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First I’d like to talk a little about engineered (pre-finished) hardwoods. One great benefit of going with pre-finished is that your floor will be very durable and harder to damage and scratch. This is because the finish is very thick and baked on at a high temperature in the plant. A downside is that if you damage some boards you cannot sand down the finish and re-stain…you will have to replace the damaged boards altogether. Replacing the boards is not a difficult job, but it can become costly… Continue

A problem many homeowners have when finishing off their third story attic is controlling the extreme temperature changes. With green building and heating and cooling (electrical) bills on the forefront of homeowner’s minds these days this is increasingly becoming a big concern. Actually, sometimes it’s just plain hard to keep it cool or warm in the newly finished attic.

Fitting the HVAC unit (correctly diagnosing) to the room is a huge factor, most often done wrong, but will be a topic of anoth… Continue