Stefansi Bogdan

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Month: April 2017

Kitchen Benchtop- Replace The Existing One To Remodel Your Room

Benchtop of your kitchen covers a considerable space, and it is the main area, where you conduct various works for preparing your food. However, it is sometimes a good idea to replace your older benchtop with the newer one. Ask your kitchen designers to alter the benchtop, according to your needs.

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If the thickness of your existing and new benchtop is almost same, it may be quite easy to do the installation. While the newer one has more thickness, you will require scratching the rear part. And it makes sure that the unit is fitted perfectly just under your tiles or spashback.

For a new benchtop, you can choose any of the following materials

Stainless Steel

This offers you a tough and durable benchtop, which is available in a variety of textures and finishes.

Granite

It was once thought to be a very costly option to most of the kitchen owners. But, with high competition in the market, it has become affordable. Granite also provides you with hardwearing benchtop, where you can do all the preparations for cooking any food.

Timber

This is another traditional option, recommended by kitchen designers. However, though wood is durable, it may cause some issues, such as, cracks or scratch marks. Especially, in a dry atmosphere, it can get cracked.

Thus, remodeling the room with the replacement of older benchtop creates the appearance of a new kitchen. You also change other areas of your kitchen to have a fresh look.

Article written by Shaker&May

Engineered Wood for Your Floors

Engineered wood is a versatile and sustainable material boosting the performance of a building. Manufacturing engineered wood takes longer as it needs more processing times. It has more ecological and technical advantages too. The engineered wood costs less and performs better than solid wood. The manufacturing process includes the use of veneers, wood and reconstructing it using resins.

Plywood, Glulam, Cross-laminated timber, Aspenit or Oriented Strand Board are the different types of engineered wood products. Plywood and Glulam were commonly used earlier. Being less vulnerable to temperature and humidity changes making them favourites as flooring for bathrooms and laundry rooms.

Go Green and Go Home

Living in a wooden house has many benefits to be considered. And the most important one is its sustainability. Given the lack of natural resources in today’s day and age, a wooden house is the most viable option out there.

The style of a wooden house is unique; it has an earthy, yet aesthetic look. Compared to brick houses, wooden houses are faster and cheaper to build, in that they do not require a deep foundation, nor do they need plastering or tiling. Maintenance also isn’t too difficult a task. Moreover, since wood provides good insulation, your house remains warm and toasty without any overhead heating costs.

Furthermore, a wooden house is a good investment option as it has a higher lifespan and appraisal value and will be super-profitable if at all you decide to sell it.