Ceramic tile is a great choice for floor covering. Porcelain is a denser type of ceramic tile using finer clay and materials fired at higher temperatures. This helps make porcelain more water-resistant. Due to modern technology, ceramic tile comes in an unlimited amount of colors, sizes, styles, shapes and even textures sure to satisfy the...
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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 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...
Discount Hardwood Flooring Information
Hardwood flooring has long been available in America, but only recently has it had such a huge impact on flooring covering sales. Hardwood flooring comes in many sizes and colors, as well as different grades and species. When looking into hardwood floors for your flooring, it is hard to know where to begin. The first...
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....
Indoor/Outdoor Carpet – Not As You Remembered
You may remember indoor/outdoor carpet as “Astro Turf” or artificial rubbery, grassy looking products that looked and felt cheap, but indoor/outdoor carpet today is a far cry from what it was. Indoor/outdoor carpeting now comes in a variety of fibers, including nylon, rubber and olefin as well as different textures (such as the grassy feel...
Carpet Remnant Uses
Carpet remnants are perfect for smaller floor covering jobs. If you need to carpet one room it might be more cost efficient to look at discount carpet remnants. Carpet remnants are usually made from the short piece of carpet left over from a roll that has been installed. The remnant is then measured, priced and...
Carpet Still Main Floor Covering
Carpet is still the primary choice of floor covering for most homeowners. There are numerous reasons for this but in this economy it is safe to say that carpet is relatively inexpensive and easier to install than other types of flooring. Today more than ever there are many color and texture choices for the fashion...
Shaw Flooring Launches New Council
Shaw Flooring has launched a “Growth and Sustainability Council”. The council is made up with 15 executives at the top level whose purpose is to focus on long term business growth and sustainability issues. The group will be guided by Randy Merritt, Shaw’s president, and Ken Jackson, Shaw’s CFO. Shaw has consistently been an industry...
STAINMASTER Unveils New Product for Carpet
Recently, the news came about that Invista, the company that makes Stainmaster products is coming out with a new Stainmaster “stain production chemistry” called LotusFX Fiber Shield that will cover the carpet more evenly, will keep carpet cleaner, and stay on the carpet longer than its current formula. This is great news for the carpet...