janka Scale When it comes to measuring hardwood floor durability, the Janka scale is the industry standard. As we explained in a previous post, “The Janka test measures hardness of wood flooring by measuring the resistance of driving half of a .444 inch steel ball into various types of wood.

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Cumaru Flooring Basics

Do you want hardwood floors that are golden to amber in color and eco-friendly? Cumaru flooring, also known as Brazilian teak or Brazilian chestnut, might be the species for you! Rising in popularity, cumaru is a very tight grain, making it a great option for more formal areas of your home,

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Unfinished Hardwood Flooring Advantages

Do you want options in your wood floors? Unfinished hardwood flooring is a fantastic choice to consider. In addition to an extremely wide variety of colors, stains, finishes and styles, there are a lot of advantages to this type of hardwood flooring: Unfinished hardwood flooring lets you use a custom finish unique

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The History of Hardwood Floors

Hardwood flooring hasn’t been around forever. When did it make its debut, and how did it rise to popularity? Here’s a bit of fascinating history about wood floors. Hardwood Floors Debut Hardwood flooring didn’t make its debut until the 1600s. Before that, many homes simply had dirt that was smoothed over as

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Going Exotic? Consider Brazilian Cherry

Are you exploring exotic hardwood options for your home? Don’t miss Brazilian Cherry, a favorite species due to its strength, durability and style. As exotic hardwood floors become more and more popular, homeowners are given a wider variety of styles, strengths and shades to choose from. Most exotic hardwood flooring is known