| ...Want to be bold? This chevron stripe installation of Fifth Avenue oak hardwood flooring gives any space an eye-catching focal point. Case in point: the Newport Cottages space at the High Point Market | The World's Home for Home Furnishings, which was styled by Madcap Cottage. Fifth Avenue comes standard in herringbone planks, making it easier to replicate this chevron installation in your home! #D... |
| ...ion has been developed specifically with the design-conscious consumer in mind.
The Artisan floors have a contemporary look, combined with old-fashioned charm.
The Collection includes ten one-strip floors which are based on the unique characteristics of Oak. Each floor within the Artisan Collection has its own unique style and character, spanning from palest white to almost black in color,... |
| ...to existing floors, opening options to any home. For instance, special inlays cut into finished hardwood floors or wood borders spliced into carpeting can make any floor stand out.
A feature strip accent will catch more attention than if it were part of a standard pattern. Purpleheart wood is a bright, striking purple when freshly cut, darkening into a deeper purple with age. Try installi... |
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damaging or chopping down a single tree. These trees grow primarily in the
south of Portugal, Spain, and North Africa and can live for 150-200 years. The
trees are not cut down but the bark is stripped away. It immediately begins to
grow back and can be peeled again about once every nine years. Cork flooring is
made from a renewable and sustainable resource that does not contribute to
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| ...Engineered wood floors - Engineered hardwood is in fact produced with three to five layers of hardwood. Each layer is stacked in a cross-grain arrangement and glued together under heat and pressure. As a result, and engineered wood floor is less likely to be affected by humidity and can be installed on all floors of the home. The center core is usually a softer wood species and is used to constru... |
| ...d acrylic impregnated throughout the wear layer manufacturers can usually warrant color retention for up to 25 years.
Acrylic impregnated flooring is available in solid parquet and laminated strip and plank. Strip flooring is linear flooring that is usually 2-1/4", 1-1/2" or 3-1/4" wide. It creates a linear effect in a room, often promoting the illusion of a larger space. Plank flooring i... |
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traditionally used to hide the extra space.
Solid wood flooring is completely lumber. It is available in unfinished and
pre-finished. Solid wood flooring is produced in:
Strip - in thicknesses of 5/16" to 3/4" in widths of 1 1/2, 2" and 2 1/4"
Plank - in thicknesses of 1/2" or 3/4" and widths of 3" to 8"
Parquet - geometrical patterns co... |
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traditionally used to hide the extra space.
Solid wood flooring is completely lumber. It is available in unfinished and
pre-finished. Solid wood flooring is produced in:
Strip - in thicknesses of 5/16" to 3/4" in widths of 1 1/2, 2" and 2 1/4"
Plank - in thicknesses of 1/2" or 3/4" and widths of 3" to 8"
Parquet - geometrical patterns co... |
| ...Pre-finished flooring is factory sanded and finished flooring that only needs installation... |
| ...Unfinished flooring is a product that must be job-site sanded and finished after installation... |
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traditionally used to hide the extra space.
Solid wood flooring is completely lumber. It is available in unfinished and
pre-finished. Solid wood flooring is produced in:
Strip - in thicknesses of 5/16" to 3/4" in widths of 1 1/2, 2" and 2 1/4"
Plank - in thicknesses of 1/2" or 3/4" and widths of 3" to 8"
Parquet - geometrical patterns co... |
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traditionally used to hide the extra space.
Solid wood flooring is completely lumber. It is available in unfinished and
pre-finished. Solid wood flooring is produced in:
Strip - in thicknesses of 5/16" to 3/4" in widths of 1 1/2, 2" and 2 1/4"
Plank - in thicknesses of 1/2" or 3/4" and widths of 3" to 8"
Parquet - geometrical patterns co... |
| ...Wood flooring can be enhanced with something as simple as a strip border
around the perimeter of the room or as ornate as a coat of arms in a foyer or a
great room.
Custom designs can give a homeowner a "one-of-a-kind" floor and are a
wonderful way to put a splash of personality and individual character in a home.
Mixed Media - By combining wood with several d... |
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The manufactured bamboo flooring commonly found in North American markets is very highly processed. A Bamboo flooring is typically made by slicing mature bamboo poles or culms into strips. These culms are crosscut to length and then sliced into strips depending on the width desired. The outer skin and nodes are removed. To remove starch and sugars the strips of bamboo are boiled... |
| ...ral materials. It is produced from the bark of mature cork trees indigenous to Spain, Portugal, and other western Mediterranean countries. At approximately nine-year intervals, the bark is cautiously stripped from the trunks and ground into granules that are bonded with resins and molded at high heat and pressures. Manufacturers vary the granule size to produce different patterning.
Most p... |
| ...tons; 49.6% from Portugal, 30.5% from Spain, 5.8% from Morocco, 4.9% from Algeria, 3.5% from Tunisia, 3.1% Italy, and 2.6% from France. Once the trees are about 25 years old the cork is traditionally stripped from the trunks every nine years, with the first two harvests generally producing lower quality cork. The trees live for about 300 years.
The cork industry is generally regarded as en... |
| ...porary-modern to art-deco settings. It also balances a room's dimensions by not making a room look wider or narrower, as do linear wood floors.
Another easy way to add flair is to use feature strips to compliment and enhance the look of parquet. Again, feature strips add a custom look to the floor and an upscale designer style without adding significant expense. Several manufacturers provi... |
| ...Wood strip flooring is a traditional solid wood floor. Tongue and groove strip flooring has been a popular choice for homeowners since the late-19th-century when improvements in millwork technology occurred. Wood strip flooring comes in narrow widths, 2-1/4 inches or narrower, and it has a tongue and groove on both sides and ends. This type of flooring is denoted by the thickness and width of t... |
| ...no preference to the width - just whatever it would make. In the late 19th century and through the 20th century, when improvements in millwork technology occurred, wood floors evolved to the standard strip floor of today. Selecting random width plank flooring for your home will help you create the look of an early American wood floor.
Random width plank flooring is usually available in wid... |
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A number of proprietary features for solid wood floors are available. Many solid woods come with grooves cut into the back of the wood that run the length of each plank, often called 'absorption strips,' that are intended to reduce cupping. Solid wood floors are mostly manufactured .75 inches (19 mm) thick with a tongue-and-groove for installation.
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