by Eddy Laboy | Oct 2, 2015 | DuChateau flooring, Engineered Hardwood Flooring, Hardwood Flooring
DuChateau floors is one of the best floors in residential and commercial buildings because of their durability, stability and beauty. These are antique reproductions of hard wax-oiled wide plank and engineered hardwood floors, which were developed in Holland. These floors are designed to re-create the time-worn yet beautifully elegant true antique floors, which are characterized by their unparalleled character and longevity. But Duchateau floors require proper maintenance measures to preserve their durability, longevity and beauty for generations to come. Keep in mind that the hard wax oil applied on its surface can gradually be stripped away over time so its beauty fades, too. This can be prevented by applying the following regular maintenance measures. Use the right cleaning product You should never ever use alcohol-based cleaning products on DuChateau floors because these will strip away the hard wax oil; alcohol is a drying agent that breaks down the oils and waxes on the floor. You should always use the DuChateau Premium Floor Cleaner & Protectant as it is the only approved floor cleaning product for Duchateau floors. Daily cleaning You must also avoid using a vacuum cleaner with a beater brush as it can damage (i.e., scratch) the DuChateau floors. While the scratches may be unnoticeable at first, over time the scratches will become visible until the beauty of the DuChateau floors is compromised. Instead, you can use a vacuum cleaner with a hardwood floor attachment for daily cleaning of the DuCchateau floors or a manual sweep. Weekly or bi-weekly cleaning Every week or every other week, you can conduct a deeper cleaning of your DuChateau floors. Again, the...
by Eddy Laboy | Aug 24, 2015 | Hardwood Flooring
Hardwood flooring may be the last thing that you will want to fall in love with, figuratively speaking. But when you consider the economic and aesthetic values of hardwood floors in residential and commercial buildings, falling in love with these planks and strips for hardwood becomes possible. Many reasons can be given for the popularity of hardwood flooring products although it must be said that the first reason you will fall in love with them will vary from the others. For example, you were attracted to the beautiful colors and grains of the hardwood floors while your spouse favored the strength, stability and durability of the wood. Whatever the reasons, you will find that hardwood flooring is as easy to love as it is easy to install and maintain for several years, perhaps even a few generations, to come. Here are a few of these reasons to love hardwood flooring. Durability This is the primary reason for living hardwood floors especially as many of the following reasons have durability at its core. Hardwood flooring products are the most durable and stable as well as the strongest natural flooring options available today. This means that the hardwood floors will last for generations because of these qualities. Classic yet modern aesthetics Hardwood flooring can be both classic and modern depending on its grains, textures and colors as well as the manner in which it is installed and highlighted with furniture and furnishings. The appreciation for hardwood flooring in both classic buildings and modern structures is universal, thanks to the ageless quality of the material. Maintains beauty at it ages Unlike other...
by Eddy Laboy | Jun 25, 2015 | Quarter Sawn Flooring
When visiting a home, one thing that always catches attention is the beauty of a quarter sawn flooring. Its beauty and magnificence is obtained through a detailed process of rift and quartered technique. With this process, several creative quarter-sawn flooring design ideas are being produced, specifically suited to every home’s aesthetic needs. Not only these floor designs a beauty, quarter sawn flooring also possesses stability and resistance to warping, a factor which customers are very eager to have in their homes. The following are some great information to understand this process. What to consider in staining quarter sawn flooring? Seeing roughly-finished flooring is not a pretty sight. Staining is one of the methods employed to bring out the art and beauty of your floor: Sanding via orbital sander. This is used to sand quarter sawn floors in order to avoid cross-grain scratches. Your orbital sander should come with a fine-grit sand disk for it to function properly and precisely. Keep in mind to retain the grain appearance prior to choose the type of stains: there are stain types that highlight the beauty of the floors’ grain appearance. Avoid using dark stains, for it obstructs the beauty of the ray flecks in the wood. To highlight the flecks, it is highly suggested to use liquid or penetrating gel stains. Make sure that you use the proper applicator to do this to avoid ruining the quarter sawn wood. Ensure that everything is prim and clean prior stain application: apply stain sealer one at a time as soon as the stain has been dried to ensure accuracy of application. This might sound...
by Eddy Laboy | Jun 23, 2015 | Solid Hardwood Floors
Because of the added appeal and aesthetic value that solid hardwood floors have in a home, more homeowners are choosing hardwood flooring over carpet. Homeowners get to choose from a myriad of types and styles of solid hardwood floors which may be composed of domestic hardwood or exotic wood species imported from other countries. Throughout the years, there has also been an increase in the number of manufacturers for hardwood flooring that adds to homeowners’ consideration, as to which manufacturer to source their materials from. In order to help homeowners in decision-making, here is a side by side comparison of two well-known hardwood flooring manufacturers. This article will focus in discussing whatever advantages and disadvantages each Somerset vs. Mullican solid hardwood floors has. Somerset Solid Hardwood Floors Having more than 20 years experience in the industry, Somerset Solid Hardwood Floors is a manufacturer of hardwood flooring materials that started out offering only solid hardwood coming from the Appalachian region of the USA. Somerset in the beginning offered only a limited selection of red oak, white oak and maple flooring. They eventually expanded by having engineered hardwood floorings that they have manufactured overseas. Many installers categorize Somerset as a middle quality four-out-of-five-star rating hardwood flooring manufacturer, which can be advantageous because you will know that they cannot demand prices that are too high for their solid hardwood floors. Another advantage of choosing Somerset is that they designed their engineered hardwood flooring products to appear similar to the real wood. Also, their engineered products are sawn at longer lengths, which a lot of installers prefer. Longer lengths also appear more appealing...
