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If you are buying your hardwood flooring from a store, you’ll likely find it available in cartons. A carton will over different amounts of space depending on the seller but usually a carton is about 25 square feet. However, when you buy your wood secondhand or as...

Basket weave hardwood flooring is a simple and beautiful way to add complexity and dimension to your hardwood floor. As the name indicates, a basket weave floor is one in which the wood looks to be woven like a basket. In a wicker basket, the individual strands run...

Buying hardwood flooring can be confusing. There are planks of different lengths and widths. There are different species, stains, and finishes. There are so many options. However, there’s one option that you might see less often: thickness. Sellers might mention the...

Hardwood floors are very resilient if you take care of them. They don’t require much upkeep or very involved maintenance. However, there are things that can happen. One danger is cupping. Cupping occurs when there is moisture present. It’s a distinct danger if you...

In general, there are two basic kinds of wood stain; there are pigmented stains and reactive stains. Reactive stains are also called active stains or chemical stains. Instead of having pigment that soaks into the wood and colors it, reactive stains have chemicals that...

Hardwood flooring is usually thought of as purely an indoors adventure. Decks and patios are made with wooden floors but that wood is often a treated softwood. In fact, hardwood is often thought to be so finicky that you don’t even want to use it in high moisture...

For the longest time, hardwood floors basically came in one texture. You could get a perfectly smooth hardwood floor that had been sanded too perfection. It was then stained and sealed with layers of glossy polyurethane until it looked almost wet. That was the...

Many 21st century hardwood flooring trends are about unnatural colors such as blue. At first glance, the red hardwood trend seems like it might be the same thing. However, the red hardwood flooring trend is more about natural colors. There are naturally red hardwoods...

By far the most popular type of hardwood flooring is a rich, deep natural color enhanced by a glossy finish. The almost wet-looking finish on a hardwood floor is very distinct and very attractive. However, it’s being challenged in some places by a new trend; the new...

A cleaned and polished hardwood floor is identifiable by its glossy finish. Some hardwood floors look almost wet when they’re cleaned and buffed. They’re known for this look, and people spend a lot of money to achieve it. So, why are matte finish hardwood floors all...