Flooring Brands

A Laminate Flooring Brand You Can Trust

admin — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 18:59:47 +0000

Because there is so much laminate flooring on the market, it can often be difficult to take a look at the companies behind them. Often it’s vital to acquaint yourself with the values and record of the company you’re purchasing from. This is especially true of laminate flooring, because of how much the quality of this flooring can range from company to company. You should also consider this because of what a lasting impact it can have on your home. When you choose the right laminate flooring for your home, chances are you’ll significantly upgrade your household. If you choose the wrong flooring, then you risk wasting valuable time and resources. That’s why with this post I wanted to take a moment to highlight a giant in the flooring industry, Mohawk, and their Mohawk Laminate Floors.

Mohawk Hardwood Floors is the leading manufacturer and distributor of flooring in the entire world. They’ve been in business for over 120 years. Initially, they established themselves as the most trusted name in carpets. Since that time they’ve become leaders in all major floor coverings including carpet, rugs, hardwood, laminate, ceramic tile, and vinyl. They offer these floor covering options to both the residential and commercial markets. They’re a company that is focused on not only quality products but quality treatment of people. It’s attributes like these that make Mohawk Laminate Floors a perfect fit for your home or office place.

LM Hardwood Flooring Spotlight

admin — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 18:15:05 +0000

LM Hardwood Flooring was started in 2001. Their mission is to design and produce the best in engineered hardwood flooring. LM is a subsidiary of Fine Furniture Ltd., which is one of the largest manufacturers of furniture in the world. They offer 150 styles of wood flooring, all made with the highest possible precision in wood milling and Italian finishing. LM Flooring operates out of a 2.5 million square foot design and manufacturing facility in Shanghai, China.

LM is also one of the largest manufacturers of wood flooring in the world—all while becoming a leader in the green movement. On their website, LM Flooring claims that they produce more flooring from rapidly renewable and recycled material sources than any other hardwood flooring manufacturer—which is quite the assertion. They work with domestic and exotic tradewoods, and they produce styles from everything from traditional strip to wide plank. They also style some of their flooring with hand-scraping and distressing. They even have offerings for the commercial market with their acrylic infused hardwood floors. LM Hardwood Flooring truly has something for everyone.

The Floor Navigator and Capella Floors

admin — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 19:08:30 +0000

Capella Hardwood Floors is one of the most respected and skilled manufacturers in the flooring business. Capella was created by Anderson-Tully one of the oldest and largest suppliers of hardwoods in the entire world. In their long and storied history they’ve perfected their approach to hardwood flooring and there are few manufacturers who can compare to their standards.

Capella is also one of the most prolific manufacturers in the world. This is great but it makes browsing their collection difficult. They have so many products, it’s likely customers will become overwhelmed by the selection. FloorMall developed the FloorMall to specifically deal with this problem. Now, whenever you search for flooring on FloorMall.com you can tailor your search to make sure the results only show the flooring products that are most pertinent to you. This helps save you a lot of time and prevents “product overload” which can exasperate a search. Best of all the Floor Navigator is easy to use and covers all of the Capella Hardwood floors products offered by FloorMall.

Quick Step’s Classic Elite Collection

admin — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 14:48:19 +0000

There are few more effective and affordable ways to revitalize a room than a new set of laminate flooring. It’s important to carefully research these flooring types however to make sure you’re getting the most out of your purchase. Where you buy your laminate flooring will impact everything from the its quality, price, warranty and level of customer service. FloorMall is an authorized retailer which specializes in providing their customers with quality laminate flooring options. That’s why FloorMall proudly carries Quick Step laminate flooring products.

Quick Step is a producer of high quality and affordable laminate flooring options. And nowhere is this more evident than in their Classic Elite 8mm collection. It’s a selection of beautiful floors which come in a variety of oak and hickory colors. It’s a laminate flooring collection that is proven to last which is why Quick Step’s Classic Elite collection comes with a lifetime warranty for residential use. Each set of Quick Step laminate flooring will add a beautiful and durable foundation to build a room on.

When purchasing flooring from FloorMall be sure to check out their coupon section. Here you’ll find dozens of coupons providing you with extra savings in these trying economic times. The coupon section is updated regularly so be sure to check in often for great deals.

High Quality Bamboo Flooring from Prolex

admin — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 18:50:11 +0000

Bamboo is a type of organic material that has become very popular for use in hardwood flooring for several reasons. Bamboo is the fastest growing woody plant in the world and is actually considered a grass. At its maximum growth rate it can over twenty four inches in a day. Bamboo’s growth rate is one of the main reasons for the plant’s popularity in flooring. A bamboo plant will reach maturity in only four to seven years. This is in sharp contrast to the amount of time it would take a tree like the red oak to grow. This expediency in growth is what really makes it sought after green flooring.

