Category Archive For "Flooring"
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Choosing the Perfect Shower Floor
So you’re ready to start your new bathroom renovations! Designing your dream bathroom is an exciting and fun process, but it’s also stressful and full of a mind-boggling number of choices to make. What’s the layout going to be? What color scheme do you want? What kind of fixtures? One big choice to make that …
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Clear Out the Winter Grime—Cleaning and Restoring Your Hardwood Shine
Summer is officially here! With it comes the end of winter’s sand and salt and the mud and grime of rainy spring days. The harsh treatment of winter and spring can wreak havoc on your hardwood floors. There is no time like the present to think about stripping all the old, dull wax and replacing …
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Deep Cleaning Floor Materials
No matter how careful you are about keeping and maintaining your flooring, eventually it’s going to get soiled. Even if you surface clean it regularly, deep cleaning will sometimes be necessary. Depending on the kind of floor you have, the process can be easy or more difficult. The methods for cleaning various kinds of floors …
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Hardwood Floors: Taking the Squeak Out of Your Step
Hardwood floors are attractive, versatile and extremely varied. They can be matched with many different room decor designs and redesigns and they typically warm the color of a room. Hardwood flooring is also an excellent insulator, able to retain heat and comfortable to walk across. Easy to clean, painless to maintain and fairly simple to …
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How to Care for Laminate Flooring
Laminate flooring is starting to become very popular in homes all across the country. Known for its resiliency and ease of installation, laminate might just also be a good option for your next home improvement project. As with all floors, however, regular maintenance and care are required to uphold the integrity of the flooring, and …
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DIY Tips: How to Refinish Hardwood Floors
Fads are a funny thing. They come and go like the tide and are as predictable as the lottery. Years ago, one popular fad was to cover up beautiful hardwood floors with vinyl or carpet in order for a more “modern” look. Along the way, someone realized we were destroying beautiful pieces of history, and …
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2 Types of Laminate Flooring
Laminate flooring is becoming wildly popular across the board these days. It’s inexpensive, looks fantastic and can hold up to even the harshest use. It’s also very easy to clean and maintain—just sweep or mop. We live in a society where everyone is on the go all the time and busy schedules just don’t allow …
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How to Remove Ceramic Floor Tile
Ceramic flooring is one of the most popular tiling options for homeowners across the country thanks to its durability and clean, simple look. However, no matter how useful your ceramic tiling may be, you might find yourself wanting a change. In these circumstances, many homeowners want to remove their tiling, but are unsure of the …
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The Pros and Cons of Laminate Flooring
Undergoing a laminate wood flooring installation project is the perfect way to add visual appeal to your flooring without the expense or intensive labor of hardwood. When replacing carpet, tile or aging linoleum, floating laminate flooring can be a great option for rejuvenating the look and feel of the space. At the same time, laminate …
What Are the Best Shower Floor Tiles?
When you are envisioning your ideal existing home remodel or dreaming about purchasing a new home, you probably will find yourself thinking about a lot of different aspects of the house, from the landscaping to the furniture to available lighting. What might fly under the radar, however, are the tiles on your shower floor, which …
