It's about flooring

@tweetsgiving a worthy cause and a great social experiment on #tweetsgiving. Got to get my credit card out.

If you would like to help build a school in Tanzania you can donate any amount online right now. $1.00 is cool, $10.00 buys a brick and the more the merrier.

The goal is to raise $2000.00 in 48 hours to build a full school house. Can you help?

http://tweetsgiving.org/

I have joined the so called twitter revolution, although so far there have been no casualties.

It is harder to update the blog when I am on the road, however, my phone can handle twitter just fine.

So for those that know what twitter is and would like to follow along with my micro blogging you can find me @SteveSimonson and follow along. Enjoy the ride.

Well flooring installation is never going to be "easy" - but it is getting easier and easier on a relative basis. Search here for videos regarding installation or just search for video to see some of the information available. You can also search on youtube.

If you have flooring in your home your not alone. Many of us with homes have flooring throughout the house. Although there is an occasional unfinished basement, most often homes have floors in just about every room.

One area of the home, however,  that has been often overlooked is the garage. Flooring for the garage is a large and growing market as people are deciding to finish up their garages. Flooring in that area is being used to create a more easy to clean environment as well as as a nicer look.

Look for more advancements in garage flooring in 2009!

I have been traveling this week and expect to be traveling for the next several weeks so posts will be sporadic. One tip for those searching for flooring information is to use the tags on the right and click on the word bamboo or formaldehyde or whatever you are interested in.

We have some bugginess on the blogs right now so the search is not helpful and the publishing is unpredictable.

But lots of great insights to share about some of the new challeges with flooring in 2009 like the new CARB1 standard and what that means to cheap imports, what does that mean to consumers. Also new product innovations and fashions are just around the corner. I will try to give you some previews to the hottest and most earth friendly looks!

Although flooring installers are often misunderstood and even at times testy with each other their ability to rise above the noise to help each other is a great thing when it happens.

The new version of flooring installer .com is finally live. For those interested in learning, participating or more - check it out.

Here's a quick flooring tip for you:

Alot of people still don't remember how important it is to prevent sand and other build up to occur on your wooden type floors. (this would include hardwood flooring, cork flooring, bamboo flooring and really any hard surface flooring.)

It's not that people think that sand or dirt is good for floors, but we sometimes get a false sense of security about the scratch-ability of flooring due to the big warranty labels that now show on most flooring brands.

BUT ALL FLOORING, no matter how tough it is can be scratched. Sand can act as sandpaper under your feet therefore keeping the floors sand and dust free is critical. One of the best ways to reduce the sand and build up on your floor is to have mats both inside and outside your doorways (yes, all of them). These mats will protect your flooring by helping grab most of that sand off the shoes before they hit your floors. You also want to have a very regular dust mop schedule (or vacuuming) to keep those floors in tip top shape.

No matter what warranties claim, no matter what sales people promise, no matter what anyone says - FLOORING can scratch. There is no warranty against scratching. (Although there are some very resistant floors to scratching, let's all just remember that the laws of physics still apply to flooring.)

This is somewhat redundant  to some past posts, but I wanted to just share this important point since this topic can never get old. 

If you watch the news it seems like the sky is falling and certainly in housing and the financial sectors things could be better, alot better.

But the best investors like Warren Buffet know that a down market is also known as a buyers market. And I can say the team is working overtime to make the best buys that will save you the most money.

I have never seen a more lopsided advantage for buyers. As consumers you can take advantage of top quality products, with superb warranty support at remarkable prices. And to top it off if you use the iFLOOR credit card you can do it at 0% interest! That is called the triple dip if you are a savvy buyer!

If you are thinking about improving your home with new Flooring anytime in the next 18 months - NOW is the time to check out the offers. At some point the momentum will shift as demand increases, but for now the BUYER has the power. That's good for us and that's good for you!

I am just trying to work out some bugs in the blog. Sorry for the spotty posting schedule.

The article listed here:

Laminate Flooring Brand Comparison

has been fixed. thanks to those that have emailed to alert me.

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