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Borders, Inlays, Moldings + Vents
Great Additions
A GREAT INLAY OR BORDER can set a floor apart. Add in matching vents and molding, and you’ve got a floor worth writing home about. Here we’ve given leading manufacturers of these products space to tell what makes them special.
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Home Ho m wo ood Inc.
Griill Wo Gr Works In Wor I c. c sayys it prooud udly l makes e its t flu l sh-w witthh--fr fram fram amee ve ventss in i thee U Uniteed Stat St ates es. Th es Theyy are avaaililab able in a va vari rietyy of thi h ck ckne neess sses es, inncl clud udin ud ingg 5⁄8-, 9⁄16-, ½-, 3⁄8annd 5⁄16-iinc nch, and they also al soo coom me in a variety of ccol ol for matching olors ol with t a floor.
Hoome mew mew wooodd IInc ncc. ma manu anu nufa f ct ctur urres wood vents in a varrieety off spec e iees. TThe h co he compa omppaany spec sp peeccia ialliize izees in in rec ecla l im la medd andd anti an antiqu an tiiqu quee wo wood odss an andd allso ccaan an produce c vents using a custtom o er’s wood. Metal and pllastititicc adjustable registerss are availabl blle on on sta tand nda dard size zees. s. Lar a gee siinngl glee-dirrecttio di iona nal,, bid idir irrec e titon onal al and cu and custom om grid riid ve v nts a e al ar also s offferred so ed.
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Olde Wood Ltd. offers a variety of high-quality custom vents, caasi sing n and trim ng m pieces, as well as rough-stock lumber, which is all made from re recl clai a meed, ai d, new w or old-growth materials. The vents are available in flush-moun unnt,, fluushh-w -wit w thh frame, self-rimmedd, be beve v le ve led an and nd roounndd-oovver e options, and it alsso of offfe fers custom fer fe m prefinished an andd colo loor-ma matc tche tc hedd de he d si sign gns. gn s. s.
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O hk Os kosh Designss
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Secl Se clay lay yP Pre re eci c si s on onSt Ston St one on e In Inla lays la y ys
Ridg dgef efie ieeldd IIndustries offers a new highh--ou outp tput, flus lusshh-mo moount unt wo un w od od ven ent th t att allows allo ws foorr 30 30 percent more airflow and nd fea e turess aann integ nteg nt e rate raate ted, d, eaassilly remo reemo mova vabl va be bl slid sl idin ingg da d mpper. The company currentlly stoc o ks thiis vveent n in 200 sppeeci cies ess in al allll the thhe stan st anda ndard rd sizes es, and it’s offered in a norm rmal or wi wide de fra r me. mee.
Prec Pr e isionStone Inlays makes its products usingg a com o bination of stone, metal aannd wood. Pa Pattent nted throughout North Americ icca an a d Eu E roope p , the key to the comppaany’s design is the abbi ity of the product abil to abs b orb wood cont co ntra raaccttion and exxpa p ns nsion without saacr crifi icing a seamle fit. The comppanyy le less ssaays ays itits ts pro roddu ductts ar aree an ide ideeall com ompl p epl mentt for for ffllo loor loor orin ing, ing in furniture, cabinetry and molding.
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Product Focus | Borders, Inlays, Moldings + Vents
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Sout So uthFFlo ut uthF l or o ’s com o pllette line of vents, grills, grate tes te es an andd di diffffus ffffus user erss is er is made frrom thhe sam the saame new w and rec ecllaimed la la heart pine ine as in a the the he ccoompa pany ny’s’s sol olid i and nd eng ngi gin ineeere red wood wo odd floor orin or ing. The in hey arre availabl b e in bl in a ran ange ge ooff styl ylles es andd siz izes e , wi withh orr wi with thouut damp da mper ers. Flu l shh-mouuntt or se selflf-r -rim immi mmi m ng n ddro r pro p-in in sty tyle lees in in louve vered, d, linneeaar or o eegggg cr crate de desi sign gnns are oofffe fere red. d
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