1950 Original Hardwood Floors

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1950 original hardwood floors. Floor installer michael dittmer who lives outside chicago dispatches a robot vac daily to keep an eye on his entire first floor. Then i clean the kitchen floor weekly and in other rooms twice a month. Vintage specialist in hardwood floors in canada usa and the rest of the world presents its collections of quality flooring. Hardwood floor cleaning and maintenance steps.
Discover all the species and the gloss levels by ordering flooring samples. In those days hardwood floors were created thicker a characteristic that allowed them to stand the test of time and hold up to multiple acts of refinishing. They are quater sawn square edge. Greetings we bought an 1810 house in eastern ohio that has the original wood floors.
Maple was popular in kitchens due to its strength and resilience since it had no open pores that might absorb spills. Over time existing finishes on older floors can darken. Hardwood floors were standard in most homes built in the 1950s. Available in a variety of colors thicknesses and sizes tiles were a popular means of covering a house but were most commonly found on the floors of kitchens bathrooms and other utilitarian rooms of the house.
In most households wood floors should be cleaned at least four to six times a year. Unfortunately past home owners have painted some floors and stained others a honey color and carowted over others.