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Hardwood Species Choices

Why Is Walnut Hardwood Flooring So Popular?

Known for its beautifully rich color, walnut hardwood flooring can provide a stunning statement in your home. Keep reading to learn about the pros and cons for this type of flooring, as well as an example of walnut used in a local home.   About Walnut Hardwood Flooring Walnut hardwood flooring comes

Project Spotlight: Basket Weave Hardwood Flooring

Do you want hardwood flooring that makes your guests exclaim, “Wow!” when they enter your home? Choosing a design such as the basket weave pattern can make this a reality. For example, doesn’t the kitchen flooring in the picture above and photos below look amazing? They’re part of a custom design we

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Project Spotlight: Wide Plank European French Oak Hardwood Flooring

Are you interested in hardwood flooring for your home? Do you have a lot of space? Here’s a project spotlight you may be interested in! One of our San Jose clients opted for wide plank European French Oak hardwood floors in a large area of their home that wraps around

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Project Spotlight: White Oak Hardwood Flooring

We’ve discussed the benefits to white oak hardwood flooring before: it’s color makes a space feel uplifting and serene; the grain has a smooth, uniform texture; it’s more durable than other species of oak and it’s more water resistant than other types of hardwood. With all these advantages to this wood species,

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San Jose Project Spotlight: Strand Woven Bamboo Flooring

Have you been thinking about bamboo flooring but curious what it would look like throughout a home? Here’s one of our projects in San Jose you’ll want to check out! San Jose Project Details When this owner purchased her condo, it had laminate and white shag carpeting. Our project was to replace

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Project Spotlight: Hand Distressed Hickory Hardwood Flooring

One reason hardwood flooring is such a fantastic choice is the wide variety of customization options available. For example, a client in Pleasanton really liked the floors our owner, Butch, installed in his own home, but instead of opting for dyed/stained 8” walnut planks, they wanted hickory hardwood flooring. This

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Project Spotlight: Cumaru Hardwood Flooring Installation

Are you considering Cumaru wood for your home? This eco-friendly species is one of the hardest, which makes it durable, insulated and easy to keep clean. Plus, thanks to it being naturally oily, it holds up against stains well. Cumaru Hardwood Flooring Project Details Want an example of Cumaru flooring once it’s

Kitchen Flooring Idea: Bamboo

Are you considering options for your kitchen flooring? Have you thought about bamboo? There are a number of benefits to this eco-friendly material in your kitchen. In fact, we just finished installing bamboo in one of our client’s kitchens (above). Manufactured by Teragren, this strand woven bamboo was installed in planks with