How to Repair Cracks and Holes in Floors
May 2, 2012 | 
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Cracks and holes in floors – be they blights on your San Francisco Bay mansion or newly remodeled Bay Area apartment building – can be hugely annoying, costly to fix, and time consuming to repair…especially if you defer the repair job. Read the rest of this entry »
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How to Choose Solid Wood Flooring
Choosing Bay Area hardwood flooring for your office suite, home, condo or apartment can be a far more diverse challenge than most people realize at first. Whether you are a landlord who is trying to gut and rebuild some units or a homeowner who has got the “spring remodeling” bug, this article will provide you insights about how to choose the best wooden flooring. Read the rest of this entry »
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Emergency First Aid for Squeaky Floors
Whether you just finished a kitchen remodeling job that’s gone great except for a squeaky board right under the table; or you're fixing up an old building and the floorboards are squeaking everywhere, this article provides action packed advice to help you identify the sources of squeak and remedy them ASAP. Read the rest of this entry »
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Will Your Hardwood Floors “Last a Lifetime”?
Whether you just bought a beautiful Bay Area loft with classic hardwood flooring, or you're doing a major remodeling job -- ripping out carpeting and laying in new hardwood flooring -- you want to enjoy longevity, ease of use, and minimal maintenance costs. Read the rest of this entry »
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Is Wood Really that Much Better than Tile or Carpet?
Carpet fibers tend to collect dust, dander, particulate matter, and even volatile organic compounds (VOCs). Hardwood floors, on the other hand, are more impervious to these pollutants. So even if you don’t have young children and pets romping around, tracking in dirt and grime, hardwood is a great option simply because it’s so easy to keep clean and tidy. Read the rest of this entry »
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President Obama’s New “Working Forest” Program Grants $52.2 Million for 2012
President Obama’s America’s Great Outdoors Initiative has won praise from conservationists and industry groups alike. This balanced program is designed to protect American jobs and conserve the country’s most gorgeous landscapes for future generations. And the Forest Legacy Program in 2012 has granted over $52 million in “working forest" projects! Read the rest of this entry »
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Polyurethane versus Waterborne Hardwood Flooring Finishes: Which to Choose?
Whether you are about to embark on a major remodeling or reconstruction project on your Bay Area home, or you are planning a simple refinishing job in preparation to sell your unit or home, you have choices galore to make. Read the rest of this entry »
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How “Dust-Free” is Dust-Free Refinishing, Anyway?
We searched long and hard to find the most powerful, cutting-edge dust containment system, and we're convinced that the "Atomic Trailer” system is best of breed. This extraction system succeeds at eliminating 99% of dust created during the sanding process. Read the rest of this entry »
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2012 Floor Design Trends: Asian Invasion? Zen Spa? Something Else Entirely?
2012 is knocking at our door, and home and condo designers throughout the Bay Area are searching for the next best trends in flooring.
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Trends in Hardwood Flooring for 2012: Exciting (and Surprising!) Innovations…
Let’s face facts: You are a hardwood floor aficionado.
You can abide by carpets in certain situations – under very carefully controlled circumstances. But you prefer the beautiful, clean, hardwood floor look. Whether you are remodeling your East Bay condominium, gutting and restoring a beautiful old San Francisco area mansion, or simply looking for fun and cool tips to make your floors “pet, child and teenager proof,” here are some 2012 flooring trends: Read the rest of this entry »
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