COVID-19 Relief
2020 took us all by surprise with the COVID-19 Pandemic It impacted everyone’s life in a negative way Lives are changed But through these dark times, we were able to see The brightest side of Humanity As a Toronto based North American Company We too wanted to do something to help our community to go… Read More
Introducing All-New Herringbone Vinyl Flooring
The Wishbone Luxury Vinyl Collection’s classic herringbone motif brings the perfect blend of drama and visual depths. The lush texture combined with sophisticated style push the boundary of vinyl flooring – a real masterpiece in any space. Ultra realistic looks with matte finishes and painted bevels. High-density core delivers enhanced dimensional stability, outstanding indentation resistance,… Read More
Why Twelve Oaks SPC Flooring?
Luxury vinyl SolidCore Collection primary features: 1. Armor Care™ technology – Highest performance 2-pass UV cured urethane finish in the industry that enhances durability, cleanability, and slip resistance when compared to standard vinyl floors. 2. An acoustic layer provides comfort underfoot and superior sound absorption. 3. I4F locking system makes it easy to install. It… Read More
Wishbone Collection – Engineered Herringbone Flooring
Twelve Oaks engineered hardwood Wishbone Collection is a take on the classic herringbone flooring with a touch of contemporary sophistication. Primary Features: Matte finish with sheen level lower than 10%. Sliced-cut wear layer shows the truer natural look of the wood and finer graining. Aluminum oxide finish with a natural oil appearance adds a much… Read More
International Surface Event Invitation
To Our Valued Dealers & Guests, Twelve Oaks is proud to announce that we will be at The International Surface Event in Las Vegas for the second year in a row! We encourage you to stop by and visit our booth (#4637) to see some of our new and excited product lines, including our new… Read More
Species Specs: Maple
Acer Genus ORIGIN: The Acer genus (maple) family contains nearly 150 species. For the purpose of this feature, we will only focus on hard maple and soft maple. Hard maple includes sugar maple (Acer saccharum) and black maple (Acer nigrum). Soft maple includes silver maple (Acer saccharinum), boxelder (Acer negundo), and bigleaf maple (Acer macrophyllum)…. Read More
Species Specs: Ash
Fraxinus Genus ORIGIN: The Fraxinus genus (ash) family contains nearly 70 species. For this feature, we will focus only on white ash (Fraxinus Americana) and black ash (Fraxinus Nigra), two of the more-common ash species used in the flooring industry. White and black ash are found primarily in the eastern United States and into eastern… Read More
Moisture Control
By Brett Miller, NWFA If there is one topic that seems to capture the attention of wood flooring professionals everywhere, it is moisture. Too much and wood floors can cup or even buckle. Too little and wood floors can gap or even split. The key to optimum long-term performance is to maintain moisture in just the right balance,… Read More
All about Humidity
Humidification is a popular buzz word, especially this time of the year when we are in the height of the home heating season. Keeping a home properly humidified is critical for many reason, but especially to keep your new floor, whether laminate, engineered solid or wood solid, protected from damage associated with excessively dry conditions…. Read More
Environmental Certifications and What They Mean
In 2000, the European Panel Industry set forward a series of standards regulating the amount of free formaldehyde an HDF, MDF or plywood panel can off-gas. In order to qualify for the standard, manufactures must submit samples of the panels they produce to independent laboratories. These laboratories put the panel samples in a chamber and… Read More
Formaldehyde and VOC
What is Formaldehyde? Formaldehyde is an organic chemical commonly used in many applications – from industrial disinfectants to certain kinds of fabric. Formaldehyde is also commonly found in the adhesives used to make engineered and laminate flooring. These adhesives will off- gas trace amounts of free formaldehyde into the air in decreasing concentrations over time…. Read More
