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Can Engineered Flooring Be Resanded?
One of the features to consider when deciding to install an engineered floor may be whether it can be refinished in the future. Since a thin layer of wood is removed during the refinishing process, whether or not an engineered floor can be refinished largely depends on the wear layer.
Latest Trends in Finishes for Rift & Quartered Floors
As featured in Hardwood Floors Magazine Oct/Nov 2018 edition Rift and Quarter Sawn Floors are Beautiful and Distinctive A good artisan can work magic when finishing rift and quartered flooring. There are a series of finish products that further accentuate the flecking...
The Itch for Rift and Quartered Flooring
The demand for rift and quartered flooring has been on the rise, and with good reason. Rift and quarter sawn flooring is beautiful, with flecking and tiger stripe patterns, and also offers several advantages to the installer.
This flooring is not a new concept, but rather quite an old one. Many American furniture pieces made in the early 1900s were made with rift and quartered white oak, due to its beauty and dimensional stability. Today, rift and quartered flooring has become the touchstone of high-end homes because of its extraordinary beauty and elegant color.