Natural Bamboo Flooring

Natural Bamboo Flooring

Natural bamboo flooring is all about yummy yellows, buttery whites and the lightest ambers. If you prefer a room that’s light and airy, then this floor was made for you. Natural bamboo flooring refers only to the “natural” color. Not that other bamboo floors aren’t natural—because they all are. In fact, all bamboo floors, including natural bamboo flooring, are fantastically eco-friendly. Bamboo is actually a grass, not a tree so it re-grows quickly and just about anywhere, reaching maturity in less than 5 years. Yet bamboo is harder than white oak.
Our natural bamboo flooring has the same creamy good looks as oak but wears even better and last even longer. That’s because all our bamboo is Yanchi. Yanchi stands for superior craftsmanship, higher milling standards and the most beautiful and best-quality natural bamboo flooring anywhere. And, of course, BuildDirect delivers unbeatable prices

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Wood Flooring from BuildDirect

Wood Flooring from BuildDirect

Today, the varieties of wood floors which have long been in use still enjoy justifiable popularity for residences and commercial spaces. This includes traditional solid hardwood wood floors made from oak, cherry, maple, ash and walnut among other species. But technology, innovation and imagination have expanded the choices in wood flooring to an even greater degree.

Even more recently, exotic species such as jatoba (AKA Brazilian Cherry), toona, taun and tigerwood have made a splash in the wood flooring industry, offering even more choices for look and durability. Reclaimed pine floors and cork flooring, with their unique looks and impressive durability have come forth as significantly attractive and environmentally-friendly wood flooring alternatives. Engineered hardwood flooring utilizes real hardwood, but also allows for greater resistance to expansion, moisture and temperature change due to a multi-ply design.

Laminate flooring is becoming more and more popular as a substitute for real wood flooring. We offer a wide range of discount laminate flooring that can mimic virtually any style of hardwood floor. In addition to the traditional patterns of laminate, we now have handscraped laminate floors, narrow plank beveled edge and high gloss laminates that are almost indistinguishable from real hardwood.

For a greener alternative, check out our selection on discount bamboo floors. Bamboo is a resource which can renew itself in only a few years and is as hard or harder than most wood floors, making it an ideal solution for the eco-conscious consumer. Traditional bamboo imparts a tropical feel to a room but for those looking for the look of traditional hardwood with the performance of bamboo, we also offer direct print bamboo flooring. Direct print features a special process which prints a pattern directly on the bamboo which exactly mimics the grain seen in wood flooring.

While we sell discount wood flooring, we will never sell cheap wood flooring. All of our products undergo rigorous quality testing before we offer them to you and they are constantly rechecked for quality to ensure you always get the best products while still paying below wholesale prices

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Cleaning and Maintenance of Hardwood Floors

Cleaning and Maintenance of Hardwood Floors

The beauty of hardwood floor finishes is that, even though there are finish specific guidelines to follow, there are several things to do for cleaning and maintenance that apply to all of them.

Place door mats by doors, requiring everyone who enters the home to either wipe their feet or remove their shoes. Dirt particles carried in on the shoes will scratch the surface of the finish, making the floor appear aged before its time. For high traffic areas, place non-staining rugs on the floor to protect its surface. Don’t forget to place mats around areas where water may be an issue, such as in front of the kitchen sink and dishwasher.

Use furniture protectors under all furniture legs to prevent the floor from getting scratched when furniture moves. This is especially important if there is sectional furniture in the home, known to move frequently.

Sweep the floors regularly, or use a vacuum without a beater bar to clean the dust, dirt, and other debris from the surface of the floor. Doing this daily will minimize the damage to the floor.

Wipe spills clean as they happen to avoid letting any excess moisture seep into the flooring. Do not allow standing water to remain on the floor

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About Hardwood Flooring

About Hardwood Flooring

Throughout history, hardwood flooring has set the standard for beauty, richness, and style in the most elegant homes. No other flooring offers the timeless quality of wood with the undeniable warmth and comfort that says “welcome home”.

Hardwood flooring is almost exclusively manufactured from wood harvested from deciduous tree species, trees that shed their leaves in winter. Woods used in flooring are chosen for how well they wear over time, measured in terms of hardness and dimensional stability, and for color and grain ranging from the palest shade of white oak to the crimson tones of padauk or the rich burgundy black of mahogany.

The huge variety of styles, colors, and species in both solid and engineered woods makes hardwood flooring an option for any décor. While location should be considered when choosing whether to put down a solid or engineered wood, there are so many choices available that you will be able to find a floor that fits your lifestyle, your location and your style.

