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Top Ten Reasons to Choose Hardwood Flooring:

Top Ten Reasons to Choose Hardwood Flooring:

Wood is naturally lovely and adds comfort, cosiness and value to your home. Wooden floors have become so desirable that many home owners are even installing wooden floors, such as Navylam, into their bathrooms! Here are ten great reasons to choose real engineered wooden floors.   1.    With any hardwood flooring almost always guaranteed to improve […]

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Environmental Benefits of Wood

Environmental Benefits of Wood

Not only do hardwood floorings radiate elegance and a high-quality finish to any room, but wooden flooring is also attractive to the eco-friendlier consumer, with both environmental and health benefits. Here’s how:  Most people are unaware that the majority of logging companies have a higher net growth of trees in comparison to their annual harvest. […]

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Sustainable Wood Wall Panelling - Floors to Walls

Sustainable Wood Wall Panelling – Floors to Walls

Nothing brings depth and richness into a room more than a hardwood floor, so why not take that same ambient feeling and apply it to your walls. Here at Maples & Birch we use a unique mix of reclaimed and specifically designed wood panelling that differ in shape and design to fit any home to […]

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Small Bathroom Flooring Ideas

Small Bathroom Flooring Ideas

Small bathrooms don’t have to be Spartan or uncomfortable.  When it comes to design and flooring there is a wide range of ideas you can put to good use.  Here are some of our bathroom flooring ideas for small bathrooms. A small room can be fashionable, useable and, with the right approach, space-efficient. Here are […]

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Best Exotic Hardwood Floors

Best Exotic Hardwood Floors

So you’ve decided to go for a wooden floor and you’re looking at exotic hardwoods.  Well you’re already onto a winner because you’ve just chosen one of the best flooring options available.  We’re guessing that you already know that one of the most appealing aspects of an engineered exotic wood floor is the fact that […]

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What is Hand Scraped Wood Flooring?

What is Hand Scraped Wood Flooring?

What is Hand Scraped Wood Flooring? Hand scraped wood flooring is a unique style of hardwood flooring which is an extremely popular option for those looking to add more rustic charm to their home typical of older builders and bygone years.  This ambience is achieved through the use of wood that has been, as suggested, […]

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Which underlay suits my floor best?

Hardwood Floor Installation Guide

STEP1 – BEFORE YOUR FLOORING ARIVES RELATIVE HUMIDITY MUST BE CORRECT The Relative Humidity(RH) which is a measurement of how much moisture is present in the air. Thecorrect RH of a room’s atmosphere, for wood flooring to be installed, falls between45-65% with an ambient temperature between 18 to 24°C. If necessary employ adehumidifier to maintain […]

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Wide Plank Engineered Floors

Once fitted into a property, an engineered wooden floor can be hard to distinguish from a solid wood floor and has many benefits. Initially, engineered wooden floors were developed for use on the ground floors of homes and offices where it would be usually installed over a solid piece of concrete.  As the technology improved, […]

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Oak Herringbone Parquet Flooring

OAK HERRINGBONE PARQUET FLOORING – A GREAT CHOICE FOR 2019  Herringbone Parquet is a timeless option that homeowners select to create a traditional or classic look. But, what exactly is engineered herringbone flooring? Instead of using planks of wood a herringbone pattern is created by using smaller blocks where the ends are aligned at an […]

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