Unique Designs For Your Hardwood Floor
Written by Terry on July 30, 2008 – 4:03 pm -Unique Designs For Your Hardwood Floor The fact that hardwood comes from organic material means that no two planks of wood are ever going to be exactly alike. If you go for factory manufactured and prefinished wood, you might be able to see uniformity in the designs, especially with deliberatel distressed hardwoods, but, the bottomline is, when you use hardwood material for your floor, you are sure that what you are stepping and walking on is one of a kind. This leads us to the question: what is it about hardwood floors that never go out of style no matter how the times and interior design principles change? Hardwood floors offer a kind of natural sturdiness and reliability that cannot be found in most home building materials. Sure, concrete... more
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How Much Do Hardwood Floors Cost?
Written by Terry on July 16, 2008 – 8:26 pm -How Much Do Hardwood Floors Cost? Hardwood floors are sold everywhere, but little do we know that it takes a lot of effort and time to prepare each plank until it is fit for building use. Trees are an exhaustible resource. This means they are not simply manufactured out of factories and have to be grown for a considerable period before they can be used. Oak hardwood, for instance, can take as long as a hundred years to mature. Is, therefore, because of this that hardwood is comparatively expensive. Standard hardwood floors cost around $4 per square foot and that's still the unfinished version. Prefinished hardwood floors cost a little bit more, usually at around $5 per square foot. When buying unfinished hardwood flooring, however, don't think... more
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All About Bamboo Floors
Written by Terry on July 2, 2008 – 8:16 pm -All About Bamboo Floors Bamboo is a type of grass. Being so, you might think that it is as soft and brittle as the typical grass species we know and can no way be used as building material. However, bamboo has proven itself very resilient and flexible, making it the material of choice for many structure builders. The cost of bamboo flooring averages at between $2 and $4 for every square foot, which is just about the same price as oak. This is a fair price considering the many benefits it offers. Installing bamboo flooring does not require any special and specific technique. In fact, there are several ways you can lay them on: You can float them, nail them down, or glue them on. Bamboo is also easier to get than oak because it only takes around... more
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