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Care of Wood Floors
23/03/10 09:37
Proper
use of vacuuming, sweeping, and damp mopping is
usually all that is required to maintain the
cleanliness and appearance of a wood floor. Oil
soaps should not be used to clean the floors. The
best suggestion is to use the manufacturers
recommended cleaning products. Like tile floors,
excessive grit and foot traffic will affect
appearance. Unlike carpet or rugs, a properly
finished wood floor, like tile, does not
accumulate hidden soil or odorous
compounds.
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Solid Wood Manufacturing
23/03/10 09:34
Solid wood can be
cut in three styles: flat-sawn, quarter-sawn, and
rift-sawn. However, because only one side of the
wood is visible on flooring, "quarter-sawn" and
"rift-sawn" will have the same appearance.
Many solid woods come with "absorption strips" - grooves cut into the back of the wood that run the length of each plank. They are used to reduce cupping.
Solid wood floors are mostly manufactured with a tongue-and-groove for installation.
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Many solid woods come with "absorption strips" - grooves cut into the back of the wood that run the length of each plank. They are used to reduce cupping.
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Engineered wood flooring seattle
23/03/10 09:33
Engineered wood
flooring is composed of two or more layers of
wood in the form of a plank. The top layer
(lamella) is the wood that is visible when the
flooring is installed, and is adhered to the core
(or substrate) which provides the stability.
Laminate, vinyl and veneer floors are often confused with engineered wood floors - laminate uses an image of wood on its surface, vinyl is plastic formed to look like wood, and veneer uses a thin layer of wood with a core that could be one of a number of different composite wood products (most commonly, high density fibreboard).
Engineered wood is the most common type of wood flooring used globally. North America is the only continent that has a larger solid wood market than engineered, although engineered wood is quickly catching up in market share.
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Laminate, vinyl and veneer floors are often confused with engineered wood floors - laminate uses an image of wood on its surface, vinyl is plastic formed to look like wood, and veneer uses a thin layer of wood with a core that could be one of a number of different composite wood products (most commonly, high density fibreboard).
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Comparison of Solid Wood and Engineered Wood
23/03/10 09:31
It is very
difficult to compare a solid wood floor to
engineered wood floors, as there is a wide range
of engineered wood floor qualities. There are
several limitations on solid hardwood that give
it a more limited scope of use: solid wood should
not be installed directly over concrete, should
not be installed below grade (basements) and it
should not be used with radiant floor heating.
Solid hardwood is also typically limited in plank
width and is more prone to gapping and cupping
with increased plank size. Solid wood products,
on average, have a thicker sandable area (the
wood that is above the tongue), and can be
installed using nails. Lastly, solid wood tends
to be less expensive than engineered wood, but
this, as with the sandable area, depends on the
quality of the engineered wood (most inexpensive
engineered wood products are 'veneer' wood
floors, and not 'engineered').
Engineered wood flooring has several benefits over solid wood, beyond dimensional stability and universal use. Patented installation systems (such as "click" or "G6") allows for faster installation, and easy replacement of boards. Engineered wood can use 'floating' installations, further increasing ease of repair and reducing installation times.
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Engineered wood flooring has several benefits over solid wood, beyond dimensional stability and universal use. Patented installation systems (such as "click" or "G6") allows for faster installation, and easy replacement of boards. Engineered wood can use 'floating' installations, further increasing ease of repair and reducing installation times.
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