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Area Rug Maintenance

Maintain this knowledge about area rug upkeep.Most homeowners understand the need to care for carpeting, ceramic tile or hardwood flooring. But area rugs? Yes, they deserve the same attention and consistent maintenance as the major flooring products.Because area rugs are another investment in your home and lifestyle.That’s why we put this section together for you. It’s about the care, considerations and cautions of maintaining your area rugs.Plus, knowing what’s expected of you regarding area rug upkeep can be a determining factor in the type of rugs you purchase.Our first advice, don’t pamper this product.It’s important you understand that even though […]

Area Rugs – Before You Buy

Know these things before you purchase an area rug.We want you to know. It’s as simple and important as that. Important because your goal here is to find and purchase products that will impact your home and home life.We take that very seriously.If we’ve met our goal of providing you with area rug knowledge, hopefully you’re becoming a lot wiser shopper with a clearer picture of this flooring category.But there remain a number of specific things you should know and understand about area rugs before you get into the buying phase.So, before you buy, browse through this section for suggestions […]

Area Rug Styles

Thousands of area rug style choices means there is a rug for everyone.Somewhere out there, hopefully at our store, your perfect area rug or rugs awaits you. The challenge is finding it, or them, because the spectrum of area rug styles is wide, worldly and wonderful.Styles range from Turkish, Oriental and Natural to more modern versions that are geometric, traditional, transitional, contemporary, country and Native American.Patterns proliferate: florals, solids, stripes, plaids, even seasonal/holiday.From the simplest cotton throw rug to a majestic, intricately crafted Persian rug — your choices are virtually endless.Which is exactly why our experts have put this section […]

Introduction to Area Rugs

Welcome to area rug knowledge.If you think carpet or ceramic tile offers a lot of flooring selection, welcome to the world of area rugs and a universe of virtually unlimited choices. It’s true. From braided to cotton, exciting Oriental to exquisite Persian, area rugs are plentiful and beautiful, affordable and expensive, classic and exotic.Frankly, unless you know exactly what you want, shopping for area rugs can be challenging at best, overwhelming at worst.Our objective with this website, and in our store, is to share valuable information with you.We want you to know.We want you to know all about area rugs, to […]

Luxury Vinyl Tile – Maintenance

Floors should never be flooded with water or be allowed to have standing water. This can loosen the adhesive.Care should be taken with heavy furniture and appliances. Furniture protectors should be used that are at least 2” in diameter. The hard and small buttons sometimes found on the bottom of chairs and other pieces of furniture should be removed. High heeled shoes also apply here.Protect the floors from dirt and grit that can be tracked in by using walk off mats at every entrance.Do not use rubber backed mats. Certain rubber compounds can permanently stain vinyl.Never use vinegar, acetone or […]

Luxury Vinyl Tile – Before You Buy

These floors should not be installed over existing resilient floorsWhen using radiant heat flooring, the substrate should not exceed 85°FIf not installed properly, the floors can look unsightly and not wear properlyThese floors can scratch and indentations can be madeIt is recommended that these floors not be exposed to too much sunlightDrapes and window coverings are recommended during peak sunlight hoursHot items like cigarettes and matches can burn the floors

Luxury Vinyl Tile Styles

Luxury vinyl tile comes in a variety of styles, shapes and colors. The different types of styles include:plankstileswood looksdecorative bordersgeometricstile and stone looksgrout option or no grout optionoverall patternsAn advantage to Luxury Vinyl Flooring is the ability to install modular patterns. Different tiles can be combined, different planks can be combined as well as tiles and planks can be combined.

Luxury Vinyl Introduction

Luxury Vinyl Tile floors are a durable, affordable and attractive alternative to ceramic tile, natural stone and hardwood. Patterns can be created for a modern look with metallic styles or traditional looks with travertine and slate looks.Advantages to these floors include:ease on jointsmore quiet underfoot than most hard surfaceseasy to maintainavailable in wide variety of styles, colors and sizescommercial and residential usereal wood, tile and stone lookseasier installation than ceramic or stone

Vinyl – Maintenance

Knowledge about Vinyl MaintenanceFlooring, no matter how new or beautiful, is meant to be walked upon. Vinyl flooring is no exception. Time and the onslaught of foot traffic will most certainly take its toll. But take heart, keeping your vinyl flooring as beautiful and inviting as the day it was installed just requires a little knowledge.So check out the following advice and be a little smarter about smart and stylish vinyl flooring.Consistency is the key.New vinyl floors are extremely durable and long lasting, but like any floor covering they still need regular maintenance to stay looking like new.Follow these general […]

Vinyl – Before You Buy

Useful knowledge prior to buying vinyl flooring.If you’re a smart vinyl shopper you’ve checked out the other sections on vinyl and may be getting close to buying this popular and versatile flooring.You’ve learned that the vinyl flooring of yesterday is long gone and newer, better performing vinyl flooring is underfoot today.In this section we’ll introduce you to product insights, performance considerations, construction points and installation tips about vinyl flooring you should be aware of before you buy.We’ll also provide a list of possible costs you should keep in mind; costs that go beyond the basic price per square foot.Today’s vinyl […]