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Choosing Engineered Wood Flooring
What is engineered wooden flooring? Engineered flooring consists of a top layer of solid wood — the veneer. This ranges in thickness depending on the quality of the flooring, but is typically between 3-7mm, although thicknesses of up to 15mm are available. Underneath the veneer are several more layers of thin wood, all glued together to form a plywood-like sandwich base. These layers run at 90° to one another for stability, making them less prone to movement, caused by humidity, than solid boards. ABOVE: North Yorkshire Timber’s...
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When considering a wood based floor covering you may require an underlay. Let’s look at the different types and explain a little about each.. The only situations that underlays are needed is when a floating floor is being installed. A floating floor means that the floor covering isn’t permanently fixed down to the ground underneath it. Underlays are generally not recommended or needed for solid wood floors. All laminate and a lot of engineered floors are what’s known as ‘floating floors’. Some engineered wood flooring can be...
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Oak is a durable, attractive flooring option – but which type of oak should you go for, solid or engineered? Oak is one of the most popular types ofwood species that is used as wood for flooring. When homeowners are researchingprices and availability they suddenly discover that oakflooring includes two options and the decision to prefer one to the otheris sometimes confusing as there are more similarities to dissimilarities. There are two types of floors that areconsidered ‘oak flooring’. The firstis a type of floor called solid oak...
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Many homes have wonderful floors hidden under carpets, waiting to be discovered and revived! Your ideal floor maybe closer than you think.Most of the floor restoration projects we work on are solid wood floors that have been covered for years by carpet or linoleum.These once fashionable floor coverings are now outdated and are removed to allow for the often beautiful wooden floors beneath to be restored, giving a stylish and modern wood floor finish. Try lifting the corner of your carpet and if you find a solid wood floor beneath then perhaps...
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Solid wood flooring comes in a huge variety of woods, widths, thickness and colour to suit almost any requirement from modern to traditional homes. They are easy to maintain and are far more hygienic than fitted carpets. With the proper care and attention, your solid wood floor will last a lifetime and like a good wine, improve with age. Wooden floors these days are extremely fashionable adding tremendous value to any home. Estate agents state that “homes with wooden floors sell twice as easily as those without”. Solid wood flooring is...
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Engineered Flooring when fitted looks very similar to a solid wood floor yet its composition is quite different. Engineered flooring is made of several layers of cross plywood, with an upper veneer layer of genuine solid wood. This veneer layer varies between 2mm and 8mm depending on the price and quality that you purchase. Incidentally Laminate flooring is not a genuine solid wood veneer it is a picture of wood bonded to a backing board. The cross ply structure of Engineered Wood Flooring gives strength and stability which has many...
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Parquet flooring is a beautiful decorative form of flooring made from blocks of woods woven into a mosaic of geometric patterns. These patterns that make up parquet can range from simple geometric shapes, like squares through to highly intricate and decorative designs.Some names given to these patterns are checkerboard, herring bone, double herring bone and basket weave. Parquet is available as single solid wood blocks or in a mosaic-panel. The single parquet blocks are available in a variety of sizes, woods and grades. These loose blocks are...
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Many wooden floors have been lost to the ravages of time and the vagaries of fashion. Changing trends have seen beautiful timber floors buried beneath layers of treatments and finishes. Floors have been crudely carved up to make way for modern services, while expenditure on maintenance and repair has been governed by the rise and fall of personal fortunes. By the time a 200-year-old oak floor has been stained by the Victorians, neglected by a property owner who has fallen on hard times, chopped up by a plumber and coated in years of dust...
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Wood Floor INSTALLATION | Types of Hardwood Flooring | Wood floor Fitting Recommendations | Installation Methods If you're remodelling a home, chances are you want wood flooring in at least one of your rooms. Wood flooring has a timeless look, and it gives a house a warm feel. But there's almost too much information out there about wood flooring, making it hard to know what's what. Here are the basics of wood flooring. If you want wood floors, you've got 3 main choices: 1.) Solid hardwood planks, 2.) Engineered wood floor boards, and...
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As part of your property's renovation or restoration work you may decide to fit new flooring. In this guide by period property we will cover the most important aspects to consider when deciding on wood flooring for your period home as wood is one of the more common flooring choices. Choosing the right wood flooring will have an impact on the durability of the floor and on the interior design look of the complete project, which is especially important in restoration work. 1. The traditional wood flooring also known, as 'real wood flooring'...
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