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Reclaimed, Salvaged, and Distressed Flooring




22
Jan

What is the difference between reclaimed, salvaged and distressed flooring?   If you’re a lover of the old-fashioned look that real wood floors can provide for your home, then you’ve probably seen gorgeous pictures of many different styles of aged wood flooring. But did you know that reclaimed flooring, salvaged flooring, and distressed flooring are actually three distinct types of lumber?...


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Why Your Latest Sanding Project Didn’t Go as Planned




06
Jan

As straightforward as it may seem, sanding comes with a whole host of technical considerations. At AltruWood, we consider ourselves experts in working with reclaimed, recycled, and FSC® certified wood products. During your next sanding project, consider the following pointers to help you sidestep some of the most common roadblocks to optimum results: Make sure the sander is leveled and set to cut flat....


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Douglas Fir Flooring: To end-match, or not to end-match?




29
Nov

An end-matched flooring product is one where the tongue-and-groove is also on the ends of the board (hence: “end-matching”).  Here at AltruWood, we are often asked if our Douglas Fir flooring is end-matched.  The answer is no.  The flooring products that are end-matched are usually either harder (and more difficult to cut cleanly) and/or more commodity-based and sold into the lower-end residential...


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AltruWood Featured in Natural Home and Garden Magazine




13
Apr

We are very pleased to announce that two recent articles in Natural Home and Garden Magazine cite AltruWood as a resource for clean, green products for today's homes. One feature provides advice to home owners on choosing products that are healthy--or low in toxic content--for home design or remodels. This takes everything into consideration, from furniture to paint to flooring. Another feature focuses...


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Posting, Tweeting and Pinning




29
Mar

Recently, we joined Pinterest. Considering the site's explosive 2012 growth, we wanted to find out what all the fuss was about. We've been busy pinning and repinning since we joined. Are you on Pinterest? Check us out! We've also been Facebooking and Tweeting for some time now. Every once in a while we like to highlight the things we've been talking about on our social media sites. Especially when...


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Oak Flooring from Dead Standing Trees




22
Mar

It’s the ecologically-concerned citizen’s dilemma: on one hand, you hate the thought of stripping a forest of its living resources; on the other hand you love the look and quality of real wood flooring in your home. After all, even the most fervent tree-hugger still has to build a house out of something, right? Here’s an option that may ease your worries: lumber salvaged from dead standing...


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Tropical Wood Alternatives to FSC® Certified Ipe




23
Feb

FSC® Certified Ipe (EE-pay) or Brazilian Walnut can do no wrong. Harvested in central South America, Ipe’s rich red brown tones accentuate its fine stripe-like grain. Beauty aside, Ipe is tougher than most wood species, lending street-cred to Ipe’s other name--Ironwood. Ipe is a challenge to cut, nail, drill, and paint. In a word, Ipe is indestructible. It’s resistant to decay, rot, and bug damage....


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On Our Twitter List




16
Feb

A different turn this week, as we look at recent Tweets that seem worthy of another look. We joined the Twitterverse to share ideas and designs that inspire us, plus highlight news from the green building and lumber industries. We look forward to expanding our online universe, with continued Tweets and follows, and we will be spending more time hanging out on our Facebook page. "Like" us to find out what...


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Removing Wood Floor Stains and Scratches




08
Nov

Wood floors add warmth, beauty and style to any home…that is, until your two-year-old spills his grape juice and doesn't wipe it up, your teenager walks through the living room in her soccer cleats, and the family dog doesn't make it out to the back yard in time to do his business. Suddenly your hardwood floors look less classy and more messy. How to clean wood floors Don't worry: cleaning wood...


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The Durability of Reclaimed Wood




01
Nov

When you're buying reclaimed wood flooring, you're buying a second-hand product. And while you may be sold on the sustainability and historical factors of choosing reclaimed lumber, it's understandable if you wonder, when buying 50-year-old wood: how much longer is this going to last me? Is recycled flooring as durable as a brand-new floor? Worry no more. As a matter of fact, because of the type...


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