The advantage and disadvantage of birch floors

The advantage and disadvantage of birch floors

Hardwood is never considered an eco-friendly choice, but birch is a variant which can be justly called so.  It is considered a pioneer species which can rapidly grow in open grounds.  Even in areas which have undergone major calamities like forest fires, birch can...
Radiant heat and engineered wood floors

Radiant heat and engineered wood floors

Radiant heating systems supply heat directly to the floor or to panels in the wall or ceiling of a house.  The systems depend largely on radiant heat transfer — the delivery of heat directly from the hot surface to the people and objects in the room via infrared...
Parquet Hardwood floors

Parquet Hardwood floors

Parquet is a module made with multiple wood pieces that are assembled to create a pattern.   A lot of people associate parquet with finger block square tile.  The most common and popular finger block parquet patterns are 12″ x 12″ and 9″ x 9″...
Jarrah Hardwood Floors

Jarrah Hardwood Floors

Producing a dense, hard-wearing but easy to work with timber, Jarrah is practically everywhere in the southwestern reaches of Western Australia.   Jarrah has an average maximum height of some 40 meters, and has stringy bark that sheds in long, vertical strips.  The...