by Eddy Laboy | Sep 5, 2016 | Canada, Flooring Company, Hardwood Flooring, Lauzon
For Lauzon, hardwood flooring has been a true passion since 1985. Discover our exceptional floors and find the right product for your décor. Their passion is to reveal the beauty of wood to create exceptional decors. Whatever the room or area you need flooring Lauzon have the style and price you are looking for. Based in the Outaouais region of Quebec, the company now owns and manages a territory of 2M wooden acres. This is all sustainably managed with a 25-year rotation, which leaves the forest in a healthy state allowing for young growth to prosper and old damaged trees to be removed. Made in Canada but with outlets servicing the whole of North America, Lauzon floors are designed and crafted with your home in mind. We understand that your home is not just a house it is an investment in your future. So adding our beautiful, responsibly sourced and toxin free floors, not only gives you peace of mind that it will last for many years, but also that it has been achieved with little or no impact on the environment. In fact these Smart Floors are designed to actually reduce the pollution in your house. At Lauzon we have always been aware of the impact of man on our environment, so we are committed to reliably source all our wood. We have incorporated sustainable and responsible stewardship practices through re-using and recycling. At the same time, we know that the air we breathe is never pure, in fact surveys show that living in more air tight environments as we do, the air in our home is more...
by Eddy Laboy | Aug 12, 2016 | Floor Refinishing
Wood floors in a home can be amazing aesthetically but are often difficult to keep clean and to shine. There are tons of products on the market claiming to make your wood floors look good as new and scratch free, most of them cannot live up to their promises. Rubio Monocoat has been trusted for years to shine, color, and repair your hardwood floors with just a single coat. Rubio Monocoat provides a wax product for flooring that comes in 40 different color options and provides protection for all types of wood floors. The protection afforded by the wax is second to none when it comes to protecting the floors in your home. Rubio Monocoat is environmentally sound, boasting a 0% VOC rating, allowing the product to be safe for the people inside your home, and the environment outside of it. There is a thorough list of instructions on the wax’s package to make preparation, application, and cleanup easy for anyone. When beginning the development process, Rubio Monocoat cleaner should be used before applying the oil. The soap is also used after the process to clean any of your tools. Not only are there 40 different colors to choose from but there is also fumed and smoked oils for certain flooring. Fumed Rubio Monocoat Fumed is a nontoxic vapor fuming product used on oak and ash wood flooring. The product reacts specifically to a number of tannins in your floor, creating a personalized look for each client. When applying the chemical reaction creates a graying of the wood which fits perfectly with a historical, luxurious feel for your oak...
by Eddy Laboy | Aug 3, 2016 | DuChateau flooring
DuChateau is a lifestyle brand that specializes in architectural wood and laminate flooring. The importance of quality and the personalized twist of fashion is intertwined in creating luxurious flooring options for any home or office. DuChateau is extremely sustainability concentrated and provides products that are certified by the Forest Stewardship Council Chain of Custody Standard, as well as, being a member of the U.S. Green Building Council. DuChateau products are top of the line and can be found in some of the most elite businesses including Saks Fifth Avenue, Whole Foods, Trump Properties, Augusta National Golf Course, and much more. This company’s flooring is designed by world renowned Atelier Master Craftsman and flooring designer, Tom Goddijn, directly from the United States headquartered DuChateau offices. Goddijn uses state of the art techniques to extract the natural beauty within the wood instead of covering the wood with lacquers, stains, and paints. DuChateau provides some of the unique, stylish, and sustainable flooring options in the world. Each collection is hand designed and hand picked to present to you on a personal style basis. There are many options to choose from, but delving into your style and use of the flooring is the first step in selecting a design. These are just some of the options that DuChateau provides for its customers. Olde Dutch The Olde Dutch collection focuses on the natural effects of the wood through highlighting the distinct patterns in the flooring. The ultimate effect of this product is a vintage feel with a new world sustainability appeal. The wood is finished in a hard-wax and finished with a VOC-free oil....
by Eddy Laboy | Jul 26, 2016 | Kahrs Flooring
This refined three-layer flooring comes in nine different shades and has been brushed and stained to create the distinctive bevel on all four edges. With a thickness of 5/8” it can be installed on solid surfaces like concrete, particle board or wood. It can be glued down, but it can be installed floating on a level. It can also be sanded twice and comes with a 25-year warranty. Oak Nouveau Black. A 1 strip floor that is brushed black pigmented white oak and has a matte lacquer finish; it is suitable for floor heating, too. If you want a dramatic room, then this black flooring is ideal for you. Oak Nouveau Tawny. Dark and deep tones throughout that create a dramatic touch to any room looking for atmosphere. 1 strip, made from white oak and finished to a matte look. The kind of flooring you install if you’re looking to make a statement. Oak Nouveau Rich. Another 1 strip white oak that has been saturated with rich and warm tones, this floor provides an air of luxury to the ambiance of any room. The colour actually changes and warms over time to provide an outstanding long-lasting floor. Oak Nouveau Greige. The greige is a stained product so the colour won’t change over time, it’s a classic grey look 1 strip floor with microbevel. It’s brushed to enhance the structure and emits a light grey tone. Because of the varying structure in the board there is a combination of grey as darker knots that emit a genuine wood feeling that might not be present in other stained white oak flooring....
