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Archives for August 2017

What is Luxury Vinyl Flooring?

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Luxury Vinyl Tile and Luxury Vinyl Plank is a luxury vinyl product that looks like stone or wood, complete with gorgeous natural colors and surface textures that feel like the real thing.

LVF differs from standard vinyl in its ability to mimic the look of natural materials like wood or stone by adding a realistic photo created layer to the surface, combined with textures that resemble the natural materials.

LVT can simulate wood (teak, maple, oak, walnut, and pine) and looks like wood planks in everything from color to species. Surface textures often include the look of scraping or embossing, which dramatically heighten the realism. Also like wood, planks may be installed in sophisticated ways—in brick fashion, diagonally, and so on. Typically wood-look LVF will be made of 100% vinyl.

LVT can also simulate stone (slate, travertine, marble, etc.) with some styles that can even be installed without grout, providing a stunning finished look.

Be sure to stop by our newly renovated showroom and explore the many options in Luxury Vinyl Flooring. We feature the following manufacturers:

  • US Floors – Core-tec
  • Shaw – Floorte
  • Derr – Fusion
  • Armstrong – Luxe and Vivero and Rigid Core
  • Mohawk – Triversa

 

 

 

Refinishing A Hardwood Floor

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If you are in the market to buy or sell a home, it is important to notice the condition of the home’s hardwood floors. While there are many benefits to hardwood flooring, it can also be costly to replace.

Hardwood flooring is a great option for kitchens, living rooms, and entryways with many benefits including easier cleanup, low maintenance, durability, and an ecological choice. If treated with care, hardwood flooring can last decades. However with time, their condition can wear out. Just as there are many benefits to investing in hardwood floors, there are many benefits to getting those floors refinished.

Unless you have significant experience, the correct machinery and helpers, it is not recommended to tackle this as a DIY project, but rather hire a professional. Refinishing hardwood floors is extremely messy, back breaking and time intensive.

There are multiple steps to consider and each phase of the project must be done properly or you could end up having to re-do the job from the start. There is also the potential for injury, either from the heavy sanding machinery or a lack of ventilation during sanding which adds particles of unhealthy compounds into your ventilation system. This can create breathing problems and coat your entire home with filmy dust.

It is important to choose the appropriate stain for the job. The color should work well with your particular type of hardwood and be appropriate for the wear and tear the floor typically gets. You must also take into consideration the average room temperature and humidity of the room.

The experts at Fred Callaghan Carpet & Flooring have been providing on-site installation and refinishing of natural or finished hardwood flooring with over 90 years of experience.

Call today and let us help with your project.