FLOORING SUPPLIES » installation http://www.flooring-supplies.com Flooring General Information, Installation, and Maintenance Thu, 29 Jul 2010 22:00:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 Watch Us Make A Floor: Inspecting the Installation Site and Subfloor http://www.flooring-supplies.com/watch-us-make-a-floor-inspecting-the-installation-site-and-subfloor http://www.flooring-supplies.com/watch-us-make-a-floor-inspecting-the-installation-site-and-subfloor#comments Thu, 25 Jun 2009 17:30:21 +0000 Rob Jones http://blog.builddirect.com/?p=891 Today, were talking about preparing the site for your wood floor installation, particularly when it comes to the surface over which your new flooring will be installed. As mentioned yesterday, it is important, nay vital, to make sure that the substrate or subfloor over which youre installing a wood floor is suitable.

This takes in a few points which Rob Banks, Co-Founder of BuildDirect, explains in todays installment of our series, Watch Us Make A Floor. Take a look!

Check back in with us tomorrow. Well talk a bit about wood floor layout strategies, particularly with regard to natural color variation in wood flooring.

Cheers!
Rob.

]]> http://www.flooring-supplies.com/watch-us-make-a-floor-inspecting-the-installation-site-and-subfloor/feed 0 Watch Us Make A Floor: Wood Floor Color variation and Layout http://www.flooring-supplies.com/watch-us-make-a-floor-wood-floor-color-variation-and-layout http://www.flooring-supplies.com/watch-us-make-a-floor-wood-floor-color-variation-and-layout#comments Wed, 24 Jun 2009 17:30:52 +0000 Rob Jones http://blog.builddirect.com/?p=895 So, at this point youve decided on your floor, ordered it, let it acclimate, and have prepared the installation site. Your subfloor is level, dry, and clean. The next step is to think about how to lay out your flooring so that it brings your interior to life the way you envisioned it. But, what factors should you consider?

One big one is color variation. Since your wood floor is a natural material, youre going to see some color variation in the batch youve ordered. Take a look at todays video, as Rob Banks and Matt Dickinson talk about some tips and best practices when thinking about a floor layout strategy, particularly with color variation in mind:

The next episode in our series is the reviewing of the tools you need for a wood flooring installation. Some of them are vital, some just nice to have. Well talk about all of them.

Cheers!
Rob.

]]> http://www.flooring-supplies.com/watch-us-make-a-floor-wood-floor-color-variation-and-layout/feed 0 Watch Us Make A Floor: Wood Floor Installation Mess http://www.flooring-supplies.com/watch-us-make-a-floor-wood-floor-installation-mess http://www.flooring-supplies.com/watch-us-make-a-floor-wood-floor-installation-mess#comments Sat, 20 Jun 2009 17:36:58 +0000 Rob Jones http://blog.builddirect.com/?p=965 Even though its become much easier for the non-professional in more recent years, wood flooring installation is a big job. And because of this, pointers on how to make the most of your energy and your time when installing wood floors can be like gold.

As you install your wood floor, one big consideration is mess. From the dust that is created when youre cutting boards, to the glue you might use to strengthen the hold of installed boards, to the scraps of boards which youve cut, it can make a tough job tougher if you dont manage it correctly.

Heres Rob and Matt talking about some of the ways to minimize onsite mess when youre installing a prefinished wood floor:

On Monday, well look at cleaning wood flooring in the long term, after youve installed them, to do what you can to keep them looking as great as they do when theyre first installed.

Cheers,
Rob


]]> http://www.flooring-supplies.com/watch-us-make-a-floor-wood-floor-installation-mess/feed 0 Wood Floor Installation Tools http://www.flooring-supplies.com/wood-floor-installation-tools http://www.flooring-supplies.com/wood-floor-installation-tools#comments Sun, 14 Jun 2009 12:48:24 +0000 Early Yana http://www.flooring-supplies.com/?p=2797 When we discuss about wood flooring, it’s rarely that we also discuss about the tools in detail. So, when saw Build Direct made a video about installation tolls for wood flooring, I definitely want you to take a look also. Here’s what Rob of Buid Direct says on his note:

Here comes the home reno cliche of the day: to do a job right, youve got to have the right tools. I would have liked to have shot this like one of those action movies, where there is a montage of the hero suiting up for battle. Next time, next time. Cheers!

Rob.

Heres Matt with todays installment of our new series Watch Us Make A Floor:

]]> http://www.flooring-supplies.com/wood-floor-installation-tools/feed 0 Informative Videos About Refinishing Hardwood Floors http://www.flooring-supplies.com/informative-videos-about-refinishing-hardwood-floors http://www.flooring-supplies.com/informative-videos-about-refinishing-hardwood-floors#comments Thu, 30 Apr 2009 17:55:09 +0000 Rob Jones http://blog.builddirect.com/?p=792 As many of you know, weve been developing a BuildDirect YouTube channel so as to feature some of the information weve gathered about building materials like hardwood flooring. But, were not the first to do this. And so, another thing weve tried to do more recently is gather some videos made by others.

I found this series about hardwood floor refinishing from a company in Arkansas called Clarke American Sanders who manufacture equipment for sanding hardwood flooring. Take a look at the first two videos in the series, five in total:

To view all of the videos in this series, and a number of other videos we like, you can take a look at our BuildDirect YouTube playlist.

Cheers,
Rob.


]]> http://www.flooring-supplies.com/informative-videos-about-refinishing-hardwood-floors/feed 0 Bamboo flooring installation – Mix it up! http://www.flooring-supplies.com/bamboo-flooring-installation-mix-it-up http://www.flooring-supplies.com/bamboo-flooring-installation-mix-it-up#comments Tue, 25 Nov 2008 21:33:02 +0000 Rob http://blog.builddirect.com/bamboo/?p=96 I was reading a post by Tim, a self-styled eco-remodeler. Hes recently completed a bamboo flooring installation job in his dining room. This is a continuation of a job that began in his study. Part of the way through the job, Tim realized he needed two more boxes of bamboo, which he went out to get at his local retail location.

When he returned, he was confronted with a problem; the new bamboo floor planks didnt match the rest of the installation. This is of course a pretty common problem. After all, bamboo is a natural material. And natural materials all have slight color variations. What to do, then?

Well, Tim decided that instead of trying to hide the difference, hed use it to his advantage. In laying the planks, he chose ones from the new batch and the older batch alternatively. The result was a varied, and ultimately more interesting look. Smart. And good advice for the rest of us.

Cheers!

Rob.

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