Installing hard wood floors can be extremely tedious. I would recommend having someone install them for you.
Simple floors are considered to be easy and straightforward when it comes to installing them in your home. Common examples are pre-finished hardwood, laminate and cork wood floors.
You can find help with installing a wood laminate flooring at many different home improvement stores icluding Home depot,and Lowes. You have to schedule and appointment first though.
The best place to find information on installing wood floors would be Home Depot or Lowe's. Some helpful instruction can also be found on HGTV or DIY Network's websites.
There are many advantages of having bamboo wood floors and there are some disadvantages. There is no actual test proving that bamboo wood floors are better or stronger than wood floors. It really just depends on your personal preference.
Brazilian cherry wood floors are more durable than American cherry wood floors. This has to do with the fact that Brazilian cherry wood is not the wood of a cherry tree, but of a tree called jatoba.
It is not recommended to use Clorox on wood floors as it can damage the finish and wood over time. It is better to use a cleaner specifically designed for wood floors to maintain their appearance and longevity.
It is a good practice to put down a sub floor first. Use 1/4" luon (Might have spelled that wrong). Glue that down liqued nails subfloor glue, and nail it down with ringshank nails. Then you can install your wood floors on top of that
One can learn more about installing hardwood floors from the following DIY websites: Home Depot, DIY Network, Wood Floors, Armstrong, Build Direct, Hardwood Floors Mag, One Project Closer, Hosking Hardwood, to name a few.
No, you cannot clean wood floors with a steam mop. The steam will cause the wood to bubble and will get a mould underneath it.
Although there are many types of flooring, wood floors are gaining in popularity. You can make your wood floors shine by using a protective wax made especially for wood floors. The wax will help protect the floor from scratches and spills. Clean the floor before you wax by using a wood floor cleaner.
The moisture difference between Wood floors and wood sub floors would be 4% Plywood sub floors are about 12 to 13% here in Northern Calif. and the wood flooring is usually from 7-9 % .Now of coarse moisture and RH plays into the picture too. The ocean & lake areas may have a greater % of moisture in their wood sub floors due to greater RH