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Pros and Cons of Luxury Vinyl Plank Floors

Luxury Vinyl Plank (LVP) floors have gained in popularity and there are good reasons for it. Today’s article provides some of the main pros and cons to LVP flooring in your home or office. Read on to discover if it is the best choice for you.Vinyl plank floors are a cost-effective way to make an ...
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Why Choose Laminate Flooring?

Choosing the right type of flooring can be tough, especially on a budget. How can you achieve that classic hardwood look without purchasing hardwood? Fortunately, other options do exist. Today we offer you the pros and cons of laminate flooring in your home or office. One of the best aspects of ...
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Pros and Cons of Nylon Carpet

If you’re considering new carpet for floors in your home or office, you might wish to understand the pros and cons of nylon carpet.One of the biggest considerations in any carpet purchase is the carpet's durability. You want a carpet that stands up to daily wear and tear and still manages to look ...
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Why is Laminate a Great Choice for Your Home or Office?

Laminate flooring is a great go-to flooring alternative for your home or office. It offers a continuously growing selection of wood looks and colors. In past years, laminate wood-look floors used to be a simple smattering of dull colors with little textural variation. Laminate flooring colors then ...
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What's the Best Flooring to Resist Water?

If you are wondering what the best flooring is to install for waterproof performance, the answer is luxury vinyl plank floors. And the great news is that luxury vinyl plank floors proudly offer attributes that can keep you safe from water damage in every area of your home as well as additional ...
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Five Reasons to Love Carpet in Your Home

Now more than ever we are seeing the importance of creating homes that are our sanctuaries. Spending time with families, and even making our homes into our offices makes us more in tune with how important a functional home is to our livelihood.If you like the feel of carpet but aren’t sure it’s the ...
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Why is wide plank flooring trendy?

Wide plank flooring has become very popular and has a great deal of appeal in today’s flooring trends. Why, you may ask? In today’s article, we offer a few key reasons why this look has become very desirable in the flooring market.The most prominent visual advantage that wide plank flooring can ...
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Four Ways Carpet is Environmentally Friendly

The fact that carpet is an earth-friendly option might not even cross your mind when deciding on your flooring. Carpet works best in homes with young children and pets. It is easiest to keep clean, whereas hardwood floors often show dirt and dust so quickly after cleaning them. And carpet is a more ...
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Top Ways Luxury Vinyl Plank Floors Offer Longevity

Luxury vinyl plank (LVP) flooring is an excellent choice if you need a long lifespan in your home or office. The materials are durable enough for even your busiest rooms, and you can customize them too.Basically, the more durable the flooring, the longer it will last. Here are some of the key ways ...
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Four Benefits of Installing Carpet in Your Home

With so many flooring options to choose from, it can be difficult to determine which one is best for your family’s needs. Carpet offers a variety of benefits you simply can’t achieve with other flooring options. Read below to understand many of the unique ways you can add beauty, performance, ...
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Three Things to Consider When Choosing New Carpet

Buying carpet for your home can be an overwhelming task. Where should you start? What are your options? How much will this cost? Let's break down a few key things for you to consider when shopping for new carpeting for your home or office.While any shade of grey or beige is a very popular choice ...
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Four Ways to Protect Your Hardwood Floors During the Holidays

The Holidays will be here before you know it. If you are planning a celebration in your home and want to be sure to protect your floors, we have a few helpful tips for you.Your best option is to be prepared and prevent damage in the first place. For instance, if you will have plants or a tree in ...
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Advantages to Laminate Flooring

Every household has different wants, needs, and budgets. That's why our laminate choices are tough to beat. There are numerous advantages to installing laminate floors in your home and we offer this list of some of the best reasons you might want to consider this flooring option for yourself.There ...
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Tips for Maintaining Your Vinyl Floors

You had vinyl flooring installed so that you could enjoy a beautiful floor as well as long-term durability. As you surely know by now, your luxury vinyl flooring beats the competition at heat, sun, and water resistance, so you can enjoy life more and worry a lot less about your new floors. Use ...
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Vacuuming Tips for a Long-lasting Carpet

Vacuuming is certainly the easiest and most effective way to keep your new carpet looking fresh and clean. Regular vacuuming can also have the largest impact on the air you breathe by removing dust, dirt, allergens, and particles. So regular and thorough vacuuming is overall a wise strategy.To get ...
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Three Ways Hardwood Floors Increase the Value of Your Home

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Hardwood floors are beautiful and desirable in any home. And if you are getting ready to put your home on the market, installing or refinishing your hardwood floors is something you may want to consider. Here are a few ways that hardwood floors can help to increase the value of your home.People ...
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Is Vinyl Flooring a Good Option for Kitchen Floors?

