The Tribeca locality in Manhattan has a long history. It was residential back in colonial times, became commercial and industrial from around the 1850’s onwards until the collapse of industry in the area by the 1960’s. The industrial collapse left many vacant buildings which could be converted into apartments and artistic people of all persuasions began to move into the area.
As the artists, musicians and film makers completed their loft conversions, others began to appreciate the residential aspects of Tribeca to such an extent that it became a highly desirable area. The 9/11 attacks of 2001 set back development but recovery programs (including the setting up of the Tribeca Film Festival) got the area back on its feet again.
Today’s Tribeca is reckoned to be the most fashionable and desirable Manhattan neighborhood and is noted for the number of its celebrity residents. Forbes magazine has ranked the Tribeca zip code (10013) as New York City’s most expensive and NYPD figures show it to be the safest neighborhood in New York City.
Against such a background, it would be safe to say that the residences in Tribeca are going to be well styled with good design and interior décor. Because of the area’s history and more recent artistic climate, a design feature likely to be found in many apartments (particularly those above the ground floor) will be the use of Hardwood Floors In Tribeca.
These Hardwood Floors In Tribeca come in many varieties of hardwood (teak, aspen, mahogany, etc) which can be laid as basic interlocking boards or in quite intricate patterns in the spirit of parquet flooring. (Note – patterns made by fixing small pieces of square, triangular or lozenge shaped wood onto a floor in the manner of a mosaic are known as parquetry. If the pattern is made up from curved or random natural shapes the result is known as marquetry).
The Importance Of Finishing
Wood is basically a fibrous natural material so, when cut into floor boards, it will absorb liquids –such as glasses of wine spilled on the Hardwood Floors In Tribeca. Therefore, quite a lot of treatment is required before the wood can be placed on your floor.
It needs to be treated against termites and wood boring beetles and it needs to be sealed against moisture ingress. Unfinished wood will show its grain pattern but does not have a particularly attractive color. Therefore, before a final sealant is applied to the boards for Hardwood Floors In Tribeca, the wood will also be stained to improve its appearance. This is known as finishing.
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