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Engineered wood is the latest trend doing the rounds of the markets these days. As the wood variety takes preference over solid wood, there is a lot of admiration for its performance in the long run. Since these wood pieces are more flexible than their solid counter parts, they have become an inseparable part of every household. Put them in the basements, or over concrete slabs, or any other place where solid wood can’t go in; the choice is yours. This is the flexibility it gives any home owners these…

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The winter months bring with them cheerful family gatherings and lots of holy blessings. But what the winter season also brings with it is a lot of issues for home owners, who have installed solid oak hardwood flooring in their homes. Right from scratches caused by snow-melting materials to flooring gaps, everything can adversely affect your prized hardwood floorings. Does this mean that you should not install hardwood flooring in your house? Well the answer is no. Let winters not be a cause of worry for you, just because you…

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If you’re getting yourself into the mood for a major refurb, remodelling or new build then make sure you block out your diary from Wednesday 19th to Sunday 23rd October, as it’s the big weekend for all DIY-ers with big dreams!   Grand Designs Live!comes to the NEC in Birmingham for five days guaranteed to excite and inspire you. The packed show will be filled to the brim with experts, including our favourite host Kevin McCloud as well as literally hundreds of exhibitors from every field of home renovation. Here’s…

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It?s that time of the year when you probably want to start looking at refurbishing your interiors and a great place to start to give you room a completely different look and feel is the flooring. The options these days are vast, so let?s start with the current favourite ? solid wood flooring. When it comes to flooring options, wood flooring beats all other flooring options hands down. Right from solid wood to engineered oak flooring or laminated wood, there is definitely something for everyone to choose from. And as…

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When it comes to flooring, it can be a complete minefield with so many options to choose from. Do you go full traditional and authentic with the solid wood option, be more practical with engineered wood or the least stressful option – choose laminated flooring over everything else?  Today we turn our attention to laminate flooring, which also has a number of permutations and options that you need to think about and choose from! Laminate flooring is made out of a dense fiberboard, which encapsulates a designed layer beneath a…

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Choosing Your Wooden Flooring – Solid or Engineered.  Wooden flooring is a truly versatile option when it comes to choosing the right flooring for your homes not only does it add a certain warmth to your home, but is easy to maintain and goes with almost all types of interior decor. For the uninitiated, let’s go right back to basics – there are two types of hardwood flooring – solid oak flooring and engineered oak flooring. Let’s delve deeper into the differences, so that it’s easier for you to understand…

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Wood has always remained the first choice for floor for those who believe in style and elegance. People always opt for wooden flooring to give their home decor a unique look.  Opting for a real wooden is not always affordable and so to cater the taste of the customers; the market has hundreds of wood like material to decorate the floor of your house. But, when you really want wooden flooring, you have two options that are available in the latest scenario:       i.         Solid Hardwood Flooring: The solid hardwood…

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Wooden floors need installation systems and materials finishing profiles and maintenance products to achieve that perfect, elegant appearance. 1) The Various Installation Systems For Wooden Floors ·      Tongue and groove – One side and one end of the plank have a groove, the other side and end have a tongue. ·      "Click" or Woodloc systems: A "click" floor is similar to tongue-and-groove, but instead of fitting directly into the groove, the board must be angled ·      Floor connection system: There are a wide range of connection systems, as most of…

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Over the last decade, Hand Scraped Solid wood or Hardwood flooring is the first choice among the customers who want to have a different look for their house. People with taste love to have the “Old Worn Look” and that is what the scraped solid wood flooring copies or imitates. Years before, it was an expensive process. To have distressed wood flooring, the skilled labourers have to actually scrape the house flooring by hand and then give a coveted worn out look to the house. It was not only a…

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