by Eddy Laboy | Jul 8, 2016 | Mercier Flooring
When you decide to invest in Mercier Wood Flooring for your home you aren’t just buying a floor, you’re buying a dream. With over 2,000 options to choose from you are sure to be inspired. This is a business that has been producing wood flooring for 35 years, starting in Marcel Mercier’s workshop, and continues to do so at a high standard. They are truly committed to keeping green and the finish is Greenguard Certified and made of 100% soybean oil, which is the healthiest choice. Marcel Mercier started out as a cabinet maker and he used that experience and knowledge to create factory finished wood flooring. An industry leader in factory finished flooring, Mercier has removed the need for customers to have their flooring finished with sanding after installation. It’s quick, safe and easy to lay. Mercier relies on its own dedicated hardwood sawmill to provide all of the raw materials used to make its wood flooring. You will find Mercier flooring comes with a 35 year guarantee for residential use and a 5 year guarantee with commercial use. The Greenguard Certified finish is durable, clear and smooth. Mercier Wood flooring now operates two mills, in Drummondville and Montmagny (Quebec), and do so to keep their carbon footprint as green as possible. They truly maximize their use of raw material and work hard to reduce atmospheric emissions and responsibly source their wood. They also recycle 100% of the wood waste from production: whether it’s shavings, sawdust, chips, bark or flooring planks that are unusable- all of these items are recovered and then reintegrated into the industry. It could...
by Eddy Laboy | Jul 1, 2016 | COREtec LVT flooring
COREtec is an outstanding alternative to those glue down LVT options, and do you know what? It’s a great alternative to solid locking LVT and laminate flooring, too. COREtec’s patented construction features an innovative core structure that is made from recycled wood, bamboo dust, limestone and virgin PVC. That’s just one of the 4 layers! The bottom layer is a cork underlay that comes attached that provides added sound insulation, absorbs the imperfections of your subfloor and aids your flooring in naturally resisting mold and mildew. Their also 100% waterproof so you won’t need to deal with swelling floors. The COREtec Core Structure is topped with a luxury vinyl top layer that is durable and helps to prevent nicks, dents and chips in your flooring. On top of that is the wear layer. The wear layer protects your flooring against excessive wear and makes it easier to clean as well as more resistant to stains. It’s also suitable for commercial use. There are currently five ranges of COREtec: the 5” plank, the 7” wide, XL, Large Tiles and One. There are two ranges coming soon and those are the Design and HD ranges. There are twelve different shades of flooring when it comes to the 7” wide plank, 11 of them are shades of oak, with just one pine: Olympic Pine. The shades of oak are: Hudson Valley, Blackstone, Alabaster, Ivory Coast, Saginaw, Waterfront, Margate, Georgetown, Nantucket, St. Andrew’s and Kingswood. The 5” plank also has 12 shades: Gold Coast Acacia, Deep Smoked Oak, Northwoods Oak, Boardwalk Oak, Rocky Mountain Oak, Carolina Pine, Black Walnut, Clear Lake Oak, Norwegian...
by Eddy Laboy | Oct 15, 2015 | Hardwood Flooring, Mirage Flooring, Solid Hardwood Floors, Triangulo Flooring
Exotic wood flooring products are among the most popular choices for architects, homeowners and property owners because of their durability, beauty and versatility. Of course, interested individuals may initially be deterred by the costs associated with the installation and maintenance of exotic hardwood flooring products. But when a simple cost-and-benefit analysis is done, the benefits outweigh the costs – and so the decision to install imported hardwood flooring is made. Among the popular choices in exotic wood flooring are Brazilian Cherry, Santos Mahogany, and dark Brazilian Walnut, among others. But before you purchase and install these flooring products, here are three things that you must know. #1 Lighter to Darker Tones Exotic wood flooring will naturally become darker and richer in their grains and colors when exposed to light, either of natural sunlight or artificial light or both. Keep in mind that the natural darkening should not be a cause for concern because the durability, stability and strength of the exotic wood flooring will remain unaffected. In many ways, these three qualities are the most important aspects of exotic wood flooring because you want to get the best value for your money – and you can enjoy it the most when your home’s floor lasts for generations to come. If you see exotic wood flooring on display with darker colors than the box of exotic wood flooring delivered to your doorstep, the former must have been exposed to air for at least 3 months. Your new exotic wood flooring will also darken in the coming months. #2 Wide Variations of Colors Due to the innate differences in trees, the...
