The answer for that answer will depend on where you wish to install the floor. Both floorings, solid and laminated, are made with real wood, so they're good for the environment. Solid wood flooring is exactly what it sounds like: a solid piece of wood from beginning to end. The thickness of the solid [...]
The choice of wood species for your flooring is totally a matter of style, budget and personal preference. Currently in the market we have many different species, each one making possible a new possibilities for decoration. In the case of light woods, do you prefer fraxinus or acer? These species usually make the room [...]
All wood floors must be cleaned regularly. To do so, simply swap a broom and a vacuum cleaner to remove the dirt between the floors. Avoid using wet cloths or vaporizers, because water may ruin the wood over a long period of time. Place rugs at all entrances, and avoid using those with rubber [...]
If having just wood flooring isn’t enough for you, you’ll probably love this new skyscraper in Sweden. Designed by Anders Berensson Architects agency, the 40 floors building will be entirely made out of laminated wood – aka CLT --, a material known for its durability. It’s the same wood that’s being used in another [...]
A falling ceiling, opaque walls, and an apathetic linoleum floor. The basement of Dot Stovall and Craig Lee’s centennial house was not attractive at all. So, if they wanted to transform that dark, dirty and dated place into a bright and cozy space, they would have to be really creative. Fortunately, they possessed all [...]
According to the Special Floor Committee, the wooden flooring sales grew by 4% in the Chinese territory, totalizing 396.8 million m² in the last year. In total, sales of natural wood flooring increased by 10%, totalizing 43.9 million m²; the sales of composite wood floors increased by 9%, totalizing 104.5 million m²; and sales [...]
Every step you take has the possibility to create energy – if you’re walking on the right kind of floor. Material science researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have discovered how to build wood flooring material that converts the pressure of your feet on the floor into eletricity. Xudong Wang, an associate professor of [...]
When we choose our dream house, frequently we ask ourselves: which floor do I choose? Laminated or natural wood? Laminated and natural wood floors has a few advantages in common. The variety of designs and the ease of installation are just a few of them. Usually, who chooses the natural wood florring says that the [...]