Building a green house, structure, unit can be challenging, yet very rewarding at the same time. In case you have not previously visited this blog, it and the website thereof are dedicated to helping you create a green building, structure, or green remodel project, and at the same time provide you with as much […]
A few posts ago, we discussed natural oil floor finishes. These are not your only options for finishing your floors if you want to maintain a healthy, toxin-free home. Auro makes a solvent-free, floor finish that is made out of many different types of oil, lead-free mineral driers, waxes including bees and carnauba to name […]
There is such a thing, yes! There is a natural linoleum product that is durable to over 40 years. Marmoleum is a safe product not only to have in your home, but it is completely safe all the way through manufacturing and disposal, with NO harmful ingredients to the earth or your […]
Maple is one of the best types of wood you can use for wood flooring. Maple wood, like oak wood, is very hard and heavy and has amazingly strong strength properties. Maple is also used for almost any purpose that involves the floor such as flooring, stairs, floorboards, mouldings, and doors. […]
Oak is a very hard wood that is, for the most part, quite difficult to work with. Oak […]
When building a green structure, highly consider incorporating stone where you are able to. A material that does not have to be manufactured will have a considerably less amount of impact on the earth than one that does. Stone can be used for both traditional and non-traditional uses.
Some of the traditional uses for […]
In a previous post, I discussed using building materials such as wood that is readily available in order to use high quality materials at little or no cost. Wood can also be used in order to lower the amount of chemicals you put into your home. Wood is very easy to clean and […]
Today I am going to go into some details about using Bamboo as a hardwood floor option. Bamboo, first of all, is incredibly renewable, the harvest cycle is around 3-5 years. Cycles less than 10 years is considered short. Other types of wood used for hardwood floors generally takes between 50-100 years […]