Southern Cross Flooring

  "More is not better. Better is better. You don't need a bigger house; you need a different floor plan. You don't need more stuff; you need stuff you'll actually use."                                     -         Alex Steffen If you make the right choices with your flooring, you can make your house feel larger than it actually is. Hardwood flooring can really help to open rooms up, but perhaps you have laminate in your kitchen and you wish to have contrasting flooring in other rooms, but are concerned that it will be difficult to match with new wooden flooring? - Let’s try and answer your questions and concerns regarding hardwood flooring.   Should all hardwood floor installations  match each other perfectly? If having perfectly matching floors is your d...

  If there’s one area of the home that bears the brunt of everyday activity, it’s the floor. Like any floor covering, wooden floors are susceptible to scratches and impacts, and so can soon begin to look tired and worn over time. Southern Cross Flooring are experts in rejuvenating wood flooring back to its original best. The lowdown on Wood Floor Installation & Restoration Knowing your wood - The first step in making your flooring look new again is determining what type of wood floor you have; solid or engineered. Engineered wood requires a bit of background knowledge before proceeding to fully sanding them back. Solid wooden floors consist of real wood from top to bottom and can be sanded almost endlessly without any problem. However, engineered wood is constructed differently and needs to be handled carefully as a result. All engineered wood flooring has a top 'wear layer' of real wood which is bonded to multiple layers of plywood underneath. This top layer could be 6mm t...

  "If you can organise your kitchen, you can organise your life.”   – Louis Parrish It is often said that the kitchen is the heart of the home, and it’s where everybody congregates. From cooking and baking, to hosting and entertaining guests, the family sits around the table for a cup of tea or for a chat over a meal. So, it's important that each and every aspect of your kitchen should function in a way that encourages social interaction. That includes the cooking area, storage provisions, the preparation area, … and the flooring!   Your kitchen floor should be durable and it should complement the rest of the house. If you are renovating your kitchen floor, or plan to replace the flooring of a house you’ve just moved into, you need to make sure you make the right decisions with the flooring. Choose a flooring solution that matches your home and your lifestyle. Wooden kitchen flooring  for a unique look Kitchen floors need regular cleaning, but that doesn't mean they ...