by Eddy Laboy | Oct 13, 2015 | Engineered Hardwood Flooring, Hardwood Flooring, Solid Hardwood Floors
Engineered hardwood floors are now a common flooring alternative due to its stability and the ability to be sanded down several times like solid wood floors. Manufactured with multiple layers of plywood or a sandwich of softwood and hardwood base with real hardwood on top, engineered hard wood floors is renowned to virtually withstand various levels of humidity without swelling or shrinking, making it an ideal flooring type to be installed on radiant sub-floors. These floors can come prefinished or not, which gives the homeowners or installers a choice for faster, no hustle and bustle installation. Unless your wood floor has been refinished at least twice before, waxing engineered hardwood floors is not the best method to maintain its luster. Take note that waxing old hardwood floors is a big mistake when the floor has polyurethane or urethane finish. For those who still have old hardwood floors with traditional coating, here are steps on how to wax hardwood floors. Solid Paste Wax Get rid of dust and tracked in dirt by sweeping the floor or vacuuming. Using a damped rag, apply a restoring finish on the floor to bring out the color of the hardwood floor and to help restore some of its beauty. Damping the rag prevents it from absorbing much wax. Start applying the restoring finish from a corner, working your way out. Let it sit and dry for an hour to be thoroughly dried. Dip another rag or old shirt in paste wax. Apply the wax evenly in a light layer. Doing so prevents just piling up a chunk of wax on the floor. Focus on...
by Eddy Laboy | Oct 2, 2015 | DuChateau flooring, Engineered Hardwood Flooring, Hardwood Flooring
DuChateau floors is one of the best floors in residential and commercial buildings because of their durability, stability and beauty. These are antique reproductions of hard wax-oiled wide plank and engineered hardwood floors, which were developed in Holland. These floors are designed to re-create the time-worn yet beautifully elegant true antique floors, which are characterized by their unparalleled character and longevity. But Duchateau floors require proper maintenance measures to preserve their durability, longevity and beauty for generations to come. Keep in mind that the hard wax oil applied on its surface can gradually be stripped away over time so its beauty fades, too. This can be prevented by applying the following regular maintenance measures. Use the right cleaning product You should never ever use alcohol-based cleaning products on DuChateau floors because these will strip away the hard wax oil; alcohol is a drying agent that breaks down the oils and waxes on the floor. You should always use the DuChateau Premium Floor Cleaner & Protectant as it is the only approved floor cleaning product for Duchateau floors. Daily cleaning You must also avoid using a vacuum cleaner with a beater brush as it can damage (i.e., scratch) the DuChateau floors. While the scratches may be unnoticeable at first, over time the scratches will become visible until the beauty of the DuChateau floors is compromised. Instead, you can use a vacuum cleaner with a hardwood floor attachment for daily cleaning of the DuCchateau floors or a manual sweep. Weekly or bi-weekly cleaning Every week or every other week, you can conduct a deeper cleaning of your DuChateau floors. Again, the...
by Eddy Laboy | Sep 17, 2015 | Hardwood Flooring, Solid Hardwood Floors
A homeowner who has a wood floor in his home will already know how challenging it is to keep the wood floor properly maintained. He will also know that hiring the services of a professional such as Wood Flooring NJ will be an expensive yet a necessary decision. Fortunately, there are ways to keep your wood floor protected and safe so that you will not have to call flooring services as often as they would like you to. Here are some wood floor protection options to keep your hardwood safe at all times. Kraft paper. Most damages to your wood floors occur when you are doing some furniture moving or repainting your walls. In order to protect your floors from minor damages, spread Kraft paper on your floors before you begin painting your walls. Kraft paper will prevent any paint drip from affecting your wood floors. When moving heavy furniture, you can lift it a little and put Kraft paper between your furniture legs and floor before moving again. Kraft paper will lessen the friction between your furniture and wood floor and will prevent it from scratching the wood floor. Protective film. A more durable way of protecting your wood floor from damage when doing painting jobs or moving furniture in your home is the protective plastic film. This is a self-sticking film that can cover almost all hard surfaces. You can use this film even to protect your tables and cabinets. Since this film is transparent, you can cover your whole wood floor with it for added protection especially on surfaces with the most foot traffic. Neoprene matting....
