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By Sandy Flooring • Renovation • Tips and Tricks 0 Comments

What to Look for When Selecting Wood Flooring

Part One

There are many options when it comes to wood flooring and it is often difficult for the average consumer to decide what options are best for their needs. A quality design build contractor like Houston Remodeling will sit down with you and discuss which options best suit your home remodeling project.

The first part of our series on selecting wood flooring will discuss the differences between the two most common types: solid and engineered.

Solid Hardwood vs. Engineered

Solid hardwood flooring is composed of real hardwood boards that are nailed or stapled over a wood subfloor or nailed to screed boards (companies similar to ones providing floor screeding london could be contacted for this) set in tar over concrete. Solid wood flooring can be re-sanded usually 4-5 times in its average 100 plus year lifespan for a fresh new look.

Engineered wood flooring is composed of real hardwood over an engineered plywood base. This type of flooring can be glued down over concrete or a recommended wood subfloor. Engineered wood flooring is the same solid wood flooring of the same species but is less susceptible to warping and cupping. It has the same durability for high traffic commercial use (i.e. hotels, shopping centers, etc.) and perfect for residential applications as well.

Houston Remodeling offers both solid and engineered wood flooring through our trusted supplier, Mirage Floors. Mirage also has a third option of wood flooring that they call “Lock”. This is constructed with real hardwood boards and high density fiber core. The boards essentially “lock” into place. We offer this wood flooring option as well.

Unlike many remodeling contractors who conduct their consultations over the phone or at their office, Houston Remodeling will sit down with you and conduct a personal on-site consultation. We bring flooring samples, discuss options and help you choose the best wood flooring for your home remodeling project. Give us a call today!

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By Sandy Design • Flooring • General Information • Renovation 0 Comments

Home Renovations – Mirage Hardwood Floors

One of our goals as your design build contractor is to provide you with advice and relevant information to help you select the best products for your home remodeling project.  Many home remodeling contractors try to push products that have larger profit margins.  At Houston Remodeling, we want to make sure your selections fit your lifestyle and budget.  Your satisfaction is our top priority.

When it comes to home remodeling, we are proud to offer the quality, value, selection and longevity of Mirage Hardwood Floors.  This gorgeous flooring is designed and manufactured in North America.  It is eco-friendly and comes with a 35-year manufacturer’s warranty.

Mirage offers a variety of grades for your home remodeling project.  As your design build contractor, we sit down and discuss the different grades and show you samples so you can make an informed decision about what will best serve your needs both now and in the future.

Let’s take a look at different grades of hardwood flooring:

Character Grade

Character grades of hardwood flooring offer the look of nature and feature unlimited natural characteristics such as color variation, knots, mineral streaks, cracks, surface holes and milling marks.  Species include Maple, Red Oak, Hickory, Yellow Birch, White Oak and Walnut.

Exclusive Grade

Exclusive grades of hardwood flooring offer a range of color variation, often with pronounced and nuanced coloration.  Species include Maple, Red Oak, Yellow Birch and White Oak.

Select and Better Grades

Select and Better grades of hardwood flooring feature the most uniform natural coloration.  These grades are often lighter than Character and Exclusive grades. Species include: Maple, Red Oak and Yellow Birch.

Don’t trust just any home remodeling contractor with your home renovation project.  The experts at Houston Remodeling have more than two decades of experience helping discerning homeowners achieve the look of their dreams.  Give us a call today!

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By Sandy Design • Flooring • General Information • Renovation 0 Comments

Home Remodeling – Let’s Talk Mirage Hardwood Floors

Home renovations can be both exciting and intimidating at the same time.  Homeowners are excited about achieving a new look but are often apprehensive about the process it takes to get there.  Houston Remodeling has been the areas preferred design building contractor for more than two decades.  We take the anxiety out of home renovations by sitting down with our valued customers to help them choose the right products for their project and explaining our philosophy and overall home remodeling process.

When flooring is part of your home remodeling, one of the aspects we discuss is hardwood floor types. Houston Remodeling partners with Mirage Hardwood Floors to provide a beautiful and durable end product.  It is important to understand the different types of hardwood floors as they have varying installation methods and features.

Classic Solid

Classic solid hardwood flooring is comprised of genuine hardwood boards that are nailed or stapled over a wood subfloor.  The boards are ¾” thick and come in widths of 2 ¼’, 3 ¼’ or 4 ¼’.  Solid wood floors can be re-sanded multiple times.

Engineered

Engineered hardwood flooring are boards that feature real wood with a plywood base. These boards can be glued down over concrete or glued, stapled, floated or nailed down over a  subfloor.  Engineered hardwood floors can be sanded an average of three to five times.

Lock

Lock flooring is made of hardwood boards with a high-density fiber core.  The boards are installed as a floating floor, so no nails, glue or staples are required.  These floors can be moved if desired.

Houston Remodeling is the area’s home remodeling contractor of choice.  Our attention to detail, focus on quality and satisfaction guarantee are what make us different from the typical design build contractor.  And, unlike many home remodeling contractors, we are very selective about the products we choose to offer our discerning clients.  Are you planning on making home renovations now or in the future? If so, give Houston Remodeling a call to schedule your personalized, in-home consultation.