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Everybody is looking for a floor that can handle everything and not get damaged in any way. Does that floor really exist? Can there really be the perfect floor out there that you can install it and nothing will damage it? The absolute answer is No, because every floor can have something happen ...

When looking for new flooring, carpet will usually be the lowest priced option to start with.  It can also become a very expensive option as well. Starting price can be around $2 and will go up to $30 or more. It can fit in many different budgets whether low or undefined where price isn't an issue. ...

There are a lot of reasons to buy an area rug. There are even better reasons to buy good quality area rugs as well. If you have a home with wood, tile, or any other type of hard surface flooring, you may want to consider rugs.  There are several functional reasons and there are designer reasons....

There are a lot of companies that will tell you that they have the best. Many are made the same way or very similar. Some product lines are made in the same warehouse and shipped to different companies with different names. Others may be the same product with different names under different ...

I have had many discussions with customers about what kind of wood floor to get for their home. There is no way I will ever tell them what they should get. It isn't my home and every home should reflect the personality of the homeowners. There are some questions that they tend to ask themselves ...

When I was growing up, name brands on clothes or items that you owned meant a lot. As I have gotten older, that doesn't apply as much. This is for a few reasons. Probably the best reason is that I got a little wiser and have learned more as I have gotten older. The other reasons may be something ...

When installing any type of plank flooring, it is important that if you want it to look its best, you need to stay away from any type of pattern. Plank flooring, whether wood, vinyl, or laminate, look the best when they are installed in a random look. The best way to call a really good random ...

When shopping for flooring, how many times do you go to the stores looking to buy what is in stock or look at what is available? What is available is usually the commonly used, generic colors, popular colors, and most economical depending on where you go. If you are looking to buy something right ...

Currently, marketing for flooring can be confusing and customers may only hear what they want to hear. When going to the local flooring store or box store, waterproof flooring seams to what many customers are looking for. Unfortunately, marketing and warranties do not always line up and mean the ...

Wood has been used as flooring for centuries. The way that it was originally maintained was the use of oil. It has only been within the past century that polyurethane and other finishes have started to be used. Each type of finish that is applied to wood have their benefits and drawbacks. ...

Some of your higher-end engineered hardwood floors are UV Oil Cured. They look similar to a penetrating oil and have characteristics of a urethane. The finishes are beautiful and the colors in the wood stand out very well. Because this finish has characteristics of two different finishes, there are ...

When it comes to wood flooring there are a number of different ways to finish it. There are the old school ways such as penetrating oil and hardwax oil which have been around for a very long time. The newer finishes are UV oil cured, UV urethane, polyurethane, and water borne finishes. They all ...

When you shop for carpet most of the time you will look at it and run your hand over it. You will see how it feels and you will look for the color you want. The price is a factor as well, but sometimes that is not the case and you go by what your senses tell you. After you get past how it feels and ...

Sometimes when you move into an older home, or you have had your home for a while, you may start to see the carpet have some issues. Apart from needing cleaning you may start to have bumps in your carpet. When you think back, they were not there before. They may have shown up after the carpet was ...

When you are buying carpet, you also need to pay attention to what kind of pad you are getting. The better the pad, the longer the carpet will last. You also need to be aware that the person who sells you the carpet and pad may not know what they are talking about or they don't have your interest ...

I can't tell you the number of people that say "carpet is bad for your allergies". Friends and customers say that the doctor told them to get rid of their carpet to help with their allergies. Another one is "carpet is disgusting and it just doesn't clean up". There are other statements I am sure ...

When you are shopping for wood flooring there are two ways to buy it: Finished and unfinished. Unfinished wood flooring has to be installed, sanded, stained, and a finish coat applied to it. A pre-finished wood floor is sanded, stained, and the finish is applied in a factory. You then buy the wood ...

Everyone has looked for the best and easiest way to clean their wood floors. If you have been to a large box store or shopped online, you have come across steam mops. On the package, it says that you can use it on sealed wood floors. The manufacturer wants you to buy this, so it will be the latest ...

