Two methods for skirting and beading

Posted on 03/11/2011 by dluxhom

There are basically two methods to deal with the existing skirting when we lay the floor.
Method 1: Remove skirtings and install the new/old skirting back after laying the floor.
Method 2: Leave skirtings in place and cover the expansion gap by nailing a bead of quad to the skirting.
Method 2 is the easier way. When using method 1, we have remove the skirtings first, which are usually fixed to the wall by nails or glue. Some minor damages may be caused to skirtings and wall. Some touch-up paints have to be done after installation.

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AC Rating on Laminate Flooring

Posted on 13/10/2011 by dluxhom

When we are dealing with cliets, we are often asked how durable is the laminate flooring. Here is a widely-accepted standard, AC rating to denote the durability level of laminate flooring. The rating of the floor boards are decided by considering the laminate’s resistance to brasion, impact, stains and cigarette burns. According to the product’s durability, the rating can leveled from AC1- AC5

AC1: House, One Person, Residential, Moderate traffic: Suitable for bedrooms or guest rooms;

AC2: Residential, General Traffic: Suitable for living rooms or dining rooms

AC3: Residential, Heavy Traffic: Suitable for all areas

AC3: Commercial, Moderate Traffic: Hotel rooms, small office

AC4: Commercial, General Traffic: Office, boutique, café

AC5: Commercial, Heavy Traffic: Public buildings, department stores

Usually our products are just AC3, because the course surface texture of AC4 and AC5 is too rough for bare feet, which will make users very uncomfortable.

 

 

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8mm laminate flooring on sale!!

Posted on 29/09/2011 by dluxhom

After moving to the bigger warehouse, there is still a lot of space we can use. The new shippement of 8mm laminate floor arrived this week and will be in warehouse by next Tuesday.

In order to keep our stock rolling faster, we’d like to offer a very special price for 8mm laminate. Retail for $15 inc GST per SQM, while  supply and install for $35 inc GST per SQM.

And also, from now on, we will give you standard underlay for free if you buy our floor boards.

We are still organizing everything in the new warehouse and showroom. When we get ready, more special prices are coming.

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dluxhom.com

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Business relocation – bigger warehouse for floor boards

Posted on 15/09/2011 by dluxhom

When a family gets growing, like a newborn baby, they usually have to more a new house with more rooms. A business is the same. Thanks to the clients’ support during the last few years, our business develops to a new stage. The old place is nice, but felt smaller and smaller. More room is needed. We moved to a new place with double size warehouse.

It took the last whole mother. We moved everything, tons of stocks, to the new warehouse. At the same time we have to operate the business as usual, check emails, make phone calls, schedule staff, and keep enough inventories… we squeezed as much time as possible to do the major task of the month – moving. We hired a truck, a forklift, and I asked another two guys who usually just do the job on site to be back in warehouse and help us. So the truck and two forklifts can work together. Upload, shipping, download; upload, shipping download… one by one, very efficient.

Here are two pictures of the new warehouse. Just warehouse. The office and showroom are still in a big mess, of course.

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Awards Night – Floor Covering Association of New South Wales

Posted on 20/07/2011 by dluxhom

Due to the busy work, it has been two weeks I did not catch a time to post a new blog since the last one. I feel a little guilty and take this as my duty to post a blog at least once every other week. So I decide I must post one before I go to bed. It sounds like a school assignment.

Not much to say today. Just recalled I have attended an awards night for graduating apprentices on 22nd Jun 2011. I was invited by the Floor Covering Association of NSW as honoured guest at the presentation of awards for the 2010 year. Here are some photoes I’d like to share with you.

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How to Maintain Your Bamboo, Timber and Laminate Floors

Posted on 05/07/2011 by dluxhom

Bamboo floor, timber floor and laminate floor are relatively easy to take care of compared to carpets. But they still need some maintenance from time to time.

