Wednesday, February 23, 2011

Hardwood flooring DIY

Hardwood flooring are suited to both casual and formal environments, they feel comfortable with modern or traditional and will compliment the decoration of both minimalist and eclectic designs. Hardwood can be classic, rock, jazz, country, or hip-hop. Today's Up to the minute technology joined with a virtually inexhaustible selection of stains, finishes, styles and designs makes hardwood flooring one of the most practical and flexible floor coverings available.

Their beauty is enduring and like a fine wine, they grow with age. Nature supplies the inspiration when planning with hardwood surfaces. The wealth of natural hardwood species provides many wood grain structures, each unique and each matching a selected dcor. Nonetheless adding a high gloss finish can make them stylish enough for any formal dining room. Woods like Maple, Walnut and Birch contain little graining and lend themselves well to modern and modern designs. The cultured appeal of hardwood is also influenced to a great extent by mineral streaking, the presence of knots and shade and colour change. Clear This grade of hardwood is freed from defects though it could have minor defects. Flooring in this class has a tendency to be particularly consistent with tiny mineral streaking and knots, also making it the costliest grade.