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The saga of our hardwood flooring is nearing its end. The last step was to stain and finish to match the existing hardwood flooring. This step is fraught with problems because if you screw this part up, you effectively ruin the project. The color of …

After all the prep work, it was finally installation day for our new family room flooring! Once you purchase new hardwood flooring, you have to let it “cure” for a period of time before it can be installed. We took our time getting this project …

After we selected the flooring that we wanted and finalized a contract with an installation company, we set to work preparing the room. During our contract negotiation process, we learned that we could save about 10% on our flooring installation if we prepared the room …

We have always thought that our house has “good bones.” It is a large, classic Colonial style home—a commonplace style here in Virginia. The layout is nice, the rooms on the main floor have high ceilings and trim work and most have hardwood flooring. In …