Hardwood
We want you to know all about hardwood; to understand and experience this versatile product so you can decide if it’s the smartest flooring choice for you. Hardwood certainly answers the need for beauty in your home. The elegant look of a hardwood floor can add warmth and character to any room. In fact, the natural characteristics of wood add depth and a visual appearance that many other types of floors can only try to duplicate.
Rich, inviting hardwood floors are not only beautiful to live with, they’re easy to care for, and can add value to your home at resale time. Plus, today, hardwood types, options and applications are more diverse and delightful than ever. As the consumer demand for hardwood floors has grown, so has the manufacturer’s ability to produce better quality finishes and superior construction techniques. The result of those advancements is that wood floors can now be installed throughout the home and over a wide variety of subfloors.
Bamboo
When bamboo shoots are cut the roots remain intact and fresh new sprouts grow in their place. The dense root mass of bamboo helps prevent soil erosion and provides a viable crop opportunity in hilly acres where other crops cannot grow. The species used for flooring is harvested from selected groves in Southern China. And, good news — this species is not eaten by Pandas.
Bamboo can be an attractive alternative to hardwood because it is eco-friendly, is dimensionally stable, 27% harder than Northern Red Oak, 13% harder than hard Maple, can either be nailed-down, glued-down or floated, and it’s resistant to flammability. Bamboo flooring comes in planks and is installed just like engineered hardwood floors. These floors can be installed over many different types of subfloors.
If you think hardwood works, and may be the flooring for you, come discover all the other sections on this beautiful, versatile and inviting product.
Laminate
We have a lot of experience with laminate flooring. We’re familiar with all of its characteristics and capabilities. We want to build your understanding of laminate flooring; increase your information about it and decrease any concerns you may have about it. We want you to know. We want you to know all about the world of laminate flooring. Whether it’s at our store or here within our website, we want you to understand, learn, experience — know — as much about laminate products as you need to. So if laminate flooring is a possibility, you’ve come to the right place and the right people. You’re certainly in good company. Laminate flooring is the choice for many homeowners. There are many good reasons why laminate flooring is a popular choice in today’s homes. But if it’s going to be a possibility for your home, then you need to first understand what laminate is. Laminate is a manufactured product that simulates the look of hardwood, ceramic tile, natural stone and many other types of flooring.
Now, in the past, laminate floors have been easy to spot, but today’s technology allows manufacturers to create realistic visuals and textures for an elegant and quality floor. We think you’ll be amazed – maybe surprised — at how beautifully laminate flooring resembles other premium flooring. In fact, many of today’s laminate styles consist of extremely authentic wood or natural stone visuals to accommodate any room in your home. Laminate is well suited to those shoppers who want the look and feel of real hardwood or stone but without the cost or maintenance that can be associated with natural products. It’s a fact. Laminate flooring costs significantly less than hardwood floors or natural stone tile. So, laminate seems to be popular among buyers who are looking for a beautiful, durable, yet cost-effective flooring solution for their home. And laminate floors function well in any space with their many different styles and colors. You can choose from natural colors and dark wood grains as well as warm or cool color tones to compliment any room décor in your home. And if the “plank” look interests you, many hardwood plank designs are offered in laminate, including rare, exotic wood species. Laminate stone and tile patterns will give you the elegant look of tile, but without the concerns of grout cleaning or cracking tile. Something you might want to consider. And if yours is a busy household or a home with children, a durable, low maintenance product like laminate flooring is a great choice for your active lifestyle. Because laminate flooring is stain resistant, it doesn’t need to be varnished or waxed. A good thing to know. Laminate floors are also less likely to fade in direct sunlight, unlike aging hardwood floors.
Ceramic Tile
Ceramic is dynamic. Its unique character, texture and nature-made material add energy, excitement and enchantment to any room. Ceramic is optic. Its multitude of styles, shapes, patterns, colors and finishes offer you a visual home from elegant, quiet and sedate to vibrant, emotional and provocative. Ceramic creates magic and mystique. With a tradition that dates back to ancient civilizations, ceramic tile can be found in a variety of settings in diverse cultures and structures around the world. From palatial homes, institutions and government buildings, to mystical religious structures like cathedrals and mosques.
Natural Stone
No floor covering is older than natural stone, more beautiful or more earthy. The world’s oldest standing structure. Natural stone was ancient man and woman’s design element, a primary material of construction and an original medium of creativity. We know stone and understand well its features, advantages and benefits. We know how it is created and how to integrate it into your home and lifestyle.
Now, We want you to know. We want you to know all about natural stone, to understand, learn and experience this historic and versatile product so you can decide if it’s the smartest flooring choice for you.
Why design with natural stone?
Well, for a number of reasons. Natural stone is strong and stable to live with. It exudes a rich, organic, beautiful surface and has a confident, timeless “presence” in any room. Rub your hand across any natural stone product. Can you feel the eons of time it took to produce this natural wonder of Mother Earth? It’s a fact. The formative process for natural stone began millions of years ago, deep beneath the surface of the earth. A combination of heat and pressure created blocks of natural stone, including granite, marble, travertine, limestone, and slate. As the earth’s crust began to grow and erode, it pushed minerals up from its core, forming massive rock deposits, which we refer to as “quarries”.
Walk across a natural stone floor and tread on the same material quarried and constructed by ancient people of nobility and notoriety.
