Flooring 101

The Best Flooring Options For Central California’s Climate

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With its sprawling coastline, stellar weather, and glitz and glam in abundance, who among us hasn’t done a little California dreaming? Whether you’re surfing in San Diego, sipping wine in the Napa Valley, or hitting the fancy shops on Rodeo Drive, California offers a great deal to homeowners and visitors alike.  For homeowners specifically, however,…

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Lacking Inspiration? Try These 4 Ideas To Help You Decide On Your Next Flooring!

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Major purchases are just that, major! And if you are planning to spend some serious cash, you want to make sure that you love what you’re getting. Whether it be a television, a vehicle, or even a new home, you want to be confident in your purchase when it comes time to pay that bill.…

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What To Expect with Your Hardwood Flooring Installation

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Beautiful, durable, and low maintenance, the benefits of hardwood flooring are as legitimate as they are plentiful. An eternally stylish flooring option that is guaranteed to add value to any home, hardwood flooring has long been one of the most sought-after flooring options on the market. But unlike other flooring options, hardwood installation can be…

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Why Choose Hardwood Flooring?

Hickory Engineered Hardwood | Flooring 101

Hardwood floors have been a household staple for hundreds of years, and for a good reason. When it comes to flooring within your home, truly nothing beats the beauty, durability, lack of maintenance, and value-added by installing hardwood flooring. There’s a reason hardwood has been and remains one of the most popular flooring options on…

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How to Prevent Your Floors from Fading

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We all want our floors to age well. In fact, one of the main questions associated with purchasing new flooring for a home is how durable will it be? When making a significant purchase like new flooring, we as consumers want something attractive, budget-friendly, and, most importantly, that we won’t have to replace anytime soon.…

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3 Flooring Options That Will Add Value to Your Home

Hardwood flooring | Flooring 101

While flooring can be functional, comfortable, and attractive, it is not always viewed as an investment. But like any renovations, modifications, or significant changes made to our home, it should be considered precisely that—an investment. When we shop for flooring, we often think about how it affects us immediately, and rightfully so. Homeowners want flooring…

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The Top Flooring Options for Millennials

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Roughly defined as anyone born between 1981 and 1996, the millennial generation has long been a topic of conversation here in the United States. Synonymous with student loans, social media, and perhaps unfairly, avocado toast, millennials currently make up the largest generational group in the country, at 72.1 million per Statista.  After some delay, millennials…

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How to Get Stains of Your Area Rug

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At Flooring 101, we love area rugs. More than just a budget-friendly way to update your flooring, we believe that area rugs can help to elevate any room in a home. Comfortable, versatile, and featuring sound-reducing properties, area rugs offer several impressive benefits to homeowners looking to modernize their flooring.  Available in various colors, patterns,…

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The Best Flooring Options For Your Basement

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Long gone are the days of spooky old basements where we store our Halloween decorations for most of the year. These days, basements serve a multitude of functions within the home. We use basements as playrooms, living rooms, home offices, exercise spaces, and occasionally even bedrooms. As such, basements need flooring that can meet the…

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How to Get Paint Out of Your Carpet

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So you had yourself a little spill? You got paint on your beautiful carpet floors, and now you’re panicking. Well fear not, intrepid homeowners. No matter the type or the severity of the spill, there are many ways to get paint out of your carpet. Whether it’s acrylic, latex, or oil-based paint, we’ll outline best…

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