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General Questions
Generally, the manufacturers used to recommend hardwood products to be acclimated for 72 hours at least. It is vital to place the hardwood boxes for acclimation in a way to give equal airflow to all of the boxes. Further, ensure each of the box of wood gets the same level of acclimation.
One must never steam clean the hardwood floors. Cleaning the hardwood with the steam will cause the moist and dampness on the wood which ultimately damage the wood. However, often using the steam cleaner for hardwood can void your warranty, so it is better to just mop the floor with the vacuum cleaner.
Several types of hardwood flooring are available in the market. Solid hardwoods are made of trees and therefore the cost of the hardwood flooring is more than the engineered hardwood flooring. Depending on your budget, you can choose the hardwood flooring from the available extensive range available in the market.
It depends on the different types of wood flooring. The hardwood floors are not waterproof, but engineered wood flooring, and solid wood flooring can be water-resistant to small amounts of water or liquid spillages. However, in any case, you cannot call them as waterproof.
As it is mentioned that the wood floorings are not waterproof thus using the hardwood floor installation Los Angeles or Sherman Oaks is limited up to the dry region only. You cannot use it in the bathing area where the water comes in direct contact.
Hardwood Floor Installation Questions
There are different types of wooden flooring available in the market. Some of the examples are like hardwood flooring, engineered wood flooring, Laminate Flooring, etc. The cost of these different flooring differs from each other.
Engineered woods are durable, but not as the solid woods. The surface of Engineered wood is thin, it can become chipped or de-laminated if stressed beyond normal conditions. On the contrary Well-maintained (keep safe from moisture) solid hardwood flooring will last for decades.
There are different types of leveling compounds available in the market. Some of them are waterproof and some are not. Therefore, when you will buy the leveling compound, you must ask about it in details.
It will depend on the season, as temporary heat and/or ventilation one might be required. The installer will consult with you prior to the installation to figure out the best method for properly drying your floor.
Proper cleaning and polishing will ensure to minimize the dirt and dust on the floors. Several polishes are available in the market and few of them can be used multiple times on the floor. The frequency of polishing mostly depends on the number of people used to walk on the floor. For example, if it is an office floor, it may need three to four times of polishing. However, in the case of the home floor, it is possible that you can do it twice in a year.