If you are the proud parents of babies or young children
and are considering the installation of wood flooring, no doubt you’ll have
questions of safety and appropriateness spinning round your mind. There is little doubt that the hygienic
benefits of a wood floor are much greater than carpeted flooring. You have
probably removed carpet and are aware of how much dirt remains in carpet even
after a thorough cleaning.
When it comes to allergies, wood flooring is the perfect
choice. Some researchers believe that
eliminating the sources of allergens when children are young may help reduce
the likelihood that they will develop allergies later in life. Studies have also
shown that even if someone in your home already has allergies, they may
experience improvement after allergens have been reduced or eliminated by
replacing carpet with wood floors.
The appropriate finish and corresponding environmental
risks are always major concerns for parents of small children or babies when
considering the purchase and installation of a wooden floor. By purchasing Authentic Pine Floor’s
prefinished flooring, you will eliminate the dust, dirt and fumes caused by the
sanding and finishing of your wood floors.
Our wide plank flooring is oil finished which allows the floor to
withstand the Tonka Truck or Barbie’s Dream Car, and whatever else your child
may throw at it. The oil penetrates the
wood and protects from within. When the
floor is scratched, and ALL wood floors will scratch, the oil allows for easy
spot repair; that scratch will look like it has been part of the floor forever.
Authentic Pine Floors only uses oil with ZERO (0) VOC’s,
reducing the risk of toxic emissions.
"Sold
American," was the famous saying of famed tobacco auctioneer, L.A.
"Speed" Riggs, who became the voice of the American Tobacco Company
and Lucky Strike in the late 1800's / early 1900's. In its heyday, American Tobacco was producing
80% of the tobacco products used in the United States. It was one of the
founding 12 members of the Dow Jones in 1896 but became infamous due to the
Sherman Anti-Trust Act.
We were lucky
enough to salvage the massive heart pine timbers from one of the warehouses in
downtown Louisville, KY. The timbers are
all extremely dense heart pine with growth rings almost too tight to
count. Mostly 11” x 17” x 22’, they are
producing perfectly clear quarter sawn boards as well as awesome wide plank
flooring not usually available in such a premium grade.
