Tiger wood, whose official name is astronium fraxinifolium is an exotic hardwood that has its origins in Africa, but nowadays normally hails from the likes of South America. Normally a tanny, red colour with dark brown “stripes”, it is easy to see how it gets its name. Recognised for its extreme strength and durability,…
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With many years of experience and expertise in the wooden floor, hardwood decking and wooden worktop sector, Wood and Beyond, until recently has concentrated purely on online sales. But that has now changed. While we continue to focus a huge part of our effort on our important, widespread and loyal online customer base, we…
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Wood flooring care can be a bit “hit and miss” if you’re new to it. So here’s 30 of our wood flooring care tips to help you sort out what’s important and what’s not so important. 1. If at all possible encourage everyone to take their shoes off at your door. 2. Invest in…
Wood flooring has been used for hundreds of years in castles and stately homes and is becoming more and more sought after as a healthy and stylish flooring option today. Also credited by some experts with adding value to homes, an increasing number of people are installing either solid or engineered wood flooring in…
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Fitting wood flooring on a DIY basis is not for the feint hearted, but with a bit of preparation and a lot of patience, can certainly be done. If you’re planning a DIY wood floor fitting project, there are several tools you’ll need. Here’s our “Top 10”: A miter saw. Miter saws come in…
Wide plank wood flooring is the term used to describe flooring that is greater than the standard 120 to 150mm plank width. Available in solid as well as engineered wood floor options, wide plank wood flooring is a stylish and highly sought after flooring option, particularly for modern interiors. When you’re making your flooring…