1) Red Oak is not the only choice
If you want your home to look like everyone else’s, this is a great choice. If you want your home to be unique try hickory, cherry, walnut, white oak, maple or many others. Go to flooring retailers or search the Internet and see what is available. If you […]

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How to be a smart carpet shopper!
Common Carpet Styles
For most applications the carpet style you select is a matter of preference. You can also buy varying qualities of all styles available. First, select the style of carpet you like best and then consider what quality you should buy. Rather than post pictures of carpets for […]

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Lumber Liquidators is the largest direct retailer in the United States, specializing in hardwood flooring (as ranked by Floor Focus Magazine in their November 2003 issue). We have one of the largest inventories of pre-finished and unfinished hardwood flooring in the industry. From Birdseye maple to Bolivian rosewood to 99-cent oak! We have a great […]

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Cleaning garage floors is done for a variety of reasons. Having a clean garage flooring surface is the most basic reason. You may intend to lay a new flooring directly to it and need a clean surface to ensure quality installation of the new material.
If you’re one of those people who uses their garage for […]

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The Fein MultiMaster incorporates a wide array of tools useful for varied tasks, such as cutting, scraping, sawing, sanding, polishing, and even consolidating concrete. The MultiMaster has become the all-in-one tool for various workshop requirements of a skilled professional. This versatile tool integrates a set of tools such as a saw, a sander, a putty […]

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Looking for an eco-friendly and stylish upgrade for you house? Try replacing your carpeting and/or linoleum flooring with Bamboo flooring. While an oak tree takes 30 years to grow large enough to harvest, the same amount of bamboo can be harvested every 3-5 years. Bamboo is the fastest growing plant on the planet, growing one […]

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Yarn is made of fibers that are twisted together to form a continuous strand.

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Cross section of tree branch or limb with grain usually running at right angles to that of the piece of wood in which it occurs. (The portion of branch or limb that has been surrounded by subsequent growth of the stem.)

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This is the traditional method of installation using nails or staples and requires a wood subfloor. All solid flooring and many engineered floors can be installed this way. The nails or staples are driven at an angle through the tongue and are hidden by the next piece of flooring. This is called “blind nailing.”

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Openings produced when a knot drops from the wood in which it was originally embedded.

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