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What is JAS Certification?

JAS stands for Japan Agricultural Standards and JAS certification is a process that quality checks a variety of agricultural products, including lumber, originating in Japan. 

How and Why to Choose Parquet

Parquet flooring, also called block flooring is a mosaic design design of hardwood pieces across an entire floor. Parquet flooring is a great way to add a unique and personalized touch to any room, depending on what you’re seeking in your flooring options.

Engineered v. Solid Hardwood Flooring

When choosing your new hardwood floors, it’s important to do your research. Engineered and solid hardwood flooring both have their merits, depending on what you’re looking for in your new floors.

How to Maintain a Hardwood Floor

So you took the leap, chose your very own beautiful hardwood flooring and had it installed in your home or business. What now? Hardwood flooring care differs greatly from other flooring types in that hardwood is meant to last longer but can only do so when properly maintained.

A Brief American Hardwood Flooring History

Hardwood floors have been a staple in many homes since even before colonial America. When picturing the interior of historic residences, you likely envision rooms with shiny wooden floors (and maybe an oriental rug). In reality, hardwood floors had much humbler beginnings, and they weren’t even polished until nearly the twentieth century.