There are few different ways currently exists in terms of hardwood flooring installation in Toronto. Here are main systems used by professional wood flooring installers:
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Installing hardwood flooring in Toronto might not be the easiest task, but the payoff is priceless. Hardwood flooring is known for its rich look and strong structure. Now, if you decided to install hardwood floor by yourself its usefull to keep in mind a few necessary steps and tasks that will help the proud installer to achieve best result and obtain sophisticated looking floor in a timely manner. First, you need to examine your subfloors ( the service area you are going to install hardwood floors on). The sub-floors should be clean and even. There are variety of tools that are readily available for you to measure level of your subfloors. Moreover, there are also special tools that will test the level of moisture. This are basic tasks, but the most crucial ones. Simply because you want to end up with an even, bumps- free hardwood floors after the installation process. Secondly, you have to tighten your sub-floors in order to prevent future squeaks. Once you install hardwood floors, it is almost impossible to get rid of the noisy floors, but repeat the whole installation process. By simply putting screws in the “problem” areas of your subfloors will prevent any complications such as squeaks in the future. It is important that your sub-floors are firm and damage-free. You must install hardwood floor over firm and stable area that does not have any severe damages or missing planks, and/or wholes. Take an extra time to closely examine the final look of your subfloors after completion of all tests. Now you are ready to install hardwood floor by carefully following the guide from the manufacturer. Keep in mind though, you can obtain professional flooring installation services if you wish to save time and get a guaranteed high quality result. The price of hardwood flooring material and installation might be not the main demeanor for some of us. Nevertheless, it is always a good idea to budget before installation process begins. The cost of wooden flooring installation depends on factors such as the square footage of the installation area, installation method, extra services required as well as customized requests. Some of the hardwood flooring installation process are highly complex and requires additional time and high level of knowledge and expertise. Most of the flooring installation companies provide free-of charge estimation, during which you can ask all the relevant questions in terms of flooring material, installation method, cost etc. The cost of wooden floor material depends on the quality, type, size, populatiry, uniqness (exostic wood species such as brazilian cherry, oak etc) of the chosen wood flooring material. Each type of flooring material has its own advantages and downsides. However, in terms of cost the hierarchy goes like this: (from most expensive to least expensive) Hardwood Flooring, Engineered Hardwood Flooring, Laminate Flooring.There are reasons behind cost of the material. Briefly, exotic and high quality wooden species cost more due to its strong and reliable structure in part with sophisticated look.Laminate flooring is the cheapest option since as a floor material it has plastic as one of its “ingredients”. In addition, laminate flooring mimicking the “real wood” look. However, it is worth to keep in mind that laminate floor is still reliable and durable product. If you wish to be in control of all aspects of flooring installation processes including costs, do not hesitate to contact team of professional flooring installers. Why tongue and groove method of engineered hardwood flooring installation in Markham becoming so popular? The answer is simple: it is an easy and fast installation method used by both professional flooring installers as well as DIY-ers. The task will become even more easier if you will purchase pre-finished engineered hardwood flooringmaterial, so no varnishing and/or staining is required after.
tongue-and-groove-installation When tongue and groove method is being used, the planks of the engineered hardwood floors are being clicked together. No glue involved. Perhaps, the installation preparation process is more time consuming than the actual flooring installation. In comparison to glue-down method, used mainly by professional floor installers, the tongue and groove method requires less construction tools and flooring installation products. Moreover, tongue and groove method requires less effort for the DIY projects. Finally, in terms of money, the tongue and groove installation method would cost less, but the final look of your hardwood engineered floors will be of equal quality as if you would use other two methods. The installation guide provided by manufacturers is usually very informative and detailed. The hardest part could be to collect the proper measurements of the installation area, and as a result, the proper amount of the material needed for the installation. In addition, it is sometimes hard to tell how the final color of your floors is going to look like. So it’s a great idea to surf the net for some visual cues you can use later. Weather it is a DIY project or weather you are planning to hire a team of professional flooring installers, don't forget to weigh all the pros and cons of the installation methods currently available. If you having a limited budget allocated towards flooring installation, and you wish to install engineered hardwood flooring, perhaps tongue and groove installation method would be the best option. Hardwood Flooring in Markham slowly becomes a popular trend, so what are you waiting for? Call now, and get your flooring done as well! |
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