Jonathan Sapir has over 17 years in the flooring industry. As an authority on flooring, he infuses his extensive knowledge and passion for quality products into every article. Jonathan's expertise helps readers make informed decisions for elegant and durable flooring solutions.
Staining worktops is not generally recommended for a number of reasons. First, worktops change colour naturally with time and use and are normally best left in their natural state colour-wise, with only a good quality oil finish. Second, because your worktop is likely to come in contact with food, you need to be really…
Whether or not wood flooring changes colour once it has been fitted, depends to a large extent on the atmospheric conditions in the room the wood flooring has been fitted in and the wood flooring itself that you’ve chosen. Wood is a completely natural product and as such changes colour and form depending upon…
Wood flooring is the perfect choice for conservatories. No matter for what purpose you choose to use your conservatory, there’s more than likely to be a wood flooring option to suit your requirements. One thing to bear in mind when choosing wood flooring for conservatories is the impact the sometimes intense heat and light in…
The question “does engineered wood flooring require an expansion gap?” is a question which is frequently asked by anyone investing in engineered wood flooring in the UK for the first time. While a professional fitter will look after all the requirements of your engineered wood flooring installation, if you are planning a DIY engineered wood…
If you’re looking for guidance on how to paint wood floors, the likelihood is you’re in a situation where your wood floors have seen better days or you simply fancy a change. Either way, with a bit of planning and a lot of preparation, painting wood floors can be a really successful way of introducing…
Wood flooring is a highly popular flooring option today. With a huge variety of wood flooring solutions available on the market, it is easy to see what makes this option so appealing. Versatile and easy to maintain, wood flooring needn’t be expensive, so if you’re looking for inexpensive wood flooring, you shouldn’t have too…
With more and more people choosing underfloor heating in their homes, the question “is underfloor heating suitable for solid wooden floors?” is being asked more frequently. Underfloor heating is a way of heating your room using continuous lengths of pipe that are installed under your floor. One of the main advantages of underfloor heating is…
Screed is commonly used in wood flooring installation projects. The ideal way of ensuring your subfloor is level and smooth, screeds are relatively easy and quick to lay. Screed is the term used to describe the finish which is put on a concrete floor to make it level and stable. The mixture used is normally…
All wood floors need to be treated from time to time to preserve their good looks and charm. Finishes on wood floors range from seals, waxes, oils, polishes and varnishes, all of which will make your wood floor more resistant to wear and tear as well as helping make them easier to clean. That said,…
Wood flooring is a highly practical flooring solution for pet owners. Easy to clean and resistant to the day to day challenges animals put on floors, wood flooring is the perfect option for anyone with dogs and cats for example. One commonly asked question however when it comes to pet owners and wood floors…
The amount of weight a wood floor will tolerate will depend on many factors. Generally speaking, if you’re planning to install a new wood floor and are worried about weight tolerance issues, your wood flooring supplier will be able to guide you. In most instances, tolerance questions arise from people who are concerned about particularly…
How you decide to replace old wood floors will depend, to a large extent, upon the scale and situation of your project. If you are renovating an old property and planning to replace all of the old wood floors with new, there is a really strong argument for lifting up the floors one by…