Hardwood floors tend to add a significant amount of value to your home. Determining whether solid or engineered hardwood flooring suits your needs isn’t always easy, though. Breaking down the pros and cons of each wood can help you decide which of these hardwoods you want to introduce to your home, so we’re here to do that for you.
Read more →If your home has hardwood floors, then you know keeping them shining and maintained is invaluable to your space’s aesthetic. Nothing is duller and more discouraging than cloudy hardwood floors, especially if you don’t know what is causing this dullness and what you can do to correct it. When you find that milky film on top of your flooring even after clearing, Elite Hardwood Flooring knows what to do to bring your hardwood back to its former glory. But before we do that, you may want to know what caused that film to form in the first place and what you can do to keep it from coming back in the future.
Read more →Hardwood floors are an elegant, high-end aesthetic, offering warmth and beauty to any home. Their old-world charm mixed with a modern approach never goes out of style. Opening the curtains and flooding the room with sunlight is an exceptional way to wake up in the morning, but it’s also damaging to the hardwood. Sun damage on hardwood floors is a bane to homeowners, but there are steps you can take to protect your hardwood floors from sun damage while retaining the beauty of sunbeams entering your home.
Read more →Remodeling your home can be a big endeavor. You may have many questions, and with so many providers and even more options, it’s hard to know where to start. There’s one thing you can do when it comes to your flooring, and that’s to make sure that you choose an NWFA-Certified Floor Installer. For homes in Annapolis and the surrounding area, Elite Hardwood Flooring is the name for you.
Read more →Two categories of people exist with regard to hardwood floors – those who swear by area rugs, and those who believe hardwood floors should stay bare to display their full glory. So, to use or not to use area rugs on hardwood floors, which one is best? Read on to find out.
Read more →Hardwood flooring is common in most parts of the United States, including Maryland. Most homeowners choose hardwood flooring for aesthetic appeal. The classic material feels warm and enhances the elegance of any home. It is also easy and affordable to maintain. Despite its excellent characteristics, hardwood flooring is prone to damage. Most damage is caused by negligence. You need to be proactive when it comes to maintaining your hardwood flooring.
Read more →Should you take your shoes off in the house, or should you keep them on? While many people believe that you should keep your shoes on while in the house to protect your feet, is it really all that beneficial? Sadly – no. In fact, you could be doing more harm than you think to yourself and your hardwood flooring.
Read more →When a hardwood floor grabs your heart, choosing the best wall colors to go with it will guarantee the design pops. But how do you match the best wall colors with hardwood floors? Doesn’t that require an interior designer? Not anymore.
Read more →Hardwood flooring is a beautiful asset to any home. It’s considered a must-have for many renters and homeowners not only because of its aesthetics but because it’s often considered much easier to maintain. Unfortunately, hardwood flooring takes quite the beating. This is because there is virtually nothing between it and the everyday movement of those in your household. Without the proper maintenance to keep it looking its best, the regular wear and tear process could be significantly sped up. This might lead to you asking if you should refinish or replace hardwood flooring.
Read more →Radiant heating is becoming more popular as it gains reliability and affordability. A radiant heater transfers heat directly through the floor, causing an even spread of heat that can reach 85 degrees. This easy method of heating more efficiently heats up the house without moving air, which can help people with allergies. Radiant heating also eliminates the need to extend a heating system to an addition. Many homeowners might not think about heating when it comes to their hardwood floors. However, under certain conditions, radiant heating is possible – and highly effective. Read on to understand radiant heating with hardwood floors and if it is right for you.
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