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May 2008

May 09, 2008

Showroom closed for short break

Our Charing showroom will be closed for 4 days from

Friday 16 May till Monday 19 May

(annual short break)

Business as usual from Tuesday 20 May 9.30 am on - emails, comments on this blog and submitted questions will be answered as soon as possible.

May 06, 2008

Wood Floor Fact Sheet - now available

Do you know how to IMMEDIATELY increase

the value of your house and the comfort of your home? 

Adding new or restored natural wooden flooring will definitely increase the value and comfort to any house and home immediately. Yours included.

It's a known fact - even before the 'credit-crunch' effect on the housing market.

FACT:

According to WoodCare adding wooden features to your home will increase its value between 5 to 15%.

From stripping down wooden banisters and exposing their natural character, re-instating real wood doors and especially installing real wooden floors in the main areas - it will all have an instant positive effect.

And it's not just that you can ask more for your house than your neighbour - estate agents and existing clients tell us again and again that homes with wooden floors sell quicker!

Read more....

May 04, 2008

Wood You Like, the wooden flooring specialist - Guardian Magazine

In March we reported we had received a request from the editor of the Guardian Magazine - Space Solves - to advice one of their readers on how to take care of a poor parquet floor and of course we did this to the best of our ability as we do with every request for advice.

We are happy to report that in the publication of our advice (Guardian Magazine - Saturday 3 May) we are labeled wooden flooring specialists:

Pity our poor parquet

Our 28-year-old parquet flooring is black where it has been trodden on heavily, while other parts are stained and faded. How can I lift the stains? I clean it with a damp, soapy mop.

'I'm afraid the black areas are a result of not treating the floor soon enough when the finish had worn off,' says Karin Hermans of wooden flooring specialist Wood You Like (01233 713725, woodyoulike).

Read more............

At your service, as always. And while we're on the subject of maintaining a valuable parquet floor properly - read our "3 Easy Steps to Clean and Maintain Your Parquet Floor" to make sure your own parquet floor doesn't need the 'drastic' steps of resanding - or worse, being covered up with carpet!

May 02, 2008

DIY-Triumph Contest - winning entry April 08

Our congratulations to T. Brennan for winning the DIY-Triumph Contest for April 08

His triumph -  a 10 day labour of love (read his whole story) - is a lovely restored Oak herringbone parquet floor (see pictures below) and he can now select a suitable maintenance product as prize.

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While we're on the subject of original parquet floors, if you are in the process of repairing, restoring a beautiful and valuable floor our Wood Floor Guide:

7 Easy Steps to Repair/Restore Your Parquet Floor

helps you on your way.

Installed a wooden floor recently and you're darn proud of the result - enter our DIY-Triumphs Contest yourself and your pictures might end up here in our Hall of Fame too.

 

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  • Wood You Like applies and promotes the Kiss principle (Keep It Simple Sweetheart) in all areas of the business.
    This means we will give you straightforward advice in plain English and without the technical jargon.
    Our tips and advice blog covers many areas of Natural Wooden Flooring: from the benefits, installation tips to taking care of your wooden flooring.

    It is very simple for you to ask your own question: follow this link to our online question form
    Here you can ask your own question and we will answer it to the best of our knowledge and as quick as possible. If relevant your question will be turned into a new post for the benefit of our other visitors.

    As the acknowledged authority on wooden flooring, many architects, interior designers and property developers, nationally and locally, frequently call 'Wood You Like' for advice on choice and suitability of different wooden flooring and advice on the fitting and maintenance.
    If you have a query, try our 'tips and advice' pages that follow - or give us a call on 01233 713725 for your personal solution to wooden flooring.

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