Summer Flooring Trends 2023: Top Picks to Revitalize Your Home
Discover the hottest flooring trends for Summer 2023. From light tones to sustainable choices, find out how Cochran’s Lumber can help you achieve your dream floor. Explore our new collections and wide range of woods today!
Random Width Hardwood Flooring Patterns: Mixing Old and New Styles
Creating Unique Hardwood Flooring Patterns: Blending Classic and Modern Styles At Cochran’s Lumber, we believe in crafting stories, not just floors. Every space tells its own tale, and we’ve been privileged to be a part of many such stories for nearly half a century. One of our favorite chapters is using random width flooring patterns. […]
Spring Hardwood Floor Care
Ways to maintain your investment for years to come. Whether you’ve just installed hardwood flooring or have lived with it for many years, the care remains the same: Keep it simple and consistent. With a few supplies and a little knowledge, your floors will age beautifully and last for generations. Regular care steps Vacuum with […]
What’s Included with Cochran’s Flooring Sample Box?
Flooring Samples from Cochran’s Did you know Cochran’s Lumber provides custom sample boxes? We’ve invested a great deal into photography and online resources to help guide our clients, but the difference in Cochran’s hardwoods is primarily evident when you experience it first-hand. Custom Flooring Finishing Options Clients can request boxes to be filled and shipped […]
Wood Floor Care in Winter Months
Dry Air and Wood Floors in Winter For many of us here in the United States, winter is just around the corner or has already appeared! Cold weather means low humidity. Woodstoves can bring inside humidity levels to as low as 10%. That can be problematic for wood flooring. The professionals at Cochran’s Lumber recommend […]
Hardwood Floors and Humidity
Hardwoods and Humidity Humidity can play a major role in how well your flooring looks over the years. For both solid and engineered wood floors, Cochran’s recommends keeping the levels in your home or office between 35% and 55%. If humidity levels drop below 35% it can cause your wood to dry out, resulting in splintering […]
Solid versus Engineered Wood Flooring
Wood Flooring Options When it comes to choosing hardwood flooring, factors such as subflooring and environmental changes can come into play. All of Cochran’s American Heritage or Reclaimed Flooring is available in both solid and engineered flooring. Solid Wood Flooring Solid flooring is just like it sounds. It is a solid piece of wood from […]
INSPIRATIONS – Cochran’s Lumber March Newsletter
INSPIRATIONS, Cochran’s Lumber was delighted to sit down with Steve Sertig, Owner of Superior Floors, LLC. We are proud to say that Steve has been a trusted customer of Cochran’s for over 25 years. Thanks to Steve, our flooring has been laid in many Northern Virginia homes including our popular ‘Desert’ Hickory. In addition, we […]
Caring for Hardwood Floors
Homeowners, builders and designers gravitate to Houzz for creative ideas on interior and exterior design. Here is a great article about caring for your hardwood floors. Wood floors are some of the hardest-working parts of our home. They endure our constant traipsing, and sometimes we do the unthinkable: We stride on them with our stiletto […]