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Flooring Contractor Guide
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KNOW ABOUT WOODEN FLOORING
Engineered flooring, wood flooring, bamboo flooring
Wooden flooring gives a rich look to the house. Laying wooden planks and
polishing is a tradition in cold countries. It is not suitable for hot countries
since the floor gets dirty and needs to be cleaned with water. Putting water
often on the wooden floor will spoil the wood and de coloring occurs
? Hard wood like maple, wild cherry, beech etc are hard wood. They may be
costly but are durable and don’t get spoiled easily if used with special
care.
? Soft wood like pine, fir, etc are soft in texture so have to be handled
with extra care otherwise they get damaged and need to be replaced.
? Wood is cut into even shaped planks and laid on the floor by pasting with
special glue or using nails. Then finishing touch is given by polishing.
The appearance of the wood is determined by the grade of the wood. The color
of different wood varies. Some have some designs in them which give a good
appearance to it. The grains flow in rings, the more grains they have the
most expensive they are.
? Engineered wood are artificially made wood. Thin layers of wood are pasted
together to different thickness. This wood looks good and can be used for
partition. If it soaks in water for some time it bloats and breaks.
? The board width varies according to the thickness of the tree we use.
If thick wood is used we get thick planks of wood. It is difficult to get
good thick wood. The thick wood is dearer than the thin wood
? The color of the wood also varies from wood to wood. Some other types
of wood is the High density wood. Wood pulp is pressed hard to make wooden
planks. This wood is also very soft and spoils if soaked in water. The choice
of wood is ours. Since it is a life time investment it is better to go for
a costly variety rather than cheap ones.
? Polishing the wooden planks frequently will help to keep the wood in good
condition. Polish is one way of preventing pests from spoiling the wood.
Pest protection medicine can be injected into the flooring to prevent them
from spoiling the floor.
? Wooden floor needs to be maintained properly to get durability and if
proper wood is not used it will get chipped and damaged even if a small
article falls on it. Be cautious and don’t drop anything or drop water on
the floor.
? Prevention from sunlight is also important since it weakens the color
and it becomes pale. They have special coloring which can be mixed with
varnish before polishing. Shop around and buy wood according to your budget.
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