What are the facts about flooring choices? There are so many choices for flooring today and they just keep getting better and better! Basic flooring choices are discussed in this article on the facts about flooring, When considering the facts about flooring, always give thought to the type and amount of wear and tear a particular area in the house will receive. [Read more…]
Intro to Floor Covering Installation (part 5)
Floor covering installation is a very important consideration in any flooring purchase. A floor covering does not become a finished product until it is installed. Fortunately many very knowledgeable Floor covering installation experts can be found. Unfortunately there area also many floor covering installation workers that stay they are flooring installers when they are really floor covering butchers. [Read more…]
Intro to Floor Covering Soil Hiding (part 4)
With the selection of floor covering, soil hiding characteristics should be a major consideration. Selecting a floor for a building located in the country on a quiet road or near a major highway requires different soil hiding characteristics than the selection for a manufacturing facility which still has other soil hiding requirements than a floor covering for a penthouse apartment. [Read more…]
Intro to Floor Covering Designs: (part 3)
Floor covering designs play a major part in your selection process. The size of rooms can be expanded or even be made to look smaller by the use of particular floor covering designs and its color. Color has the ability to add warmth and excitement to a flooring installation. Light and pastel colors show soil while at the same time a darker and brighter colors show lint and debris. Both soil and lint will show less on mid-toned, multicolored and patterned floor covering designs. Following a few basics decorating tips. [Read more…]
Intro to Floor Covering Styles (part 2)
When selecting floor covering styles, you need to consider the “aesthetics” as well as the technical areas of the flooring product. Selecting the correct floor covering styles for your installation needs to be done with a lot of thought and a little planning so that you will experience the satisfying performance and enjoyment that you deserve. Selecting carpet or any other flooring for beauty or style alone will often lead to disappointment. [Read more…]
Intro to Floor Covering: (part 1)
Floor covering is one of the largest purchases that many homeowners will ever make next to a house or automobile. Like that car or house a floor covering can be a purchase of joy or pain. A properly selected floor covering will also add function, value, comfort and pleasure to a home or business. A floor covering that is selected with little or no thought to the environment in which it is to be used will result in a major disappointment. [Read more…]
Floor Testing
Floor testing is it really needed? Flooring failure can be the result of product, installation, site, maintenance, specification or other error. At the time of an onsite visit flooring inspectors such as the Weinheimer Group will often perform floor testing to help identify and verify the concern being investigated. Some tests are performed on the product and the structure. Other tests are performed only on the flooring products, structure or a component of the installation. Sometimes additional testing will need to be made in a certified lab. [Read more…]