Green flooring has several benefits, chief among them being that they help to protect the environment. Producing flooring by ethical means and using sustainable resources has become a priority to thousands of home owners. What I want to do today is to dispel any negative stigmas that may’ve become attached to bamboo flooring and just green products in general. When you purchase items like quality bamboo flooring, you aren’t settling for a lesser product just because it is safer for the environment. Especially not with any of Prolex’s fine line of bamboo flooring. When you purchase bamboo flooring from Prolex you’re receiving durable, beautiful flooring that will last. You won’t have to worry about VOCs or the degradation of the air quality of your home. Not all bamboo flooring is created equal however. You have to make sure that the company you’re buying from follows the stringiest of industry standards.

Some manufacturers of cheap bamboo will harvest their bamboo prematurely, not allowing the plant to harden sufficiently. They will usually try to make up for this lack of strength by using an excessive amount of adhesives like formaldehyde. Formaldehyde is considered a volatile organic compound and long term of exposure to it has even been linked to cancer.

This is why I cannot stress enough the importance of purchasing your bamboo from trusted providers, and a great place to start your search is with Prolex.

Interceramic’s Impressive Woodlands Tile Flooring Line

admin — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 21:48:16 +0000

Everyone is aware of the success that engineered and laminate flooring have had at mimicking authentic hardwood flooring. There have been plenty of advancements which have lead to the authentic look associated with both of these flooring types. But a lesser known flooring product that is able to mimic flooring types is actually Interceramic’s Woodlands Tile Flooring line.

Interceramic Tile was established in Mexico in 1979. Since that time it has expanded into the United States, most notably in Texas. But they’ve also established their business in Georgia, California and Denver. They have established themselves as an international leader of tile product and distribution.
And while their tile is available in an array of designs including marble and granite–today I want to look at their Woodlands tile line.

This line is made up of ceramic tiles that have been modeled to look exactly like hardwood floors. They carry the same texture and plank size as hardwood flooring. And it may be difficult for some people to discern these tiles from any other piece of distressed hardwood flooring. Interceramic’s Woodlands line has several different species of wood to choose from. Some of the species available are Cherry, Oak and Chestnut. What’s even better about Interceramic Tile products is the fact that they’re environmentally friendly for several reasons. All Interceramic products are manufactured with clays and minerals which are natural and sustainable. All of the water that they use in their process is 100% recycled; the kilns that they use are powered by natural gas which makes it an efficient process.

If you’re interested about Interceramic’s Woodlands flooring line and would like to see some of their products you can check them out here. And if you would like to know more about the company you can read about them here.

The Better place to buy laminate flooring

admin — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 19:37:53 +0000

The Home Depot is one of the most successful big-box chain stores in the world. A big-box store is exactly what it sounds like–a physically large, rectangular retail store. The Home Depot is the largest home-improvement retailer in the United States and the second-largest retailer in the United States behind Wal-Mart. It was founded in 1978 and currently has over 2,193 stores spread across all fifty states. It also has stores established in Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, Canada, Mexico and China–making it the largest home improvement retailer in the world. The Home Depot is a giant mega store that made its fortune by building home improvement centers large enough that they could offer more products than any of their competitors. It’s true that The Home Depot is a goliath and they offer tons of excellent products to customers all over the world. But this does not mean they’re the best place to shop for laminate flooring.

Recently, I visited The Home Depot website to see what kind of selection they had available for laminate flooring. Then I visited FloorMall.com, an online flooring retailer that has always impressed me with the size of its inventory. And after comparing the sections the sites dedicated to laminate flooring I was honestly surprised with what I found. The Home Depot only had 5 different brands of laminate flooring for sale. FloorMall currently sells 17. From there I took a look at how many different types of laminate flooring each retailer sold. According to their website The Home Depot only sells about 140. FloorMall, on the other hand, sells over 600. This may seem surprising but due to the fact that FloorMall is more specialized and more focused they’re able to offer their customers more variety.

The Home Depot is a great resource that homeowners can utilize in order to improve their home but as far as flooring goes FloorMall is a better bet. The larger amount of products can lead to more options, lower prices and better value.

A quick look at three leaders in the flooring industry

admin — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 17:13:27 +0000

There are a lot of options to consider when shopping for hardwood flooring. A good way to deal with the abundance of choices is by researching and making an educated decision. The information gathering doesn’t have to stop at what type of flooring would be best for your home or a good place to buy it from, you can always go deeper. Because it’s equally as important to know who is supplying and manufacturing your flooring as it is to know where you’re buying it from. That’s why I’ve decided to take a look at just a couple of the popular flooring suppliers.

Shaw Industries Group, Inc. got its start in 1946 as Star Dye Company, a small business that dyed tufted scatter rugs. Now they’re the world’s largest carpet manufacturer and a leading floor covering provider. They average more than five billion dollars in sales per year. The company manufactures and distributes carpeting, rugs, hardwood, laminate and ceramic tile for residential and commercial applications worldwide.

Mohawk Industries is another industry leader and one of the largest floor covering manufacturers. Mohawk designs, manufactures and markets woven and tufted broadloom carpet, area and accent rugs and mats and a variety of hard surface flooring products. They’ve been around for over 125 years but they still remain one of the most innovative companies around. Their innovations have been centered around creating products that have less of an environmental impact.

