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93Can a Steam Mop be Used to Clean Wood Floors?
The benefits and draw backs to cleaning wood floors with a steam mop. What to look for in a steam mop for wood floors and how to use it.
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77Renovating floors - how to create an old oak wood-grain effect on damaged or painted floorboards
It is well know that damaged floorboards and those that are already painted are difficult to renovate. So what to do with these troublesome floors? One idea is to paint them to look like an aged and mellowed oak floor. Perhaps you are wondering...
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75What is a hand scraped wood floor?
What is a hand scraped wood floor? Hand scraped wood floors are nothing new. In fact, American wood flooring craftsmen in the mid 1800's used a scraping tool to level out uneveness between planks...
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80"Green" Products For Wood Floors
A LOOK AT WOOD FLOOR FINISHES: Water-Based Polyurethane isn't about going green, it's about saving green. If you're about to invest in solid wood floors for your home, its worth your time to hear about...
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77How to Fix Hardwood Floor Scratches
... but the more lived in it is - the easier it is for it to get scratched! I move around a lot and most of the places we live tend to have hardwood floors. The first floor I had was finished with...
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74Wood Floor Maintenance Tips From A Pro
This guide is brought to you courtesy of HSW Floors, hardwood flooring contractor in Dallas, TX. ONE: Sweep up the grit. But whatever you do, don't use your carpet vacuum cleaner. The hard wheels will scuff and possibly leave scratches in the...
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73Engineered Hardwood Flooring In Basement
Can you put engineered hardwood in basements? Absolutely, and they are a much smarter choice than solid hardwoods and more durable than laminate flooring.
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72Home Improvements - Hardwood Flooring Decorative Designs and Borders
Wood flooring is a great investment that will last you literally decades. A wood floor can offer more design detail than what you have seen in the past. Journey with us as we review many different choices to get your creative juices flowing. From traditional to modern, to simple designs to designs created and crafted by artisans. Combining different exotic woods for a border is my personal favorite. Give me a dark deep cherry and a beautiful maple and I am swooning over the design.
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87Restoring and Maintaining Antique Heart Pine Floors
Heart pine is the wood from old growth trees. Most of it was long leaf pine. Old growth trees are estimated to have been 300 years old in the late 1800's/early 1900's. They are defined as "first generation" lumber
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77Home Remodeling Improvement Wood Ceilings
From elegant to rustic, from simplistic to sublime, from drop ceiling to tongue and groove to even bamboo! Over 25 options for you to peruse. Read thorough and enjoy the visual delight! People love wood floors - for me, I yearn for a wood ceiling. A wood ceiling to me feels as if the home is reaching out to hug me. A wood ceiling is more than just a warm glow, it also offers insulation and sound absorption. Even if you have planned or already have plenty of insulation in your ceiling, consider a
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