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Floor Care & Guides

From your Experts at TriArt

Here you’ll find guides, tips, and helpful advice on all things flooring. Whether you are planning a new hardwood floor, fixing a problem, or learning how to care for your floors, we’re here to make the process easier.

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How Long Does It Take to Refinish Hardwood Floors?

September 25, 2026

Most homeowners schedule a refinish around something. Family coming for the holidays, a move-in date, a house about to hit the market, or simply a week when life is a little quieter. So the first question is almost... Continue Reading

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White Oak vs Red Oak Floors

September 25, 2026

Most people assume the difference between red oak and white oak is color. Color is part of it. However, the differences that matter more on a floor are how each species handles moisture, how it takes stain, and... Continue Reading

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7 Signs of Mold Under Hardwood Floors

September 11, 2026

Mold under a hardwood floor is a moisture problem before it is a mold problem. Wood does not grow mold on its own. It grows mold when water gets underneath, cannot dry out, and sits there. By the time you can see or... Continue Reading

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Why Do I Have Slippery Hardwood Floors?

September 08, 2026

Slippery hardwood floors almost always come from something sitting on top of the wood, not the wood itself. Cleaner residue, wax buildup, a high-gloss finish, or a film of moisture from humid Atlanta summers will... Continue Reading

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Nail Down, Glue Down, or Floating?

June 04, 2026

Three ways to attach a wood floor, and in most houses the subfloor eliminates two of them before anyone expresses a preference. This is less a decision than a diagnosis. Nail Down Cleats or staples driven at an... Continue Reading

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How Much Does Hardwood Floor Installation Cost?

May 16, 2026

Most homeowners installing hardwood land somewhere between $8 and $18 per square foot installed, materials and labor together. That is a wide range because it is answering a wide question. A prefinished engineered... Continue Reading

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Do Your Hardwood Floors Need Refinishing?

May 01, 2026

Refinishing is a real disruption and it removes wood that you only get to remove a limited number of times. So the first useful question is not how to refinish, it is whether you actually need to. There are three... Continue Reading

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Solid Hardwood vs Engineered Hardwood

May 01, 2026

The framing most people arrive with is that solid hardwood is the real thing and engineered is the compromise. That was defensible twenty years ago. It is not a useful way to decide today. Both are real wood on... Continue Reading

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Wood Floor Colors That Never Go Out of Style

April 10, 2026

A floor is not a repaint. Most people live with a floor color for fifteen or twenty years, and refinishing to change it costs real money and one of the floor's finite sandings. So it is worth knowing which colors... Continue Reading