Unless you live alone you are probably well aware that the noise from one family member can easily be heard beyond the walls of the room they are in. Even worse is hearing loud stereo systems, the washing machine and dryer or children who dont want to settle down for bed seeping through your flooring and into the rooms below. There is a solution to noise overflow within your home and one of the best preventative measures is floor sound insulation.
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Don’t Build Without A Hardwood Floor
As an interior designer, I get the privilege of working with people in all of the stages of designing and building the home of their dreams. I cannot imagine a better job because I can hardly wait to get out of bed each morning to get to work. I love helping people talk through and make decisions about the big and the small parts of designing and creating the home that is best for them. There are only a couple of things that I insist on in the building process, but having a h…
Evaluating Laminate Floors
Since the introduction of laminate flooring into the US in 1982, the sector has experienced growth of up to 20% per annum at the expense of other floor types, making laminate the fastest growing floor type in the country. The appeal lies not only in its aesthetic value of its representation of real hardwood, but also due to its incredible durability and ease of maintenance.
The following factors will help you evaluate different brands and styles of laminate flooring in ord…
Cleaning Your Own Carpeting
Carpet cleaning is not an easy task. It is normally best left to the professionals. If you still decide to do it yourself, this article will give you some guidance.
Dance, Dance: Lovely, Usable Flooring
Did you know that ordinary concrete wont do for dancing, and that dancing floors have to be refurbished every few years? Indeed, we often take for granted the floors we step on, simply because we know only a little about how important flooring is.
Dealing with Carpet Stains
Learn about the various options you have for getting your carpets cleaned.
Designing With Hardwood Floors
Hardwood floors are suited to both casual and formal environments; they feel at home with modern or traditional and will compliment the decor of both minimalist and eclectic designs. Hardwood can be classic, rock, jazz, country, or hip hop. Todays State-of-the-art technology coupled with an almost limitless choice of stains, finishes, styles and designs makes hardwood flooring one of the most practical and versatile floor coverings available. Their beauty is enduring and lik…
Did you know this about Bamboo Furniture?
Bamboo furniture is something new and exciting to consider! Step away from the mundane and normal, and look at this alternative
Bamboo Flooring Information
For a unique look in flooring, with many additional benefits, the popularity of bamboo flooring in on the rise.
Most bamboo flooring is imported to North America from China where there is an abundance of this fast growing plant. Bamboo is actually a grass, even though most peoplke think of it as a tree.
Due to the fact that bamboo can reach maturity in as little as four years, it has become an excellent product to use for flooring.
It has many of the features of hard…
Benefits of Cork Flooring
Cork flooring offers several outstanding benefits to homeowner looking for something new and exciting in their home. The durability of cork flooring is appealing to most homeowners. High heels and furniture can do no damage!
Carpet Or Tile?
Learn the advantages and drawbacks of picking tile floors over carpet floors.
Accentuate Your Home With Floorings
Different kinds of flooring evoke different kinds of ambience and emotion. Flooring available today comes in a wide array of materials that could be used for any lifestyle and function. Many floors that we see now have ceased to be the floors that we see in old photographs and historic houses. The flooring can be very decorative, elegant, artsy, functional or practical that could suit to any individuals style, taste and budget. But no material evokes as much warmth, sentimen…