Flooring

Is laminate flooring safe?

Many people like laminated flooring due to its features. But they have a doubt: Is it safe? Unlike marble, granite, ceramic tile and concrete, this product doesn’t contain radioactive substance. The key factor is its content of formaldehyde. Formaldehyde is contained in not only laminated flooring but also furniture, paint, glue and other interior decorative materials. Formaldehyde is a kind of chemic gas. If formaldehyde release exceeds some extent in the air, it will harm people’s nose, eye, respiratory system, etc. and conduce to dermatos ...
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Posted on December 05, 2009 07:12 | Flooring

Acclimation for your floor is important

Before installing your new floor sometimes a recommended acclimatisation period is required. Acclimatisation is required as there can be dramatic differences in temperature & humidity between the products' origin and the installation environment – your home. To ensure your flooring performs as it should, take a moment to read the following and apply it to your installation. The more attention paid to the pre installation and preparation, the better the final result. Here are our general recommendations: Solid Wood Floori ...
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Posted on October 26, 2009 11:10 | Flooring

How to install a floor using adhesive

Adhesives – How to install a floor using adhesive Both solid and engineered floors can be installed using wood flooring adhesive, Real Oak Floors recommend the use of Everbuild PDQ 650 Wood Flooring Adhesive and Everbuild PDQ 750 Quick Drying Flooring Adhesive. There are two main techniques for installing using adhesive which will both be explained. Please remember that solid floors are always recommended to be glued down, not using the floating method. Floating Floor Method The floating floor method of fixing the wood ...
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Posted on October 10, 2008 11:10 | Flooring

Clean Your Home While at Work!

Robotic vacuums are vacuum cleaners that utilize sleek design and advanced technology to clean areas of your house unaided by a human. Robotic vacuum cleaners are best used to clean large, flat floor spaces. They are most effective to use in smaller buildings like apartments and studios. Robotic vacuums are not meant to replace standard vacuums. They are just meant to supplement standard vacuums to make your home tidier in between routine cleanings with a standard vacuum. Robotic vacuums employ a range of settings for a variety of vacuum clean ...
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Posted on April 03, 2008 05:04 | Flooring

Speed and quality of contract floor fitting

Speed and quality of contract floor fitting The saying of time is money is quite often true in the commercial sector as when a shop closes for work to take place no customers can come thorough the door until it is completed. Dealines need to be met in order for other work to progress. For example you would not want to put your skirting down until the floor is down. A time contraint of an overnight wood flooring renovation is no longer unrealistic with new products on the market such as Osmo's Polyx Oil and Polyx Hardwax Oil Rapid. ...
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Posted on February 21, 2008 06:02 | Flooring

Osmo Colour Oil used in ancient church wooden restoration

Osmo Colour Oil used in ancient church wooden restoration You may think that Osmo colour oils are only useful for use on wood flooring, fact is it can be used in most situations. The famous Frauenkirche church in Dresden had it's seats stained with a honey colour. Here at real oak floors we can supply some of our wood doors unfinished which means you can finish them with your own colour choice. The Frauenkirche in Dresden was built in the years 1726 – 1743. The building was in need of a total rebuild as it was destroyed during the ...
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Posted on February 21, 2008 06:02 | Flooring

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