The choice of a bamboo floor is quickly gaining popularity for both commercial and household use, especially in North America. Stronger and denser than many hardwood floors, a bamboo floor is highly resistant to moisture. It has been discovered as a brilliant alternative to traditional hardwood flooring....
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Not surprisingly, stone tile flooring is a naturally green flooring material. It is moisture resistant, lasts a lifetime, and releases almost no harmful byproducts.
Natural stone tile is a green material by default. However, there are steps you can take to make your stone tile flooring installation...
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Cork Tile Flooring has become a more visible option in recent years. Because it hasn’t been a popular flooring, many believe it to be a new product. This isn’t the case, as cork flooring has been in use for over a century. Several high profile buildings, such as the Library of Congress, contain beautiful cork flooring that have sustained high traffic conditions for over 100...
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One beautiful option for flooring is hard pine flooring. A lot of hardwood flooring that is installed today is oak flooring, and hard pine is only slightly softer than this popular option. If you’d like your home to have a look that is different than the homes of friends and neighbors, consider this affordable...
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White Pine Flooring was once one of the most commonly used flooring in America. It has fallen out of favor with some people who feel that because it is a softwood it doesn’t meet their needs, and it isn’t as durable or wear resistant as they would like. But for homeowners that want a vintage look, or just would like a flooring with character, it might be the perfect choice.
Looking for an eco-friendly floor for your flooring project? Cork could be just what you are looking for. Besides glue down and floating cork tiles, Mosaic cork tiles are another option that you can consider for your flooring project. A cork floor will give you a soft surface under your feet that will absorb...
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Cork, along with Bamboo Floors, is one of the hottest green flooring products around. Cork and bamboo regrow faster than hardwood flooring which may take as long as 30 years to be replenished.
Cork floors, more popularly used in children’s rooms...
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Wondering about suitable flooring for your kitchen? Can’t figure out if water resistant stone tile or soft rubber floors will be a better bet? Why not try cork flooring in your kitchen. When it comes to kitchen floors, cork has a lot of things going for it. It is soft making it easy on the feet and protecting...
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The bathroom is the last sanctuary in any house. Once inside, you can have temporary freedom from the worry of daily chores. Not surprisingly therefore, research has shown that the design of the bathroom is the single most important factor predicting the price of properties.
Traditionally bathroom floors have been limited to ceramic and stone tiles. Modern sealants,...
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Both Cork and Bamboo are easily renewable materials. Bamboo is a biologically a grass that grows at astronomical rates. Bamboo plants have been recorded to have grown 48 inches in 24 hours with a peak growth velocity of one meter per hour! Cork is the outer bark of the Quercus suber tree that is harvested every 9 years and continues to provide cork for 2 centuries or more.
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Cork tile flooring is a green flooring material. It is harvested from cork trees in the Mediterranean region at intervals of nine years. Cork is a soft, resilient and water proof material. With many designs and patterns to choose from and easy maintenance...
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From energy generation to automobiles, Green is the current buzzword. It is no different when it comes to flooring. Cork is a 100% renewable, eco-friendly material sourced from the bark of cork trees. Cork trees in southern Europe and North Africa produce most of the global supply of cork. Cork is soft yet durable, stain...
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Growing environment consciousness has seen natural flooring materials like hardwood flooring return to favor. Jute, coir, sisal, sea grass and wool are some of the natural fibers used in flooring products. Natural fibers can be used as complete flooring product or may be used in the form of rugs.
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Green flooring is the new craze in interior design circles. Awareness about ecological footprints and the impact of lifestyles on resource utilization is rising. An increasing number of individuals and businesses are opting for measures to minimize their impact on mother earth. Renewable materials therefore find more favor than the old favorites like
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Many homeowners are now concerned about the ecological footprint of their lifestyle choices. Renewable hardwood flooring is now gaining popularity and so are carpets like wool Berbers and carpets made from natural fibers like seagrass, sisal,...
