De Lago Grundl Hardwood Floors

Merry Christmas!

2011-12-23T06:26:00.000-08:00

What's the best Christmas present? In our opinion... a restored antique pine hardwood floor in the heart of downtown Austin!! Does your New Year's resolution include home improvements? A hardwood floor adds beauty, warmth, and value to your Austin home or business.

Following are pictures from an antique pine hardwood flooring restoration & repair completed Oct. 2011. Home built in 1920's.

Floor covered with extensive debris

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Floor before patch and sanding

Floor during sanding

After sand and finish

1928 Antique Pine Restoration

2011-10-24T10:57:00.000-07:00

Hello friends! Hope you enjoy these before & after pics from a recently completed 1928 Antique Pine restoration in Austin, Texas.

Living Room Before

Living Room After

Entry Before

Entry After

Close-up of flooring Before Sanding

Bedroom 1 Before

Bedroom 1 During Sanding

Bedroom 1 After

Master During Sanding

Master After

Recently Completed! Lakeway, TX | 4" White Oak Install, Sand and Finish

2011-09-09T17:20:00.000-07:00

Hey y'all, here are some pictures of a job recently completed. A beautiful 4" Solid White Oak floor with Antique Brown stain and 2 coats oil-based polyurethane finish. Enjoy!

Water & Wood

2011-05-22T07:12:00.000-07:00

It's May, and most likely the flowers and plants are blooming where you live. That also means it's raining!

Solid hardwood flooring contracts in low humidity and expands in high humidity. If your residence is pier and beam, new construction or old, it's critical that you have proper ventilation.

A well performing floor is the result of a professional wood flooring installer taking the time and care necessary for a proper installation.

Potential sources of moisture include:

In new construction sub-floors can be rained on trapping moisture that needs to evaporate, as well as moisture left by "wet trades".
Ground water is sometimes raised due to heavy rains.
Surface water can collect by improper drainage, falling under the foundation and walls.
Many houses are built on pier and beam construction, over a crawl space. Moisture problems can happen due to the construction of a crawl space in a high water table area, improper grading of the lot, or the omission of moisture barriers, ground cover, and ventilation openings.

Be sure to look for the ways moisture gets into crawl spaces:

Ground water moving through the foundation walls or up through the earth.
Surface water moving through the foundation walls or through vents
"Green" slabs, or concrete that wasn't fully cured when the rest of the house was built above it.

Building codes in most areas require cross ventilation in a crawl space equal to at least 1.5% of the square foot area within the crawl space.

Did you know: Mopping the floor in a 150 square foot kitchen can release the equivalent of 4.5 pints of water into the air? Shower or bath = 1/2 a pint.

What is acclimation?

Hardwood flooring acclimation is allowing the moisture content of the wood to adjust to "normal living conditions" at the site, which is the temperature and humidity conditions that will be experienced once the structure is occupied. A hardwood flooring professional will check the wood moisture upon delivery and prior to installation.

Tip of month... Maintain Your Floors!

Be sure you follow these easy steps to keep your floor in great condition:

Sweep or vacuum your hardwood floor regularly, but never "mop" a hardwood floor with excessive water or cleaning agents.
Buy a floor care kit. De Lago Grundl Hardwood floors recommends Bona cleaning products.
Clean light stains with a damp cloth - never harsh chemicals.
Have your floors re-coated periodically as the finish wears down.

Have a great May, 2011 from your local Austin Hardwood Floor mechanic!

-Joe

Custom American Walnut and White Oak Entry, Dallas TX

2011-03-13T18:02:00.000-07:00

Happy President's Day!

2011-02-21T16:16:00.000-08:00

We wish you a happy President's Day from De Lago Grundl Hardwood Floors. Hardwood floor artisans serving Austin, Dallas, and beyond! If you have not done so already please take a minute to browse our informational website at http://www.delagohardwoods.com ~Joe

Antique Pine Restoration, Austin 2010

2010-11-04T11:13:00.001-07:00

For more photos, visit our website or click on the Flickr Photostream above.

Before (2)

After (2)

Before (1)

After (1)

Restoration in Progress

2010-10-26T15:52:00.000-07:00

1920 Antique Longleaf Pine Restoration. In these Photos: Using a feature strip to blend extensive damage to flooring.

1920 Antique Longleaf Pine Restoration. In these Photos: Using a feature strip to blend extensive damage to flooring.

45 degree 2 1/4 inch #3 Common Red Oak; Natural Satin Finish

2010-08-02T11:04:00.001-07:00

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45 degree 2 1/4 inch #3 Common Red Oak; Natural Satin Finish

2010-08-02T11:03:00.001-07:00

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Picture of the Day

2010-06-20T10:07:00.001-07:00

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2 1/4" x 3/4" #1 Common Red Oak w/ Neutral Satin Finish. Installed at a 45 degree angle.

Picture of the Day

2010-06-18T12:07:00.000-07:00

Exotic Brazilian Walnut Hardwood Lattice Design with Tile and radial trim

Mission Statement

2010-06-18T12:01:00.000-07:00

As members of the National Wood Flooring Association, we subscribe, without reservation, to these Standards of Professional Conduct.

To deal with our customers with honesty and integrity.

To promote the merits of our products and services without degrading competition.

To reveal all the material facts so that the truth about our products and services may be understood fully.

To abide by all governmental regulations and statues.

To support the NWFA and its goals and purposes toward advancing the wood flooring industry.

To, in the performance of our profession, commit no act that would discredit our profession or the wood flooring industry.

To abide by these Standards of Professional Conduct and recognize the NWFA as the authority in all matters relating to the interpretation and enforcement of these Standards, within prevailing legal limits.

--De Lago Grundl Hardwood Floors
Joe De Lago Grundl