Care and cleaning of today’s wood flooring is quick and easy. Tedious, back breaking paste wax is a thing of the distant past. The advanced finishes on today’s floors need little more than some sweeping or vacuuming to remove any grit, and damp mopping with a simple solution of white vinegar and water for further cleaning. Occasional use of a professional wood cleaning product made especially for your floor may also be recommended. Check the manufacturer’s instructions for details

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How to Install American Walnut Flooring

 

How to Install American Walnut Flooring

 

Do-it-yourself projects can save you a lot of money and be really rewarding too. Up near the top of that list is certainly successfully installing a hardwood floor – a very tricky job indeed.

A new hardwood floor, such as the stylish American walnut flooring, can totally transform the atmosphere of a room.

A job will be more difficult depending on the condition of the floor and the types of flooring used. The types of flooring you’ll likely be using will be solid wood strips and planks, wood parquet, pre-finished engineered-wood flooring and faux wood floors made of laminates.

Every type has its advantages and disadvantages: solid wood-strip and plank flooring is arguably the most difficult to install, largely because installation requires sanding and finishing.

It is essential that new American walnut flooring should only be installed on a clean, dry, smooth, level, structurally sound flooring base. It’s also vital to allow the flooring material to adjust to the room’s humidity before installation.

To cut the flooring to the size you require use a power saw that has a fence, like a job saw and a table saw.

When fastening your American walnut flooring to the subfloor, you can use one of two methods: face nailing and blind nailing. Both can be completed using finishing nails and a hammer, but it is much faster and easier to use a power nailer for face nailing. If you’re going for blind nailing then you should use a pneumatic flooring nailer.

Getting the first rows of flooring correct is the most important step, so for this choose very straight boards. From there, you should cut one starter board for each row and these should vary in length by at least 6 inches so that the end joints will be staggered by at least 6 inches from row to row.

Once you’ve finished the first row of flooring, you should then start working inwards to the centre of the room. Fit a board for the second row so that its groove locks tightly with the tongue of the first row. You should use a tapping block to protect the tongue and allow the boards to secure tightly against the first row for gluing. From there you can just continue to lay rows of boards as you see fit across the rest of the floor, ensuring that they fit compactly against one another and are securely fitted in place to a tough solvent

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Expected Problems to Face When Removing Hardwood Flooring

Expected Problems to Face When Removing Hardwood Flooring

Hardwood flooring is a beautiful addition to any home; however, sometimes it may become necessary to remove it for various reasons. Perhaps carpet is more up your alley, or bamboo flooring because of the durability. Whatever the reason may be, removing hardwood flooring can be easy if done correctly. However, it should be noted even with the best of intentions, unexpected problems may arise. Making sure to take time to do the job correctly is the key!

One step in removing hardwood flooring is to determine if it is old growth wood or not. Old growth wood is typically, Douglas Fir, Oak and Maple. These types of wood have a higher density and fewer defects than new wood that you will find today. Often the old growth wood comes in lengths of 12 ft. or more, which you won’t find at a local Lowe’s or Home Depot. When choosing to remove old growth wood, make sure you are 100% sure that is what you want to! This type of flooring is coveted by house hunters and enthusiasts alike.

The first step in hardwood floor removal, is of course to pry up the flooring. A good idea is to pry up the first few boards to give yourself room to work. Be sure to be patient and give yourself adequate time to work on this project. One popular method of doing this is to use a circular saw. This tool can make a plunge cut along the length of the board and the result will be a board that is relatively easy to pry out. Having good tools for this project is key to not having a nightmare later.

The next step is a relatively simple one, and it is the act of prying up the boards in a neat and orderly fashion. While using a pry bar, you want to gently lift the boards up and out in the direction of the nail. This is in order to avoid breaking away from the groove. After that you simply want to work your way down the length of the board with the pry bar, little by little, instead of trying to remove it in one fell swoop.

Finally comes the final step of the process, which is a form of clean up. This is where you simply want to pull any remaining nails from the salvaged wood using large locking pliers. After that has been completed you simply want to make sure you have removed all nail stubs and debris. After some simple steps and a little patience you should be able to put down that new flooring in no time!

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Solid Wood Floors

Solid Wood Floors

The elegance of a hardwood floor adds character to any room in a home or work place. The natural characteristics of wood adds a dimension to the room that many try to duplicate but because each floor is of natures own making it is unique and as such never replicated. Solid wood floors are as the description suggests a piece of flooring cut from a single piece of wood and usually has a tongue and groove on all four sides of the board they will be either unfinished allowing you to apply your own finish or pre-finished with a lacquer or oil. Solid wood floors can either be fully glued to the floor or nailed down with a porta-nailer which drives a nail through the groove at an angle into a wooden sub floor or batten. Solid wood floors can be sanded and resealed numerous times over the years, so you can keep the appearance of your floor looking immaculate. Solid wood floors can last up to a hundred years or more
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