by Eddy Laboy | Jun 24, 2015 | Engineered Hardwood Flooring, Kahrs Flooring
Kahrs flooring, one of Europe’s leading manufacturer of wood floors offers engineered hardwood flooring in various selections. Nowadays, engineered hardwood flooring is commonly used globally in wood flooring industry, especially in New York City. How is engineered hardwood flooring manufactured? Engineered hardwood flooring is composed of multiple fine layers of real hardwood adhered collectively on top of a core using cross-grain configuration. The interior core can be made of a hardwood and/or soft plywood that integrate the tongue and groove structure. The upper layer of engineered hardwood flooring can come from various species, exotic or domestic. Engineered hardwood flooring can be installed by gluing it directly on or below grade or floating on a subfloor. It can be basically installed on any grade level. Each plank of engineered hardwood flooring can range in width from three to five inches and up to 48 inches long or more.Engineered wood floors can be manufactured into two ways such as sliced cut veneer and rotary cut. Sliced cut veneer employs sawing the hardwood wear layer like a regular lumber. It is through this method that results to the original look of wood and a better-quality graining. On the other hand, rotary cut peels off the veneer hardwood layer from the timber, resulting in a remarkable wilder graining. How stable is engineered hardwood flooring? What makes engineered hardwood flooring better than solid hardwood flooring is its higher level of stability. The cross-grain structure of the multiple layers results to a better hold of each grain in opposite directions. Moreover, Kahrs engineered hardwood flooring is resistant to expansion and shrinkage, making it an ideal...
by Eddy Laboy | Jun 24, 2015 | DuChateau flooring, Triangulo Flooring
Creating an enduring statement for any interior space has never been easier with the help of wooden floors. Not only do wood floors fill warmth in homes and commercial enterprises, but they also do increase the value of any property due to their impeccable aesthetics and performance that could last a lifetime. If you’re in the lookout for the best wood floors to complete your stunning interior design, then check out these two leading manufacturers of premium quality wooden floors worldwide. We have made a comparison to give you some background of how they could be a worthy addition to your interior project. The decision is for you to make: Duchateau flooring vs. Triangulo flooring. Duchateau Flooring DuChateau flooring manufactures and markets antique replicas of hard-wax oil wooden floors either in solid or engineered planks, made to perfection by their European craftsmen. DuChateau flooring focuses on providing European vintage-looking textured hardwood floors using the latest methods in styling, technology and innovation. Production In line with their mission to provide top-quality, wide-plank wood floors, DuChateau flooring employs natural processes to successfully achieve vintage aesthetics, such as distressing, hard-wax oil finish, hand scraping and hand sculpting, brushing, smoking, and carbonization. Environmental Initiatives Duchateau flooring has the following certifications and membership as part of their environmental preservation campaign: FSC®, CARB certified, Lacey Act compliant, member of U.S. Green Building Council, LEED qualifiers, and a partner of American Forests, a non-profit organization aiming to plant 100 million trees by the year 2020. Triangulo Flooring A Brazilian wood floor manufacturer, Triangulo flooring is one of the forerunners in exotic wood floor manufacturing by employing...
by Eddy Laboy | Jun 23, 2015 | Solid Hardwood Floors
Because of the added appeal and aesthetic value that solid hardwood floors have in a home, more homeowners are choosing hardwood flooring over carpet. Homeowners get to choose from a myriad of types and styles of solid hardwood floors which may be composed of domestic hardwood or exotic wood species imported from other countries. Throughout the years, there has also been an increase in the number of manufacturers for hardwood flooring that adds to homeowners’ consideration, as to which manufacturer to source their materials from. In order to help homeowners in decision-making, here is a side by side comparison of two well-known hardwood flooring manufacturers. This article will focus in discussing whatever advantages and disadvantages each Somerset vs. Mullican solid hardwood floors has. Somerset Solid Hardwood Floors Having more than 20 years experience in the industry, Somerset Solid Hardwood Floors is a manufacturer of hardwood flooring materials that started out offering only solid hardwood coming from the Appalachian region of the USA. Somerset in the beginning offered only a limited selection of red oak, white oak and maple flooring. They eventually expanded by having engineered hardwood floorings that they have manufactured overseas. Many installers categorize Somerset as a middle quality four-out-of-five-star rating hardwood flooring manufacturer, which can be advantageous because you will know that they cannot demand prices that are too high for their solid hardwood floors. Another advantage of choosing Somerset is that they designed their engineered hardwood flooring products to appear similar to the real wood. Also, their engineered products are sawn at longer lengths, which a lot of installers prefer. Longer lengths also appear more appealing...
