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![]() Does wood flooring promote a healthy indoor environment? Yes. Bacteria, dust and dirt do not embed themselves in wood flooring, as they do in other flooring options. Simple regular maintenance—such as dustmopping, sweeping, or vacuuming—keeps wood floors dust-free. My client suffers from allergies. Is wood flooring hypoallergenic? Millions of people suffer from sensitivity to chemicals and toxins. Tests by leading allergists have proven that wood flooring provides a healthier environment for these allergy sufferers. Wood doesn't harbor irritating dust and microorganisms. Is the natural environment protected during the harvesting and manufacturing of wood flooring? Yes. Far from a depleting resource, hardwood is sustainable and commercially more available now than ever before. On the 486 million acres of forestland in the United States classified as commercial, substantially more wood is added in new growth each year than is harvested. For hardwood species, 90 percent more wood is added annually in net growth than is removed through harvest. Once installed, how often must wood flooring be replaced? Every hundred years or so. In fact, the heart pine floors in historic Bacon's Castle in Virginia are more than three centuries old and counting. Simple care and maintenance keeps wood floors looking beautiful for a lifetime. Instead of laying an entirely new floor when the original is worn, wood floors can be rejuvenated with sanding and refinishing. When done by a wood flooring professional, wood floors need only to be refinished every 10 - 15 years or 10 - 12 times during a floor's life. When a wood floor's useful life is over, it's completely biodegradable. Is recycled wood flooring available? Yes. Wood salvaged from a variety of sources, including old barns and factories, is a popular design trend. Wood recovered from riverbeds is another growing segment of the wood flooring industry. Logs that sank during logging operations years ago are being recovered by a number of companies and used to create truly unique flooring. Today's only significant source for heartwood from long-leaf pine is through reclaimed timbers from warehouses and factories constructed during the late 1800s and early 1900s. Chestnut, hemlock, poplar, walnut, and cypress are other options. *All the above information was provided by the National Wood Flooring Association. Frequently Asked Questions: Environmental information Provided by: The National Wood Flooring Association- |
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Installation, Sanding, Refinishing, Custom Hardwood Floors Serving Mill Valley, Tiburon, San Rafael, San Anselmo, Sausalito, Bolinas, Stinson Beach, Inverness, Point Reyes Station, Fairfax, Ross, Woodacre, Greenbrae, Corte Madera, Larkspur, Novato, Belvedere, Marin County, San Francisco & surrounding areas
Installation, Sanding, Refinishing, Custom Hardwood Floors Serving Mill Valley, Tiburon, San Rafael, San Anselmo, Sausalito, Bolinas, Stinson Beach, Inverness, Point Reyes Station, Fairfax, Ross, Woodacre, Greenbrae, Corte Madera, Larkspur, Novato, Belvedere, Marin County, San Francisco & surrounding areas