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Best Kitchen Flooring Collections: Best Budget Flooring for The Busiest Room in the Home

February 18, 2012

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Best Kitchen Flooring Collections: Best Budget Flooring for The Busiest Room in the Home

The kitchen is where the cookies are. It’s where meals are made. It’s where mom cuts the crust off, and where dad burns the toast. It’s also where sauces get spilled, dishes drip, and dirty feet track in who knows what. That’s why it is important that every kitchen floor be as durable and easy-to-clean [...]

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Read This Before Buying New Flooring! Important Flooring Facts Every Homeowner Should Know

February 13, 2012

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Read This Before Buying New Flooring! Important Flooring Facts Every Homeowner Should Know

So tax returns are in, and you expect a little bit of a kickback this year? Maybe it’s finally time to begin the kitchen or living room remodeling project you’ve talked about for the better part of a decade? If you’re shopping for new flooring for the home, it’s easy to see a particular collection, [...]

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DIY Vinyl Flooring Install: Best Adhesives, Tips & Tricks

February 11, 2012

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DIY Vinyl Flooring Install: Best Adhesives, Tips & Tricks

Vinyl flooring is a stylish and economical option for homeowners in search of a high-performance, cost-effective floor for use throughout the home. Today, manufacturers such as Amitco, Karndean and Mannington produce high-quality luxury vinyl floors that are as stunning as they are sturdy. Most makers offer both vinyl tiles and sheet vinyl, and the one [...]

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Out with the Old: How to Remove Glued-Down Vinyl Flooring

January 6, 2012

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Out with the Old: How to Remove Glued-Down Vinyl Flooring

The New Year has arrived! That means out with old, and in with the new – especially if “the old” is an outdated vinyl floor that might have been “the new” back in, say, 1978. Removing old vinyl flooring is often the first step to installing the new floor of your dreams, so we’ve put [...]

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Hand Scraped Hardwood Floors Offer Unrivalled Character and Charm

December 14, 2011

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Hand Scraped Hardwood Floors Offer Unrivalled Character and Charm

Anything handmade has a certain mystique. There’s a subtle element of individuality to any handmade item, minor variations and imperfections express a sense of humanity that no machine could ever duplicate. From musical instruments to jewelry to custom cabinetry and fine art, the handmade touch adds such soul to each piece. The same is true [...]

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Tips & Techniques for DIY Vinyl Flooring Installation

December 10, 2011

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Tips & Techniques for DIY Vinyl Flooring Installation

Vinyl flooring is an affordable and functional alternative to traditional hardwood and tile materials. And thanks to the latest advancements in digital printing and manufacturing processes, vinyl flooring is also a stylish and fashionable alternative as well. Best of all, it’s possible for many homeowners to install new vinyl themselves, with just a few tools, [...]

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Tips for Proper Care and Maintenance of Hardwood Floors

December 1, 2011

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Tips for Proper Care and Maintenance of Hardwood Floors

Hardwood flooring isn’t the kind of design element that can just be installed then forgotten. It’s an investment that requires care and maintenance, something to love and cherish for generations. A little elbow grease and the proper knowhow can be all it takes to keep a fine floor looking lovely for a lifetime. Here are [...]

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Give a Little Laminate Love: Tips on Caring for a Laminate Floor

November 28, 2011

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Give a Little Laminate Love: Tips on Caring for a Laminate Floor

Today’s modern laminate floors are an economical alternative to traditional hardwoods and tile flooring styles. Thanks to new advancements in printing and manufacturing technologies, laminate flooring offers remarkable beauty and style. Best of all, laminates are designed to last. These durable floors are highly resistant to abrasion and liquid damage, and require less maintenance than [...]

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Tile Talk: Proper Care & Maintenance for Ceramic, Porcelain & Stone Tile

November 25, 2011

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Tile Talk: Proper Care & Maintenance for Ceramic, Porcelain & Stone Tile

Tile is tough, no doubt about it. Ceramic, porcelain and stone tiles are formed from the very elements of the earth itself. These durable materials have graced floors and walls in homes for literally thousands of years. But that doesn’t mean they don’t require maintenance to stay strong and look their best. Just like any [...]

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How to Care for Bamboo Flooring

November 21, 2011

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How to Care for Bamboo Flooring

Bamboo is one of the hottest flooring trends in the industry today, and for good reason. It’s gorgeous, it’s ultra-durable, it’s economical and it’s a sustainable resource with a low environmental impact. Those are just about the best qualities a person could hope for in a new floor. Bamboo floors are designed to last a [...]

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