Transition Pieces and More

Transition Pieces and More!

So you're ready to tackle it. You're ready to grab your nail gun and table saw and finally get that dining room floor refloored with the beautifulhardwood flooring that has been sitting in a pile in the hallway.

Installing a hardwood floor can be a little intimidating for do-it-yourselfers, but it can be done. The biggest key to a successful installation (and continued sanity) are the right tools! You, of course, need your big dogs: nail gun (unless you're doing a floating floor) and various saws, but there are several other tools you might want to have in your arsenal before you kick off the project.

You can mentally separate the job into two parts, the prep and the install. Though the install, the finished floor, is the goal and the "fun part," the prep work has everything to do with the final look of your floor—good or bad.

• You'll want to remove any unstable or damaged subflooring and trim some door jambs, so you might want to have a Skillsaw and a jamb saw or toe kick saw to get your base the right shape and size. Even a Japanese pullsaw can do the trick.
• You also want to make sure the moisture content of your materials and your subfloor are compatible, so moisture meters for concrete or wood, depending on your particular subfloor, are a necessity as well.
• If your subflooring has ceramic tile or thinset that needs removed, a concrete demo hammer could prove useful.
• And any high spots or accumulation of adhesives or material from previous flooring all has to be removed as well, so consider using a concrete grinder and a floor buffer or floor scrapers.
• You also might have an surface that isn't level, which is must be for a hardwood installation. If so, you'll need concrete floor leveling compounds and a leveling trowel.
• The last step before the boards, depending on your subfloor, is underlayment, plastic sheeting or rosin paper. And you'll want a staple gun to tack it down.

Once you have your subfloor in shape, you're ready for the lay down. Depending on your method, floating, glue down, or nail down, you'll need some different tools.

• Floating, of course is the easiest, and all you need is a table saw and/or a miter saw to put the planks together in the correct position and finish out rows that don't fit full-size boards.
• If you are gluing, in addition to saws, you'll need your adhesive and a trowel.
• If you're nailing or stapling, you definitely want a nail gun or staple gun that has the kick of compressed air behind it, and if you don't have one, you can rent an air compressor for your day of installation.
• And the most important tool of all—knee pads (We're not kidding!)

Best of luck on your project—just utilize the best tools, and you'll be enjoying your new floor in no time!

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2. Focus on Flooring!

Good, well maintained flooring can set a positive tone for the entire intirior of your home.

“Like paint, flooring can help creat an impression of spaciousness and airiness,” Nickell says. Weather it’s floating laminate flor, tile, or a natural “green” alternative, lighter tone flooring can make formerly drab areas appear modern and streamlined,”

Laminate Flooring

The world of wood floors has been turned upside down by the recent innovations in laminate flooring. Laminate floors now have the padding already included, they have beautiful images of wood. The are interlocking at the seams so that once they are installed they become one solid piece, and one unified beautiful floor. They are as resistant to scratches as a true solid hardwood floor, and they are much cheaper. Not only that, the plank selection is very exact and never twists like hardwood does once it is milled. So save some trees, and try a laminate floor.

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Hardwood Floors?

Some hardwood floors will change color (patine) over time through exposure to sunlight. The most extreme changes is color will occur in the exotic hart woods, such as Brazilian cherry, Brazilian Koa, and Brazilian Walnut. However, even maple, and ash will pick up some color when totally exposed to the sunlight. So, please keep this in mind when you are purchasing your flooring. So when you get your new floor and place furniture, and rugs, keep in mind that when you go to move these objects the flooring below will be much lighter in color than the wood that is sitting in the direct sunlight.

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Are you going to put flooring down in your new home? Are you in the middle of a remodel? Did you take advantage of government tax breaks and purchase a house to flip? Let us help you to add value to that home. A solid food floor raises the resale value of your home more so than any other type of floor covering.  Not only that, wood floors can last forever! Exotic wood floors can be up to 185% harder than an Oak floor, did you know that? Are you looking for something environmentally friendly? Well, a bamboo floor can be harvested in 4 to 8 years! That means no forest need to cut down, yes that’s renewable flooring, and it’s very inexpensive. Not to mention the fact that it makes for beautiful flooring.  Do you have a concrete slab, and need to utilize a glue down application? Well you can get engineered flooring made with real wood veneer top. This product is amazing; it uses less wood for the flooring, while still providing the natural beauty, and desirability of a true hardwood floor. Is laminate flooring a good choice? Well, more and more people are turning to laminate flooring as lumber prices continue to grow, and focus on the environment becomes more and more relevant. Laminate floors don’t require special logging, and don’t use real wood. Laminate floors can’t be resurfaced, but a good flooring installer can come in and replace the damaged isolated boards. Furthermore, laminate floors can be up to 3 dollars a square foot cheaper than a true solid hardwood floor, or even certain engineered wood floors. This means you can get more bang for your buck. Why else? To be totally honest, laminate floors are great do it yourself projects. Snap together seams and pre attached padding, makes this a super easy application. And finally, the look of laminate floors has improved dramatically over the last 20 years, you can now have a computer generated image of wood, beautifully designed on each board, tricking even the trained eye into believing its looking at a real hardwood floor. Laminate floors = today’s economic 

Wood Floors

Wood floors are a valuable addition to any home or office. They have proven to be healthier than carpet, and have a much longer expected life than any other floor covering option. Additionally laminate floors have also come onto the market strong as a positive alternative to true hard wood floors.  Today many laminated floors are so good that they are almost indecipherable from a real ¾ solid plank. Not to mention the fact that a good laminated floor is far more inexpensive that real wood.

Despite pricing, and improvements in laminate technology, hard wood floors still remain the most desirable floor covering. The natural beauty and color, as well as the god given individuality of every piece, assures that it will remain the best option for flooring in any setting.