Tuesday 8 November 2016
OAK
Oak is the most widely used hardwood. There are more than 60 species of oak grown in the U.S., which can be separated into two basic varieties; white and red. The red variety is also known as black oak (a reference to its bark). Oak is a heavy, strong, light colored hardwood. It is ring porous, due to the fact that more and larger conductive vessels are laid down early in the summer, rather than later. Prominent rings and large pores give oak a course texture and prominent grain. Oak also has conspicuous medullary rays which can be seen as "flakes" in quarter sawed oak lumber.
Uses: Oak is the most popular wood used to craft American and English country designs. It is also used for Gothic and William & Mary reproductions, as well as many transitional and contemporary pieces.
Famous oak trees:
Emancipation Oak
Ivenack Oak
Bowthorpe Oak
Minchenden (or Chandos) Oak
Seven Sisters Oak
Major Oak
Friendship Oak
The Crouch Oak
Angel Oak
The Kaiser's Oak
Monday 20 June 2016
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Thursday 5 May 2016
10 Things To Never Do To A Wood Floor
- Do not use abrasives or harsh chemicals to clean your floor
- Do not use hard casters on any furniture directly on your hardwood floor
- Do not use steam mops on your hardwood floor
- Do not pour cleaning product directly on floor
- Do not wait too long between refinish projects
- Do not wear high heel shoes on wood floors
- Do not leave the legs of your furniture unprotected
- Do not drag furniture or heavy appliances over your hardwood floors
- Do not let your dog’s nails remain untrimmed
- Do not allow any stains remain untreated !
Monday 11 April 2016
The Top 10 of Floor Sanding Benefits !
1.light reflecting improvement
2.less dust collecting
3.better foot traffic handling
4.great smooth feeling
5.shiny and sparkling appearance
6.long lasting
7.more welcoming atmosphere
8.better aqustic
9.affecting good on floor functions
10.protection from future harm
Tuesday 1 March 2016
But, at all events, one thing we have in our power — the doing without machine ornament and cast-iron work. All the stamped metals, and artificial stones, and imitation woods and bronzes, over the invention of which we hear daily exultation — all the short, and cheap, and easy ways of doing that whose difficulty is its honour — are just so many new obstacles in our already encumbered road. They will not make one of us happier or wiser — they will extend neither the pride of judgement nor the privilege of enjoyment. They will only make us shallower in our understandings, colder in our hearts, and feebler in our wits. And most justly. For we are not sent into this world to do any thing into which we cannot put our hearts. We have certain work to do for our bread, and that is to be done strenuously; other work to do for our delight, and that is to be done heartily: neither is to be done by halves and shifts, but with a will; and what is not worth this effort is not to be done at all.
John Ruskin, "The Lamp of Life," The Seven Lamps of Architecture, 1849
Tuesday 16 February 2016
5 things to Ask Before Choosing a Hardwood Floor!
1. Where will the wood be going?
2. What is the subfloor made of?
3. What style is your home?
4. How will you stain and finish it?
5. How will you test it?
Thursday 14 January 2016
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