New Lumber Tax Passed for Bay Area Hardwood Manufacturing Companies.
Hardwood Flooring with Reclaimed Materials
Whether you’re renovating a San Francisco rental or laying down hardwood floors and carpeting in your new Bay Area loft, you’d ideally like to use reclaimed materials not only to prove your “green cred” but also to enhance the aesthetics of your place.
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.
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!
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.
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.
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.
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
Why Bother to Refinish Your Hardwood Floors in Time for the Holidays?
It’s holiday season, and your relatives, friends, new additions, and possibly some surprise guests will, very soon, be heading your way for a yummy home cooked meal, companionship, and gift giving. In the hustle and bustle to “get everything ready” for Thanksgiving and the December holidays, you need to prioritize. Your time is limited, as are your financial resources and your ability to focus.
White Line Syndrome (WLS): A plague on all of our hardwood floors?
Over the past 5 to 10 years or so, the blogosphere has erupted with discussions about WLS, prompting some industry analysts to believe that it’s on the rise.