The roots of Hearthwood’s story run deep. They sprawl through the intertwined history of American manufacturing and the rise of the modern wood flooring industry.
Topics: Designer Education, Engineered Wood Flooring, Hearthwood Floors, How Wood Flooring Is Made, Uncategorized
Topics: Designer Education, Engineered Wood Flooring, Hearthwood Floors, How Wood Flooring Is Made, Uncategorized
Wood flooring has its own language. Some of the terms have to do with the appearance of the flooring, and those often are obvious. Some refer to technical aspects and are good to know when a contractor talks about how to make your wood floors perform well or how to fix those that need extra attention.
Topics: Contractor Education, Designer Education, Homeowner Education, Uncategorized
Topics: Contractor Education, Designer Education, Homeowner Education, Uncategorized
Wood floors are durable and can last more than a hundred years when maintained properly. But not all cleaning really is cleaning when it comes to wood.
Topics: Designer Education, Homeowner Education, Uncategorized, Wood Floor Maintenance
Topics: Designer Education, Homeowner Education, Uncategorized, Wood Floor Maintenance
Making upgrades to raise the value in your house often is a two-part thought process: now (while living in it) and someday (when selling it).
Topics: Designer Education, Homeowner Education, Uncategorized
Topics: Designer Education, Homeowner Education, Uncategorized
Wood floors make the room. Any room. Every room. Maybe that's biased.
Topics: Designer Education, Homeowner Education, Uncategorized
Topics: Designer Education, Homeowner Education, Uncategorized
We talked recently about wood cuts: quarter, rift, plain and live. We also talked about the forest-to-floor process. We even got in the dirt of the forest with a recent tree anatomy guide and how that anatomy relates to wood flooring.
Topics: Contractor Education, Designer Education, Homeowner Education, How Wood Flooring Is Made, Relative Humidity, Uncategorized, Wood Flooring Acclimation
Topics: Contractor Education, Designer Education, Homeowner Education, How Wood Flooring Is Made, Relative Humidity, Uncategorized, Wood Flooring Acclimation
The cut of wood from a tree, the angle of how boards are cut when harvested, affects the wood flooring that will be made from that wood. It affects the costs of production and the final appearance of the wood flooring.
Topics: Contractor Education, Designer Education, Homeowner Education, How Wood Flooring Is Made, Uncategorized
Topics: Contractor Education, Designer Education, Homeowner Education, How Wood Flooring Is Made, Uncategorized
It’s so easy to buy products without knowing where they came from and the path they took before they landed at our door step. Without really knowing where, knowing something deeper than a label that only says, “Made in ______.” Without knowing how the products were made, and how that sets them apart from similar products.
Topics: Contractor Education, Designer Education, Homeowner Education, How Wood Flooring Is Made, Uncategorized
Topics: Contractor Education, Designer Education, Homeowner Education, How Wood Flooring Is Made, Uncategorized
We’ve all hiked in the woods or seen a fallen tree in a park and looked at its rings. One common bit of knowledge passed on to us since we were kids was that if we count that tree’s rings we’ll know its age. Had an infomercial announcer been on-hand, he’d have said, “But wait! There’s more.”
Topics: Contractor Education, Designer Education, Engineered Wood Flooring, Homeowner Education, How Wood Flooring Is Made, Solid Wood Flooring, Uncategorized, Wood Flooring Acclimation
Topics: Contractor Education, Designer Education, Engineered Wood Flooring, Homeowner Education, How Wood Flooring Is Made, Solid Wood Flooring, Uncategorized, Wood Flooring Acclimation
We understand there are many wood flooring and finish options to consider: engineered or solid wood, prefinished or site-finished flooring, penetrating oil or surface-build finish.
Topics: Designer Education, Homeowner Education, Uncategorized, Wood Floor Care, Wood Floor Finishes
Topics: Designer Education, Homeowner Education, Uncategorized, Wood Floor Care, Wood Floor Finishes