Vinyl Flooring in Kitchen
Luxury vinyl plank flooring is a beautiful and functional floor covering. And it works in every room of your home. Actually, one of the most sought-after features for kitchen placement is a waterproof floor, which vinyl floors are. But there are many other benefits to this flooring line as well....
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Looks You Can Achieve with Luxury Vinyl Flooring

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Did you know that with Luxury Vinyl floors, you can create so many, varied looks in your home? This type of flooring is flexible enough that no matter what your list of requirements is, you can likely achieve it with this flooring style. These are some of the various décor options you may wish to ...
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Helpful Tips for Choosing Bedroom Carpet

Your bedroom is probably your sanctuary, so, it’s important that the aesthetic and feel of that floor be comfortable, reflect your personal style, and be practical and straightforward for you to maintain as well. When you are looking to update or change your bedroom, consider these tips while you ...
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Four Flooring Options for Your Kitchen

Hardwood floor in kitchen in South Elgin from Universal Carpet Inc.
Renovating a kitchen can be an overwhelming process. There are numerous decisions to make, and it is important to remember that your floors need to be completed before many other aspects of the room are tackled. Cabinets, countertops, backsplashes, and appliances would ideally go in after your ...
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Four Tips for Keeping Your Carpet Clean

You’ve just had your new carpet installed and love it! Now, you ask, how do you keep it clean?Well, the best way is to prevent it from getting dirty in the first place. This suggests that for your main walking areas, such as entrances, hallways, and walkways, be sure to use rugs and mats where you ...
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Four Reasons to Choose Luxury Vinyl Tile

You may never have even heard of Luxury Vinyl Tile. In fact, it probably sounds like an oxymoron, right? I mean “What’s so luxurious about vinyl?” That’s what many people think at first. But if you look into it at your local flooring showroom, you may well realize the many benefits of this flooring ...
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Three Tips for Fixing Carpet Dents

Have you ever moved your furniture and realized you now have a dent where your sofa used to be? So now what?Here are a few ideas to help fix the effects of carpet dents.First, you might wish to consider mitigating the problem by moving your heavy furniture often enough to prevent this issue from ...
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How Often Should You Clean Your Carpets?

You have added new carpet to your home, and you are satisfied with how it looks and feels. Now, you may be wondering how often you need to clean your carpet to protect your investment and ensure it continues to look good for years to come. The frequency with which you clean the carpet has ...
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The Best Flooring for a Pet-friendly Home

If you have a furry friend in your home, you need floors that resist stains and scratches from your beloved pets. So it’s important to choose a floor that works best for your home needs. Here are some options that are available to you.WoodIf choosing a wood floor is desirable to you, you should ...
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Does carpet installation take a long time?

Carpet in South Elgin, IL from Universal Carpet Inc.
When you decide that carpet flooring is best for your home's needs, the final step is choosing a professional flooring installation for a successful finish. It’s the perfect way to ensure that the installation is correct and that your manufacturer’s warranty will never become void.Carpet ...
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Flooring Trends

With many of us tucked away at home this year, and even more starting to settle in for a few cold winter months ahead, you may be looking to update your home with the latest flooring trends available today.Here are some things to know about the latest trends in flooring.Flooring trends don’t change ...
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What are the Benefits of Nylon Carpet?

If you are like most people, you are spending more time in your home these days. And if you are seeking ways to refresh your home, you may benefit by installing nylon carpet.There are numerous benefits to nylon carpeting that you should know before you shop. First, nylon carpet is durable because ...
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The right hardwood can make or break a renovation

THE RIGHT HARDWOOD CAN MAKE OR BREAK A RENOVATIONHardwood Flooring is major player in so many different things when it comes to your home rennovation, often making or breaking the entire look of a renovation.This is why, it is crucial to know what look you are aiming for going into the project, and ...
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Kitchen Flooring Options

KITCHEN FLOORING OPTIONS1) CERAMIC TILECeramic tile is an excellent option for a high traffic area like the kitchen. It’s durable and waterproof, and it comes in a wide variety of patterns, styles, and colors that make it easy to customize your kitchen to suit your style. However, ceramic tile can ...
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Choosing the perfect carpet for your home

CHOOSING THE PERFECT CARPET FOR YOUR HOMEChoosing the right carpet is something anyone must consider whenever your carpet needs replacing. There are many factors involved which may determine if that style or construction of carpet is right for you. We will discuss what different types of carpet are ...
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4 Steps for choosing bathroom tile

4 STEPS FOR CHOOSING BATHROOM TILE1. PICK YOUR MUST HAVE TILE FIRSTWhen you start a bathroom renovation typically you have one tile that you dream of including in your design. Sometimes its a special or unique accent tile and sometimes its as simple as wanting subway tile. Either way, take that ...
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