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Eco Friendly Carpets Are A Great Choice

If you need new carpeting in your home, you might want to look into some of the great eco-friendly carpets on the market today.Better Homes & Gardens produced a nice write-up on some of their editors' picks of recycled carpet products on the market today and I thought it would be great to share what they had to say.Recycled carpet is no longer the ugly step-child of the industry. It's stylish, durable, easy to clean, comparable in price to virgin fiber carpet, and it's Earth-friendly. Shaw … [Read more...]

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Smith & Fong’s Sideways: An Engineered Hardwood Flooring With A Different Look

Smith & Fong produce some great flooring products. The different types of engineered wood flooring they produce are great for a few different reasons:Unusual materials are used in some of their flooring products, such as sugar palm and coconut palm.Their flooring is beautiful to look at.Most of their flooring contributes to LEED credits in one way or another.Sustainability is in their thought process.They pay special attention to grain patterns, configuring them into new looks for … [Read more...]

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How To Apply A Garage Floor Coating In Your Home

What is the best type of garage floor coating to apply to your garage floor? You'll need to know a few things about your garage floor before you can begin to decide on the type of garage floor coating that is best suited for you.First and foremost, you can't apply any type of paint or epoxy coating to your garage floor until at least 28+ days have passed since it was poured. It must be fully cured concrete if you are to have a shot at a successful coating application that won't bubble up or … [Read more...]

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Coconut Palm Flooring: A Beautiful, Eco-Friendly Alternative

There are quite a few alternative eco-friendly flooring options on the homebuilding market these days. If you're looking for flooring that is beautiful and rich-looking, while at the same time eco-friendly, coconut and sugar palm flooring could be your answer.I've recently acquired some coconut and sugar palm flooring samples from alternacorp and I was floored (pun intended) by how they looked. This is some really beautiful and exotic-looking stuff. There are all sorts of positives to this … [Read more...]

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(Formaldehyde-Free) Bamboo Plywood Is Ready For Prime Time

Bamboo flooring just keeps getting better and better. But did you know that you can also purchase bamboo plywood. There are more choices of great new products on the market today and one of them is made by Smith & Fong. The trade name for their product is Plyboo. Not only do they make bamboo flooring, they also produce bamboo plywood. Smith & Fong was the first manufacturer to recieve FSC certification for their bamboo forest resource and manufacturing operations. source Working … [Read more...]

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Painted Wood Floors Will Liven Up Your Home: How To DIY

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Painted wood floors are one of those things where you either love 'em or hate 'em! When it's done right, I love 'em. It creates interest and has the potential to make people say "Wow!" when they walk into the room. But why would anyone choose to have painted wood floors instead of beautifully stained hardwood floors? Well... to be honest... if you have beautifully stained hardwood floors, you're not going to choose to paint them unless you've gone mad! But, there are several really … [Read more...]

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Reasons to Choose Reclaimed Wood Flooring

Reclaimed hardwood flooring is made from lumber that used to be in old barns, factories, and houses. From an environmental standpoint, saving wood that would be thrown away during demolition is a commendable act. However, to dismiss reclaimed hardwood flooring as another green material would be a mistake: the beauty and quality of the wood to make this flooring is unparallel. To make reclaimed flooring, wood is dried and remilled into tongue and groove or traditional flooring. … [Read more...]

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Beyond Green: Advantages of Cork Flooring You Might Not Know About

You've probably heard about the green properties of cork flooring, but you may not be aware of the other advantages of installing this material in your home. Similar in cost to tile or hardwood floors, cork flooring can be installed by the careful homeowner and should be considered before your next remodeling project. Cork Flooring: Versatile, Warm and Cozy Warmer and softer than tile floors, cork flooring has become very popular for use in the kitchen. It easily absorbs impacts due to the … [Read more...]

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Should You Consider Solar Powered Hydronic Floor Heating?

Solar powered hydronic floor heating is the term used for water used for radiant heating powered by photovoltaics (solar collectors). Installed underneath floors, hydronic floor heating can make an enormous difference in the temperature of the flooring and consequently your home. While this green technology may work well, cost and practicality make this a difficult system to recommend to the average homeowner. In a solar powered hydronic floor heating system, solar panels are mounted on the … [Read more...]

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Manufacturing and the Environmental Impact of Bamboo Flooring

With environmental awareness growing, bamboo flooring has become a popular material for those homeowners who wish to replace their floors without using wood from old growth forests. While earlier bamboo floorings were expensive and difficult to find, newer products are inexpensive and can be found in many chain home improvement centers.    … [Read more...]

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