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dchardwoodflooring
Oct 29, 20202 min read
Guest Blog: Top Notch Tile Backsplash Installation
Call it what you will—a masterpiece, a labor of love, a magazine-worthy kitchen transformation. But, no matter how you describe it, the...
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DC Dave
Jun 11, 20202 min read
Flooring story: Beneath the Boards
All my customers have a flooring story. It’s one of the things that makes my job so interesting. There is one story in particular that...
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DC Dave
Jun 10, 20203 min read
Hardwood Flooring Terminology Explained
DC Hardwood Flooring has been in the hardwood flooring business for nearly three decades. There’s not a lot I haven’t seen or heard in my...
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DC Dave
Jun 8, 20202 min read
Most popular flooring: Hardwood moves up
In the 30+ years I have been doing hardwood flooring, I’ve seen a lot of ideas come and go. But a few things do stick around. One most...
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DC Dave
Jun 8, 20202 min read
Flooring Design Inspiration
Nowadays with the new home building boom, it’s easy for houses to look like cookie-cutter duplicates of each other. If you have been in...
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DC Dave
Aug 5, 20181 min read
2 Recent Custom Staircase Projects
Custom Red Oak Staircase Staircase Before Staircase After Five posts were wrapped with solid red oak This project was a little outside...
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DC Dave
Oct 16, 20172 min read
Proper Proposals
I am often surprised when people ask me questions about proposals they have received from other flooring companies. So, I decided to...
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DC Dave
Aug 28, 20171 min read
Hardwood Floors: How much can they take?
Surprisingly, hardwood floors can take a lot of abuse over the years—as you can see in the picture below. Before sanding This floor has...
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DC Dave
Jul 23, 20172 min read
Staining Hardwood Floors with Flair
Want to make a statement? Feel like getting creative with your floor? How about staining your hardwood floor in a checkerboard pattern?...
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DC Dave
Jul 10, 20172 min read
Stairs and Handrails. The perfect complement to hardwood floors.
Yes, we do hardwood flooring. Yes, we install new floors and refinish old floors, staining them or just coating them natural. In the past...
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DC Dave
Jun 2, 20172 min read
Cost Comparison: Carpeting vs. Hardwood Flooring
When faced with a decision of whether to install carpeting or hardwood flooring, doing a little math might be your best bet. It will...
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DC Dave
Jun 1, 20171 min read
Hardwood Flooring Is What Homeowners Want
Hardwood Flooring Is the Most Popular Flooring. It’s What Homeowners Want. According to HGTV, the top request of home buyers and renters...
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DC Dave
Jun 28, 20161 min read
Borders, Feature Strips and Medallion Floor Designs
Inlays, borders, feature strips, medallions and plank patterns add decorative design features to hardwood floors. They add visual...
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DC Dave
Jun 18, 20162 min read
Why Some Wood Should Not Be Stained
I’ve done some interesting stain jobs in my time. Multi-colored footprints on a staircase. A Jimi Hendrix inspired purple haze...
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DC Dave
Jun 18, 20161 min read
We Don’t Usually Stain Maple Floors but…
This maple floor turned out beautifully! We usually avoid staining maple floors simply because they rarely turn out looking good. The...
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DC Dave
Jun 17, 20161 min read
Good News for Plank Flooring Lovers
Good news for all the people who like plank flooring. Plank flooring is anything over 3¼” in width. Planks run 4”, 5”, and 6”, all the...
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DC Dave
Jun 16, 20161 min read
The Yellow Brick Road Floor
Yes, we did it. We installed a yellow brick road in a child’s room for a client of ours. We used pine planks to simulate the look and...
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DC Dave
Jun 15, 20161 min read
Trip to Alabama
Well, my trip to Alabama was interesting and a bit of a challenge. Being used to doing floors in a dry climate like Colorado, I was faced...
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DC Dave
Jun 12, 20161 min read
Hand Scraped Floors
Hand-scraped flooring was a fad for a while. It gives the floor a very old, weathered, rustic look. But eventually, like all floors over...
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