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Archives for June 2017

The Benefits of Prefinished Stair Treads

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What is prefinished?

When talking about stairs, flooring, or other wood products, prefinished simply means that the customer does not have to apply any stain to the wood to color it or apply any polyurethane or top coating to seal in the color and give the wood the smooth, shiny finished appearance.

Prefinished versus unfinished stair treads.

Factory finished flooring has many advantages over site- applied finishes including installation time, competitive pricing, selection, healthy living and environmental factors.

Installation

According to NuStair, [link] remodeling stairs with pre-finished treads is a straightforward process that can usually be completed in about one day. It eliminates the necessity to remove the nosing from your original staircase, saving time and the mess of home sanding and sawdust in every corner of your project space.

 Quality Made In America

Along with quick installation and competitive prices, Callaghan’s maintains strict quality guidelines on all prefinished treads we sell. NuStair treads are Amish American made in Pennsylvania using select or better American hardwoods with a Lifetime Structural Warranty and a 10 Year Warranty on all wood.

Healthy Alternative

If you have allergies, you may have been advised that carpet holds dust much more than prefinished hardwood. Prefinished hardwood stair treads are a healthy alternative to carpet and can be easily cleaned. The smell of polyurethane can also cause health problems for sensitive family members or pets. Using prefinished stair treads eliminates that problem.

Sustainable Flooring

In addition to being cost effective, simple and elegant, prefinished stair remodeling is also environmentally friendly. Stair covers are installed over the existing substrate framing and nose, revitalizing and refinishing the high-use, high profile tread of the stairs, while reusing the existing framework. This effectively saves the entire wooden substrate from being torn out and put into a landfill, eliminating the new wood needed to build another staircase.

Stop by Fred Callaghan Carpet & Flooring to our sample our selection of NuStair prefinished treads plus the large variety of colors and species including Red Oak, White Oak, Maple, Hickory, Walnut, Brazilian Cherry, American Cherry just to name a few.

 

 

Is Gray The New Neutral?

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When it comes to décor, there are a few hard and fast rules. Even if you don’t consistently follow the trends in color, fabrics, flooring and paint, you can easily recognize what is popular by shopping in furniture and home décor stores, as well as browsing home design websites.

However, the basic tenants of design are not immune to change. For decades interior designers have typically organized rooms around a neutral shade and two complementing or contrasting colors. Neutrals like beige, camel, tan and white have been popular for many years because they look good on floors and walls and tend to make rooms look larger and brighter.

New is the idea of what is considered neutral, and gray and its many shades is now considered the new beige. A darker gray can be an attractive alternative while remaining subtle. When combined with white and black gray makes a bold statement. Bright colors really pop with gray. Cooler shades of gray can make a room feel inviting on a hot day and make rooms look refined and understated.

We see shades being used in paint, furniture, and cabinet selections and now in all of the flooring categories: carpeting, luxury vinyl plank and ceramic and porcelain tile and even hardwood. Two of the newest colors in hardwood are an offering from Mullican called Chatelain Hickory Granite and from Armstrong American Scrape Oak Nantucket. The Chatelaine is available in 3/4 “solid and in 4” and 5” widths. The American Scrape is also available in 3/4 “solid and in 3 ” and 5” widths.

Stop by Fred Callaghan Carpet & Flooring and see our huge selection of new offerings from Shaw, Mohawk, Karastan, Masland, Stanton, Mullican, Armstrong, Mirage, Mercier, Core Tec, Daltile, American Olean, Florida Tile and many more.