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eRenovate.com has received a lot of requests from Canadian homeowners for articles on Flooring. We have a good collection currently and are adding more each week. Browse through the articles below or try our Ask eRenovate feature to speed up your search. Or if you have a specific home improvement question, try our Ask the Expert feature at the end of this page and you will get a personalized answer from our expert panel.
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Things to Consider when Choosing Hardwood Floors
Most of us consider hardwood flooring a must-have for today’s homes. As Canadians, we have a strong appreciation for natural materials and the significance of bringing the outdoors inside.....Full Article
Keywords: floors, floor, flooring, hardwood, hardwood floors, hardwood, floorwood floors, wood, wood floor, tongue and groove, cherry, maple, oak, bamboo |
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Sub-floor Provides the Support Beneath your Feet
You've undoubtedly heard your builder and several of your contracting team members mention the term sub floor. But what exactly is a sub floor and why is there talk of changing sub floors from room to room, from flooring transition to flooring transition?....Full Article
Keywords: floor, flooring, floors, subfloor, sub floor, sub-floor, lumber, plywood, wood, base, basement, squeak |
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Tread Carefully when Choosing your Flooring
Early in the construction process, your builder will require an interior finishes list — your first stop in selecting these finishes should be the flooring store. When is comes to selecting your flooring finishes there is more than one question to be answered: You will need to determine the direction that the floor will be laid; if it is a stone, tile or hardwood; and, how one floor finish will join another (called a flooring transition). ....Full Article
Keywords: floor, flooring, floors, floor finish, hardwood, laminate, maple, oak, bamboo, tongue and groove, tile, stone, ceramic, grout, porcelain, slate |
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Concrete-Free In-Floor Heating
Everyone I know likes warm feet when it’s cold outside, and that’s the attraction of radiant in-floor heating. You can’t beat it for even, efficient distribution of warmth in any building, but there’s a problem. Too few homeowners understand that radiant systems can be installed in wood-framed floors, too. You don’t need to pour a brand new, pipe-embedded concrete slab to enjoy warm floors and happy feet.....Full Article
Keywords: flooring, heat, radiant, system, pipes, hydronic, electric, mat, feet |
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Hardwood Flooring Fundamentals
Whether or not the virtue of lasting hardwood beauty becomes a reality depends on getting more than a few installation details right. This is especially true when you’re putting down traditional, finished-on-site hardwood flooring. Here’s a look at the three main installation challenges behind any job, and how to deal with them. ....Full Article
Keywords: hardwood floors, hardwood flooring, hardwood floor installation, sanding hardwood floors, hardwood floor finishes, |
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| Flooring
eRenovate.com has received a lot of requests from Canadian homeowners for articles on Flooring. We have a good collection currently and are adding more each week. Browse through the articles below or try our Ask eRenovate feature to speed up your search. Or if you have a specific home improvement question, try our Ask the Expert feature at the end of this page and you will get a personalized answer from our expert panel.
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| Your search for 'Flooring' produced 12 results |
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Things to Consider when Choosing Hardwood Floors
Most of us consider hardwood flooring a must-have for today’s homes. As Canadians, we have a strong appreciation for natural materials and the significance of bringing the outdoors inside.....Full Article
Keywords: floors, floor, flooring, hardwood, hardwood floors, hardwood, floorwood floors, wood, wood floor, tongue and groove, cherry, maple, oak, bamboo |
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Sub-floor Provides the Support Beneath your Feet
You've undoubtedly heard your builder and several of your contracting team members mention the term sub floor. But what exactly is a sub floor and why is there talk of changing sub floors from room to room, from flooring transition to flooring transition?....Full Article
Keywords: floor, flooring, floors, subfloor, sub floor, sub-floor, lumber, plywood, wood, base, basement, squeak |
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Tread Carefully when Choosing your Flooring
Early in the construction process, your builder will require an interior finishes list — your first stop in selecting these finishes should be the flooring store. When is comes to selecting your flooring finishes there is more than one question to be answered: You will need to determine the direction that the floor will be laid; if it is a stone, tile or hardwood; and, how one floor finish will join another (called a flooring transition). ....Full Article
Keywords: floor, flooring, floors, floor finish, hardwood, laminate, maple, oak, bamboo, tongue and groove, tile, stone, ceramic, grout, porcelain, slate |
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Concrete-Free In-Floor Heating
Everyone I know likes warm feet when it’s cold outside, and that’s the attraction of radiant in-floor heating. You can’t beat it for even, efficient distribution of warmth in any building, but there’s a problem. Too few homeowners understand that radiant systems can be installed in wood-framed floors, too. You don’t need to pour a brand new, pipe-embedded concrete slab to enjoy warm floors and happy feet.....Full Article
Keywords: flooring, heat, radiant, system, pipes, hydronic, electric, mat, feet |
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Hardwood Flooring Fundamentals
Whether or not the virtue of lasting hardwood beauty becomes a reality depends on getting more than a few installation details right. This is especially true when you’re putting down traditional, finished-on-site hardwood flooring. Here’s a look at the three main installation challenges behind any job, and how to deal with them. ....Full Article
Keywords: hardwood floors, hardwood flooring, hardwood floor installation, sanding hardwood floors, hardwood floor finishes, |
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