Be A Little Cautious Before Waxing Your Hardwood Floors Hardwood flooring installed before the 1970s often required wax applications to ensure floors were well-protected and retained their lustrous appearance. Most modern hardwood flooring has a protective polyurethane or urethane/acrylic
Elegant Floors Has Been Serving The South Bay Since 1996 “With 25 Years Experience, We’ve Learned A Few Things Along The Way”
The old adage, “There’s no substitute for experience,” has never been more applicable than for those companies who are involved in the construction improvement industry. As a hardwood flooring contractor/company for both residential and commercial segments, Elegant Floors has always
The Big Decision: Is It Better To Refinish Hardwood Floors Or Replace Them With New hardwood?
Well this depends on a number of factors including the condition/age of your hardwood, how much you like your current hardwood and what your budget looks like. Generally, it should almost always cost less to refinish your hardwood floors than
Choosing Your Home Entryway Stairs: Hardwood Flooring or Carpet – Part 1
Carpet vs hardwood floors: It’s a popular topic in the flooring industry that’s subject to much debate and opinion. And when the subject is stairs, the debate is no different. There’s not right or wrong. For some it’s a matter
What Rooms Should Not Not Have Hardwood Flooring Installed?
If you are dealing with an honest hardwood flooring contractor and/or a showroom store, they should not be trying trying and steer you into 100 percent wood flooring for your entire house. Forget The Laundry Room Wood floors don’t belong
What’s the Difference Between Red Oak Flooring and White Oak Flooring?
Oak flooring is the most favorite tree strain use for hardwood flooring. And with good reason – oak is easily available, affordable, hardy and stunningly exquisite What some people don’t know is there are two different genus of oak flooring
Repairing Wood Flooring with Termite Damage
If you notice something awry with your wood flooring, there could be a big problems with termites. Termite damage is not always apparent, but there are certain signals in your wood floors you don’t want to ignore. Known as the
Things to Consider When Choosing a Wood Floor
With the variety of woods, colors and finishes available today, choosing wood floor can be mind-boggling. Homeowners evaluating new flooring owe it to themselves to consider the benefits and beauty of wood. Wood floors are comfortable, durable and surprisingly affordable,
Maintaining Your Wood Flooring Starts With Sanding & Refinishing Every 3-5 Years
Over time, when your wood flooring begins to lose it’s sheen, they can be renewed through re-coating. This involves applying a new coat of wood floor finish. How often you’ll have to do this depends on the your household’s lifestyle.
Hardwood Flooring Maintenance Adds Beauty & Value
Hardwood Flooring Home Maintenance Hardwood flooring: Whether it’s brand new or generational, it’s an investment worth protecting. Not only does it add beauty and warmth to every room where it’s installed, but it also adds value to your home. That