The Woodrights wide plank flooring blog

Keep up to date on all the latest wide plank flooring news and find great ideas and inspiration for your next wide plank flooring project. Our blog is the perfect place to spend some quality time with the Woodwrights team.

Benefit of Rift & Quartered Lumber

Rift & Quartered White Oak As the seasons change in the Northern Hemisphere to cooler and drier temperatures it's always a good time to revisit why Rift & Quartered lumber is a superior flooring choice in homes. Types of Lumber Cuts When lumber is cut from...

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Passive House with Wide Plank Floors

Woodwrights Wide Plank supplied the custom pine wide plank floors for this fun Passive House project in Greenport. Architect Wayne Turret of the Turret Collaborative built his weekend home in the village of Greenport, NY using the ethos of the Passive House Institute...

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A Handcrafted Home

Take a look at this space we transformed into a unique bespoke home. All elements are custom designed and intentionally chosen. Different types of wood including Woodwrights vertical grain western red cedar, teak, and maple have been strategically selected based on...

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Thankful for Our Employees–Here’s Why

Woodwrights most valuable tool is our team. Throughout the years Woodwrights has taken pride in using the best, most advanced machinery. This translates into beautifully precise wide planks. As we owe a lot to technology, we dedicate more of our success to our...

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Installation – What to Expect

Woodwrights Wide Plank Flooring Installation - Reclaimed Engineered Oak   Now that you’ve chosen the perfect flooring for your home, you may be wondering what exactly happens next. Having a better understanding of what follows can help you properly prepare for...

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Enhance Your Space With Wide Plank Flooring

Woodwrights Wide Plank Flooring, Oak Knotted Enhance your space with wide plank flooring. Add timeless beauty and a warm classic ambiance to any room. A truly sophisticated way to enhance your home, Woodwrights Wide Plank Flooring adds an elegant and distinctive...

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The Truth Behind Engineered Wood

If you’re lucky enough to live by the water, then you’re (un) lucky enough to understand the challenges of maintaining a pristine property – free from erosion, warping and other natural issues caused by mother nature. Salty, humid air seemingly forces it’s way into...

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Woodwrights Guide To Buying Quality

As a Luxury Wide Plank Flooring Manufacturer, we understand the importance of quality. The more effort our team puts in beforehand, the less effort you put in post investment.  This may translate into spending more money upfront... ultimately saving you money over...

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Germany Names Natural Landmark

For centuries Germany has been named one of the most sustainable countries in the world.  It's no surprise to find they have named their first national natural landmark not too long ago. "They are some of the largest and oldest trees in Europe. To protect them,...

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To Shine or Not to Shine?

To shine, or not to shine? That is the question...  Different sheen levels for your wood floor come in and out of style. Here is what WE think is your best bet, and we will tell you why. What it is: First you must understand the definition of sheen. As you probably...

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Technology & Your Floors

The year has come, it is now 2016 and we seem to have been taken over by rapidly progressing technological advancements. Google glass, virtual reality goggles & hover boards are examples just to name a few. How does our swift technological development affect the...

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Transcend Flooring Trends

To make a house a home it’s quintessential to incorporate your personal style into the overall design. How do you make long term investments while avoiding temporary decisions influenced by the latest trends? Transcend flooring trends in your home by choosing a...

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Don’t be Tempted by the Temp

We build houses to maintain an inside environment different from the one outside, a necessity during hot summer months!  Wood flooring reacts to the environment it is in. Just as humidity is not conducive to a stable, consistent wood floor, air conditioning can do an...

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Showroom Experience

Remodeling your home is an incredibly time consuming process; one moment your contractor is calling about an issue with the property, the next your loved one is pushing paint samples in your hand waiting for a final verdict on the color of the new bathroom. At this...

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What’s in a Name?

I’m here to defend the underdog- to defend the product that seems to get pushed aside because of its name, because it’s not labeled “premium.” More specifically, I’m here to defend our ‘Oak Knotted’ wide-planks. At Woodwrights Wide Plank Flooring, we know that the...

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