Flooring
Before Painting Your Concrete Flooring
Would you like to add a new dimension to your basement or other room that has concrete floors? You can use paint to transform your ordinary concrete floors into bright, colorful surfaces. Not only will paint add to the beauty of your concrete floor, it will also help to protect against moisture related problems such as mold and mildew You can let your imagination run wild when painting your concrete flooring. Explore the potential of using a variety of different colors to help open up the space or you can go with something more decorative such as interesting faux finishes.
Before painting your concrete flooring, it’s important to correct any moisture problems that might prevent the paint from sticking to your floors. If there are serious moisture problems such as water seepage, this needs to be corrected and the floors allowed to dry completely before painting. You also need to be sure your concrete flooring will accept paint. Some concrete floors have hardeners added to them which may prevent paint adhesion.. To correct this problem, you can use an acrylic concrete sealant before starting the painting process. Read the rest of this entry »
Between Hardwood Flooring And Laminate Flooring
Hardwood or Laminate Flooring: a question that may only be truly answered by the wise and self-examining consumer.
The last twelve years, or so, of my floor covering career were often spent engaged in this very question from the studious homeowner: “We’re torn between hardwood flooring and laminate flooring, which is better?” My answer then is consistent with what it is now: “I can’t answer that question honestly. I can tell you the proverbial “goods and bads” of both products; but it is ultimately up to you to evaluate your needs and natural lifestyle habits in order to make the right decision.” Typically, being an old-school-Yankee, my prejudice for hardwood applications often had me referring to laminate as the “short-term gain/long-term loss” when compared to hardwood in identical applications. I need to confess, that in certain applications, laminate performs significantly better than hardwood; and I may therefore, in all sincerity, understand the quandary of the consumer. This scenario is best explored through a series of questions that I, and my salespeople, asked while interviewing the customer; and, depending on the answers, led us to make the right recommendation for the right application. Read the rest of this entry »
Green Bamboo Flooring For Your Wood Flooring San Diego
Interested in going with green bamboo flooring for your wood flooring San Diego but keep asking yourself about bamboo flooring pros and cons? Many people have installed bamboo flooring in their homes and love it – but it’s not for everyone.
The first basic question that you’ll need to ask yourself: do you have lots of kids or pets? If your floors will be getting A LOT of traffic, then bamboo flooring will probably not be the best option for you, because pets and small children may dent or scratch the bamboo. Additionally, you will not want to wear high heels on the bamboo floor for the same reason. Heavy boots are not advisable. Read the rest of this entry »