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A hardwood floor is classy, warm and renewable. Reputed suppliers offer hardwood sourced from commercial wood farms or from sustainably managed forests. Such hardwood floors are eco-friendly too. Keeping a hardwood floor safe from moisture is the biggest challenge facing a hardwood floor lover. Engineered wood floors offer the look and feel of an authentic wood floor and convenience...
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Of all the different types of floors, suspended flooring is the best for our health to cushion hard falls and protect our knees from high impact activities. It is a type of floor which is raised higher than the subfloor (which causes the floor to bend and bounce).
In the design industry, suspended flooring is used and chosen for its unique qualities. Suspended flooring...
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Thanks to its environmentally friendly qualities, Bamboo floors are gaining popularity. Bamboo floors are available in a variety of constructions, designs and finishes. A bamboo floor is essentially a type of engineered wood floor. Installing it is therefore relatively easy.
The ease with which a bamboo floor can be installed depends on the type of subfloor over...
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A commercial floor is much more than a mere surface to walk on. Savvy business owners see flooring as a productivity tool. Thus, rubber floors are a favorite among restaurant owners, investment bankers love exotic wood flooring, and the professional gym owner swears by his maple hardwood floors.
A flooring material best suited to a business is determined by user...
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Are you looking for a professional looking floor suitable for your office? Floors like linoleum, vinyl, stone, tile, laminate, carpet or hardwood flooring would all be great choices for any office, but its important to install a floor that sets the right mood for your specific setting. After all, it is the place where you spend most of your waking hours.
When it...
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Are you replacing your old carpet with Hardwood Flooring or Stone Flooring? Are you going to install a new carpet pad, or keep the old one? Its important to think about the environment, and we should all try to reduce,...
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Hardwood floors have always been a very popular flooring material. But homeowners and interior designers, concerned about the environmental impact of hardwood flooring, have started considering alternatives like Bamboo flooring. In the last decade, Bamboo floors have become more common to the flooring choices...
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Commercial floors, as the name indicates, are floors that are specially suited to meet the high-traffic needs of business establishments. Schools, Offices, restaurants, and kitchens are some examples of the places that would require specialized commercial flooring. The requirements of commercial flooring vary according to the amount of traffic and usage an area endures.
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Linoleum is a green flooring material that became a hit after its invention in England in 1863. However, Vinyl flooring appeared on the scene in 1933 and rapidly gained popularity. Vinyl became a more popular material because of its inexpensive...
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One of the common misconceptions about hardwood flooring is that solid hardwood is better than engineered hardwood. People think that because a floor is engineered that it is inferior and made from less desired parts of the wood. The fact is that both solid...
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In March of 2009, we attended the Surfaces Flooring convention in Las Vegas. This is one of the largest flooring conventions in America. At Surfaces, we hand pick different types of flooring from all the manufacturers around the world. What has always made Contempo unique compared to other flooring stores is that we hand-pick the floors...
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When we are planning to decorate our homes with beautiful flooring, we must not forget our responsibility towards the environment. It is important to select flooring materials which help in retaining the environmental balance. There are several eco-friendly options for flooring our homes or offices; we can take our pick from the many options.
Green carpeting and other...
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Flooring completes one’s home decor. It is an important aspect of the entire interior decoration of one’s home or office. While decorating or refurbishing your home, you must consider the aspect of flooring seriously. Flooring installation is not only functional but also adds a charm to your household....
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When we talk about carpets, the first thing that comes to our mind is the Orient, royalty, plush luxury and sophistication. Carpets form an integral part of interior decoration. They can be placed by the hearth; an ornamental, decorative piece can adorn a wall of your living room, and small rugs can be placed in your bedroom or out in the patio. There are many ways in which you can use a carpet...
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Flooring is an integral part of home decor. Artistically furnished flooring catches the attention at once, and creates an indelible impact upon the minds of the onlooker. Resilient flooring technically refers to flooring materials with a firm surface. It is a common choice for floor covering in both residential and commercial settings mainly because of its cost effectiveness and aesthetic charm.
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