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Used to join wood floors to other flooring surfaces.

See Screen & Recoat.

Wood that is salvaged from an old building or structure or from a lake or river and refinished for use in another project.

Some flooring is sold as random width, meaning the boards are not all the same width. Typically, the each box of random width flooring is comprised of boards of 3 or more different widths. This creates a more traditional looking floor. Historically, floors were laid with random width boards so as not to waste any…

Some flooring is sold as random length, meaning that the boards are not all the same length. The shortest length and longest length are noted, and all other planks in the box are different lengths that fall between those two numbers. For example, a manufacturer may describe their flooring as random length 12″-48″.

A heating system installed below the flooring designed to improve energy efficiency in the home and keep the floors a comfortable temperature.