Pros & Cons of DIY Hardwood Floor Refinishing
It’s been nearly 15 years since the trend of hardwood flooring took off in Tampa Bay and Sarasota. And, if your home is more than about ten years old, it’s likely time to refinish your hardwood flooring. Because you can rent the tools for DIY hardwood floor refinishing and buy the supplies at your neighborhood […]
Tips for Pet Owners Considering Hardwood Floors
In our last blog we shared how harder wood species, lighter matte finishes, and distressed flooring are good options for pet owners who want hardwood floors (click here). As local flooring installers, we’ve helped many homeowners with pets find the right wood flooring and refinish their existing wood floors. If you’re considering wood floors, we […]
Hardwood Floors with Pets Is Possible
We’ve been asked many times if choosing hardwood floors with pets in the home is a bad idea. Although pet owners do refinish their hardwood more often than non-pet owners in general, that doesn’t mean you should immediately dismiss the possibility of wood floors because you are a pet owner. However, it does mean you […]
Hardwood Flooring Trends
About 15 years ago, builders and remodelers began building homes with hardwood floors in Florida. One hundred years ago it was common, but it fell out of favor with tile and vinyl taking over. However, now that hardwood floors are again a popular choice for homeowners, we want to share some of the current hardwood […]
Consider Hardwood Flooring for the Living Spaces in Your Home
As a Palm Harbor flooring company, we install many types of flooring throughout the area. Homes in Clearwater Beach and other beach communities often ask for tile and luxury vinyl flooring in their living spaces. Homes in Tampa and other areas further inland more often ask for wood floors in their living or great room […]
Wood-Look Commercial Flooring for Retail Businesses – Part 2
There are countless options when you begin to look at the materials, colors and styles of flooring for retail businesses. If, as you look around, wood-look flooring is something you’re considering for your retail establishment, it’s important that you understand the pros and cons of various materials. Once you do, you can make the right […]
Wood-Look Commercial Flooring Options for Retail Businesses – Part 1
When speaking with a retail business, we’re often asked about wood-look commercial flooring. Years ago, your only option for something that looked like wood was real wood or laminate. However, with today’s new products, you have many more including luxury vinyl plank, porcelain tile, and engineered wood in addition to laminate and real hardwood. These […]
When to Call a Hardwood Floor Refinisher
Although wood floors last for decades, sometimes even centuries, the finish doesn’t. Even when you do all the right things like removing shoes, having area rugs, and adding floor protection to your furniture, eventually the top layer, or finishing layer, wears away. And, unlike your walls that can simply be repainted, wood floor refinishing requires […]
Things to Know About Wood Floor Refinishing
Did you move furniture around to accommodate your holiday decorations and realize that your floors are faded? Or did moving the couch lead to scratches in your wood floors? Believe it or not, with everything that families have going on this time of year, we get a lot of calls from homeowners asking all sorts […]
Three Reasons to Refinish Your Wood Floors Now
Before the Holidays! We understand that refinishing wood floors is a big undertaking. It’s time consuming whether you do it yourself or hire a floor refinishing company. Not to mention there are inconveniences associated with any home improvement project. Some homeowners tell us they have a fear of making the wrong decision and not loving […]