Armstrong World Industries, Inc. is a manufacturing giant. It is a global leader in floors, ceilings and cabinets. Armstrong operates 40 plants in 10 countries and has over ten thousand employees worldwide. They also offer one of the most extensive product portfolios around which includes: resilient sheet, tile, hardwood, laminates, genuine linoleum, specialty carpet and sports flooring.

These are just three out of the many flooring suppliers that are out there. It’s often a good idea to look at a company whose products you’re buying and see what values they stand for and how they got started. A lot of times these values are represented in their products. It’s also valuable to know how a company is doing financially as that may lead to changes in those same values. For a more extensive list of flooring suppliers you can visit here.

How Important are Brands in Flooring?

admin — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 18:24:49 +0000

The question of how important is a floor brand can best be answered by another question: How much importance does a shopper place on their flooring? The greater the importance of flooring is to a shopper, then follows the greater importance of the flooring brand. If, for instance, a particular shopper is looking for cheap flooring, and lowest price is the ranking priority to this shopper, then the brand is not important. With resources such as flooringbrands.com, any shopper can quickly deduce which brand will offer the lowest priced product line and or installation.

In another example, if a shopper were not concerned with the price of flooring foremost but rather a product line’s durability, the brand is more important to this shopper than in the first example. This shopper would benefit from examining laminate floors more than say, maple, cherry wood or stone tile flooring. Of course, there is brand name differentiation among laminates, as FlooringBrands.com can show you. But in this example narrowing down the category of flooring to laminates certainly narrowed down the number of brands to choose from.

In one last example, a shopper with a particular priority, such as eco-friendliness, would find the question of flooring brand quite important indeed. This shopper could use the resources of FlooringBrands.com to learn that bamboo flooring is a renewable material, or that cork harvesting for the production of cork flooring has a smaller impact on the environment that timber hardwood flooring. Hopefully these examples get you thinking just how important is the brand of flooring you choose? All you need to ask yourself is what characteristics of the flooring are most important to you.

A shopper seeking the best warranty for their floor would be well off to select from a choice of brands that are larger, with many subsidiaries and employees and therefore more guarantees for customer satisfaction and a longer more comprehensive warranty. A shopper in the market for different tastes, or possibly even different flooring materials altogether could be advised to shop for exotic brands. A shopper who wishes the installation done for them, with fast delivery after their flooring selection would be wise to select from a list of brands located with an inventory physically nearby, or with a distributor that is both nearby and promises expert installation. A discerning shopper who prioritizes durability but has already narrowed down the category of flooring from Bamboo, cork, laminates and hardwood to hardwood as an example would want to seek a brand with the best product quality testing. The brand of floors becomes more and more important depending on which goals you want your choice of floor to meet. FlooringBrands.com can be the useful resource you choose to narrow down the brands of flooring available and make the best decision possible.

Cork Flooring: Nova, APC and Wicanders

admin — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 17:57:24 +0000

The main beneficiary characteristic of cork flooring is its low negative impact on the environment. APC cork flooring, Wicanders cork and Nova Distinctive Floors specialize in using cork as the production material for their end product- hardwood flooring. Each has maintained a green commitment to preserving forests and reducing flooring manufacturers’ damage to the environment.

APC cork recognizes cork as an environmentally safe alternative to other raw flooring materials. The APC cork flooring company maintains the forest and leaves its habitat unaffected by only harvesting the bark of the cork tree, without ever cutting the cork tree itself down. APC cork also capitalizes on several of cork’s inherent properties which are advantageous to any homeowner or institutional building, such as resistance to fire and over 38 species of insect.

Wicanders cork is owned and operated by the Amorim group, located in Portugal. The Amorim group touts a respect for nature and commitment to environmental and social sustainability rarely seen in corporations. Wicanders cork trees are not harvested for bark until 25 years after they are planted. From that point on they are harvested only on a nine year cycle, leaving the tree undamaged. Furthermore, the regular and cyclic harvest of cork is the decisive contributor to their commitment to sustainability. Their methods of cork harvest conserve biodiversity and prevent desertification. Also, population settlement and the creation of jobs ensure social sustainability.

Nova Distinctive Floors also employ cork because it comes from a renewable resource and is also recyclable. However, Nova Distinctive Floors takes cork flooring one step further by recycling 100% of their manufacturing by products to use in their factory’s heating process.

As of 2006, Nova cork established its Eastern distribution center in Atlanta Georgia and can provide superior supply to the Southern and Atlantic regions of the US. Nova cork is now one of the main cork suppliers in the industry. Nova cork makes high quality products, with excellent customer service and competitive pricing. In fact, their pricing is advantageous both to the industry as well as the end users such as you.

APC cork is one of the largest suppliers of cork flooring in North America. It is based in Florida and supplies flooring dealers all over the US and Canada. It boasts a large selection of colors and textures of cork, and provides installation guidelines and tips for maintenance.

Wicanders cork also provides installation guides, detailing the process with useful pictures and instructions for every different type of their cork flooring. Wicanders cork also gives out useful information for the maintenance of both home cork flooring and commercial cork flooring.