There are hosts of flooring options available now and this abundance of flooring choices has made installing hardwood flooring in your home by yourself a much more viable option. DIY hardwood flooring installation is one popular way to cut the substantial cost of owning hardwood flooring. But just because you’re not having hardwood flooring installed by a professional doesn’t mean you need to skimp on quality. There are two main things that a professional installer has that you don’t and they are know-how and tools. You can find out more about the process of how to install your own floors here. Right now I want to talk about the tools. [click to continue...]
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Hardwood Flooring Installation
Flooring made from a wood with a high Janka rating is attractive due to its durability and sometimes exotic colors. A wood’s Janka rating has to do with the wood’s hardness. The harder the wood, the higher the rating. The way they test for a wood’s hardness is by measuring the amount of force that is needed to embed a small steel ball into the wood to half its diameter. So naturally, the more force that has to be applied in order to complete this test the harder the wood species is. This test does a good job of showing you how well flooring will stand up to the wear and tear in your home. [click to continue...]
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There’s nothing quite as beautiful as richly detailed hardwood flooring in a home. It’s no wonder the hardwood craze has taken off so rapidly over the last decade or so – people just love the look, feel, and durability of wood flooring in their homes. Before we discuss the basics of installing hardwood flooring, there is a bit of confusion that should be laid aside.
First things first, it’s important to note the different kinds of hardwood flooring on the market today. Not every floor commonly referred to as a hardwood floor is really a true hardwood floor. In fact, these days, most new “hardwood floors” are anything but the real thing – not that there’s anything wrong with that.
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