Commercial Flooring, Commercial Flooring Trends, Flooring Blog
Decorating interior spaces with sustainable or recycled materials is no longer strictly in the realm of woven reeds and minced tennis shoes! Major carpet and flooring brands are finding ways to do the right thing for the environment while making the interior...
Commercial Flooring, Commercial Flooring Trends, Flooring Blog, Product Innovations
Since 2008 Mohawk has diverted more the 2 billion pounds of plastic from landfills in the manufacture of its EverStrand, EverStrand Soft Appeal and Airo carpet lines. Last year alone, the company recycled 6.6 billion plastic bottles, enough to wrap around the planet...
Commercial Flooring, Commercial Flooring Trends, Flooring Blog, Product Innovations, You Should Know
Why? Is it magic? Or voodoo? Nope. Just science. There are many ways to make carpet last longer and stay resistant to stains and dirt. One way is to coat the fibers with a clear dye I.E. Scotchgard or Stainmaster. Another is to use yarn that is water resistant like...
Commercial Flooring, Commercial Flooring Trends, Product Innovations, You Should Know
Everybody knows more about carpeting than the experts. Did you know that? For example, despite years of testing from the Carpet and Rug Institute and the E.P.A everybody knows that carpet causes allergies, has formaldehyde in it and can actually kill you. It is...
Commercial Flooring, Commercial Flooring Trends, Flooring Blog, You Should Know
Let’s say you have large muscular strangers in your house, moving your furniture and family around and you think to yourself, how did this happen? It all started when you realized that your floor covering needed replacement. If it was carpet it was “uglied...
Commercial Flooring, Commercial Flooring Trends, Flooring Blog, Product Innovations, You Should Know
I have an an arcane subject today for my commercial floor buyers. If static electricity is an issue at your company or manufacturing facility, then electro-static dissipative flooring may be the answer. First, why bother? It’s only a little shock. Really? The...