1. Choose the right vacuum for the job. Mopping alone will not keep a wood floor clean. Before you mop, a good vacuum should be used to remove any dirt from corners or dust between boards. If you don't, adding water to dirt make mud, and mud that dries to the floor is harder to get off.2. Reduce ...

Thermal modified or engineered wood is not a new thing. It has been around in Europe for about 20 years. The idea of the process began in early Europe with the Vikings. Burning the surface with fire gave it a heat treatment that helped make it more resistant to moisture and rot from outdoor ...

As families get bigger and upstairs neighbors get noisier, what can be done to help with the noise? Families can have loud noise from children playing and running through the house to pets doing the same thing. In multi-family condos or apartments, no one wants to listen to their upstairs neighbors ...

Wood flooring is one of the most classical flooring options. We had wood floors before we had carpet, so it can be found in many old homes. As time has passed, people have changed what kind of flooring they like in their homes. Our options for flooring have continued to change over time to include ...

One of the differences between wood flooring and waterproof flooring is the ability to create designs in the flooring. Wood can be carved, cut, and stained to create different designs and patterns on a floor. It is one of the reasons that some customers want wood flooring. Waterproof flooring is a ...

Vinyl flooring has been around for over 30 years. It has evolved over time to what we see today from sheet goods to individual planks or tiles. It has been within the last 10 years or so that the term COREtec and waterproof flooring has become common. COREtec was created in Asia and developed by ...

This is a tough question for a flooring store to explain to a customer. How many times have you been shopping for a product and you found a similar product at Lowe's or Home Depot for a better price than at the local flooring store? It isn't the same color or style, but the price is really good. It ...

As I shop around for flooring the term waterproof gets used a lot when talking about luxury vinyl and laminate. Everyone seems to want something that can handle spills, weather, and pets. The display shows water sitting on the top of the flooring in the kitchen or by the front door by a wet dog. ...

After what has happened in 2020 with Covid-19, a lot of people have thought about how to keep their place of business & homes clean and disinfected. Most people have learned that hard surfaces are the easiest to clean and disinfect. What do you do with fabrics and carpet though?Unfortunately, you ...

Anyone who sells, refinishes, or installs hardwood flooring should teach and explain to their customers how to clean their wood flooring. If they don't, they need to find out how and tell their customers. This is a question that I have heard many times. When I go into a home with hardwood flooring, ...

When you are shopping for luxury vinyl flooring, you will find that where you shop will determine what information you will see on the label. The difference is very interesting. You will see it mainly between the big box stores and the flooring stores. At a big box store, you will see labels like "...

When someone asks "What flooring would you put in a kitchen?", there isn't one right answer. The first question should always be, is it commercial or residential? That is the starter. When you talk about a commercial kitchen, you will need specific details. Is it a restaurant, food manufacturing, a ...

When putting hardwood flooring in your home, you may run into the issue if you have a basement. Basement flooring is usually concrete unless you are on the side of a mountain and you have just a multiple level home on pillars. When shopping for hardwood flooring, most professionals discourage ...

Everyone has been to Lowe's, Home Depot, or your local home improvement box store. When shopping for waterproof flooring, they make it so convenient for you to walk in and buy what you want and go home with it. They even have 12 months no interest if you put it on their credit card if you don't ...

If you go online or ask your neighbor, you will find several options for cleaning hardwood flooring. Some will be homemade, and some will be from companies that want to sell their products. Many of them really do not explain how and why the products work. Cleaning products provide certain ...

Looking back to January of 2020, not much discussion about disinfecting hardwood flooring came up. There have been hours of media attention about disinfecting and a lot of information put out on the internet. Some home remedies include products you find around your kitchen and others are from name ...

When shopping for wood flooring for your home, you can find that there are several different kinds of finishes, species, and structures. The way most prefinished wood floors will be sold will be either a solid or an engineered wood plank. Engineered wood planks have changed a lot and there are a ...