  • Keep the floor away from water. If the area is flooded because of water pipe leaking, the floor will definitely get damaged. If you drop a glass of water, wipe off with towel as soon as possible.
  • Leave grit, especially sand outside when you walk inside. The grit will gradually grinds into the floor and abrades the finish. Use a vacuum cleaning frequently to clean the floor with a soft floor brush.
  • Put a door mat at every external door way.
  • Put adhesive furniture pads under table and chair legs

If you can use your floor carefully and keep it clean, the floor usually lasts much longer.

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How to tell the quality of the timber floor.

Posted on 14/06/2011 by dluxhom

When we choose the timber for flooring, the first thing we have to ask is whether the one we are going to use is of good quality. Usually we use the Janka rating as a measure of the wood’s hardness. The higher the number, the harder the wood. Below is the list of the Janka rating for various woods.

Species Name Janka Rating
Alpine ash 4.9
Australian Beech 8
Blackbutt 8.9
Brush Box 9.1
Ironbark 14
Jarrah 8.5
Spotted Gum 10.1
Sydney Blue Gum 8.1
Tallowwood 8.6
Tasmanian Oak 4.5-8.0
Bamboo 7-8
Bamboo Strandwoven 14-15

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How to choose the right underlay for floating floor?

Posted on 31/05/2011 by dluxhom

Floating floors are getting more and more popular due to their easy installation and pleasing quality. Every time before we lay the floating floors, we need to lay underlay first to provide insulation against sound and moisture. How can we tell the quality of underlays? Of course usually, more expensive, more better. But we just want to choose the right one to meet our flooring condition without wasting money.

Usually if you are living in a house or ground floor of an apartment building, you can use any underlay you like. Just choose one from the list of our website. If you are a unit with someone else living under, you have to choose the underlay which at least has an acoustic test certificate from third part, which will avoid you from big trouble in the future.

Choosing the right underlay is simple, but important. If you have any questions, please contact us for more detail information.

Thanks
Steven X. Chen

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How to know the moisture content of the subfloor.

Posted on 24/05/2011 by dluxhom

Before we lay the timber or floating floor, we need to know if the moisture content of the sub floor is suitable for flooring.

There are basically three methods: Preliminary test, Electrical resistance test and Hygrometer test. Both Electrical resistance test and Hygrometer test need expensive equipment to do the tests. Here we’d like to introduce the preliminary test,which is the easiest way. Anyone can do it.

A piece of impervious material such as polyethylene or vinyl sheeting (at least 600×600 mm). It is placed on the surface of the concrete slab to be tested and sealed through around all edges with moisture free sealing compounds. After a period of not less than 24 hours, the covered portion of the concrete slab is inspected for dampness. If this area is even slightly darker in colour than the remainder of the slab, the sub floor shall be considered too wet. Otherwise, it is dry sufficiently to lay floor on.

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Steven X. Chen

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How to buy bamboo flooring?

Posted on 17/05/2011 by dluxhom

Compared to traditional wooden flooring, we know now, bamboo flooring is used more and more due to its Eco friendly and wood-appearance features. We use bamboo products in our houses, we are protecting our forest, get the wood-like surface and save some money.

We know bamboo flooring is good. The problem now is how can we choose the bamboo floor correctly to fit our flooring needs.

First question we have to ask ourselves is what is the sub floor we currently have, wooden or concrete slab. If it is wooden or particle boards sub floor, you can use any types of bamboo floor you like. If it is concrete slab, you’d better choose bamboo strand woven click lock floating floor. Because if you want to use Tongue & Groove type floor, which need to be nailed down by secret nails, you have to spend extra money laying a wooden sub floor or batten first before you install the bamboo T & G floor.

Personally, I like to use the bamboo strand woven floating floor, no matter whether the sub floor is wooden or concrete. Strand woven bamboo is the hardest bamboo, even harder than most hardwood floor. Because it is floating, no matter what problem happens in the future, it is easy to fix and replace. And most important of all, it costs much less than traditional hardwood floor.

Thanks

Steven X. Chen

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