Moulding Profiles

Moulding accessories are the finishing touch to your flooring remodel. The ones shown here are the most common types of mouldings used in the industry and what they are generally used for. BABY THRESHOLD MOULD QUARTER ROUND REDUCER STAIR NOSE

Acclimation

If you think about a tree, you’ll imagine the roots leading into the trunk, the trunk branching out into branches, and the branches covered in green leaves. Those leaves need a lot of water so the tree pulls the moisture from the ground and sends it up through the trunk to the leaves. That trunk […]

Hardwood Flooring Damage

How do we determine if someone is an experienced, aged craftsman in the hardwood flooring industry? First, we need to begin by asking questions and checking the wood flooring contractors’ credentials. Before we hire or invite anyone into our home, we should know the type of service they provide. Are they painters? Are they home […]

Maryland Hardwood Flooring Experts

How do we determine if someone is an experienced aged, craftsman in the hardwood flooring industry? First, we need to begin by asking questions, and checking the wood flooring contractors’ credentials. Before, we hire or invite anyone into our home we should know the type of service they provide. Are they painters? Are they home […]

Moisture Content Of Wood At Various Temperatures And Relative Humidity Readings

Equilibrium moisture content percentage in the recommended temperature/humidity rangeWood flooring will perform best when the interior environment is controlled to stay within a relative humidity range of 30 to 50 percent and a temperature range of 60 to 80 degrees Fahrenheit. Fortunately, that’s about the same comfort range most humans enjoy. The chart above indicates […]

On-Site Refinishing V. Prefinished Wood Flooring

Well, exactly as it is referenced. On-site refinishing happens when we sand and refinish the existing wood flooring in your home. Most homes in Maryland, Virginia and the Washington DC area, usually have oak floors or pine wood flooring. And these existing wood flooring can last lifetimes. Dating back to 1500, 1600, 1700, 1800, 1900’s […]

Solid Hardwood Floors That Last A Lifetime (Rather Than Engineered Wood Or Bamboo)

Solid wood flooring will last lifetimes. Homes around the world with solid wood flooring date back into BC’s, and the most recent in our state of Maryland, Virginia and Washington DC, dating back to 1500, 1600, 1700, 1800, 1900’s and up-to-date in newer homes. Now, why or whom installs engineered wood flooring or bamboo in […]