This blog is a continuation of the previous carpet installation blog. What if your new carpet will be next to a discount hardwood flooring? That is known as transition. Your flooring professional will do their best to match the surface heights of the various types of flooring in order to minimize transitions. Another thing to...
Category: Discount Carpet
Discount Carpet – Installation
You have given thought to the discount carpet you want in your home and are excited to see it as a floor covering. If you purchased your carpet at a reputable dealer you will have no problems during the installation phase. Your dealer either has trained installers on staff or will recommend an independent installer...
Discount Carpet and Cleaning
Shaw Flooring Industries is one of many in the flooring industry that answers questions about allergens and carpet. People are under the misconception that cheap carpet causes allergies and such. The falsehoods associated with this have been around for a long time. Let’s take a moment and think about carpet. Carpet as with any other...
Discount Flooring – Commercial Carpet
Are you looking for discount carpet that is low profile, has tons of style, sophisticated, functional and totally unexpected? Then you might want to consider commercial carpet for your home. In today’s marketplace there are many customers that like the low profile provided by commercial carpet. You may have a loved one using a wheelchair...
Carpet Pad Benefits
You have decided what type of discount carpet to put in your home and now you must decide on carpet padding that goes underneath the carpet. Carpet padding can also be referred to as carpet cushion depending on the area of the country you are purchasing your flooring. Carpet padding is so important because it...
Discount Carpet as Main Floor Covering
Why carpet? This question gets asked a lot. With so many discount flooring options available why indeed choose carpet? One answer is to definitely have carpet in the bedrooms. I have recently had two friends have two very different accidents in their bedrooms. The first has tile in her bedroom as she has four dogs....
Cheap Carpet Styles and Types
Shopping for discount flooring can be a fun and rewarding experience provided you know some of the basics. Manufacturers of carpet including Shaw Carpet and Mohawk Carpet make carpeting in basically these six different styles: 1. Textured carpet: has alternating twists of yarn that gives it a two-tone look. This carpet is a great floor...
Carpet Depot Blog Energy Efficiency
Do you want discount flooring that is energy efficient, good looking, durable, and easy on your feet? You might want to consider wall-to-wall carpet and carpet pad. It has been proven that wall-to-wall carpet increases the R-value of the area covered giving you the potential to save on utility costs. The R-value measures a material’s...
Carpet Tiles – A Unique Flooring Look
Carpet tiles, formerly used strictly for commercial business has become more popular as a home floor covering choice as our floor covering offerings expand. Carpet tiles are 18 inch by 18 inch squares of carpet that can be attached to the ground, either by using adhesive tape, or by purchasing carpet tiles that come with...
Shaw Flooring Warehouse Sale
I just got back from the warehouse sale put on by Shaw Flooring. They showcase some of their newer products as well as ones that will be introduced in 2009. It was great going to the warehouse. I got to see some of their carpet rollers (which are huge) as well as their warehouse facility....