Wood Flooring
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Floors
Asked by R.M. from Los Angeles
on May 14, 2012
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We are planning to get a medium to high-end quick-step laminate flooring installed at the end of this month and we are having a hard time choosing between a dark wood ...
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- Go with a medium wood tone. It doesn't show the dirt as much. Scratches are less noticeable and it complements all of the other woods. My office has light beech fur...
- we have real dark wood floors in our living room and yes you can see everything on them. I don't think its any harder to clean them than any other floor in our house,...
- I believe it to be true. They show dirt more, show scuffs and scratches more, and I think they look dingy and not as shiny after awhile. JMO. I like the medium col...
Recommendations for a New Vacuum
Asked by C.S. from Chicago
on October 26, 2008
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We are in the market for a new vacuum and wanted some recommendations. We have two children and a dog. We currently have a Dirt Devil that's on its last leg. I'm intri...
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- I hated my dyson purple animal, even returned it and got money back and got a miele! LOVE the Meile! good luck le us know what you get ad how you like it! J.
- Go with the Dyson! If you do, make sure you atleast get the DC14 model. It is a level higher than the DC7 and it has much better features! Also, my mom has the BALL...
- The Dyson Animal (purple) is great for allergies, gets up pet hair, and really cleans carpets. Like some of the other ladies, I vacuumed my rug with my central vac, t...
Empire- Good or Bad?
Asked by N.D. from Chicago
on March 7, 2009
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Hi Moms-
I am wondering if any of you have dealt with Empire Flooring and what your experience has been? I would love to hear feedback good/ bad and whether you ha...
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- Empire is good, BUT, have Luna come out and quote the same thing. Do not talk quotes. You can get them bidding against eachother for the best pricing. I ended up ge...
- I wouldn't bother...my husband and I inquired about hard wood flooring and the guy that came to our house appeared as if we were intruding upon him. He was rude and tr...
- Hi! We have used Empire for both our carpeting in our upstairs and Pergo floors in our kitchen and dining rooms. You REALLY have to know your prices before they come...
Powder Room - Makeover!
Asked by J.S. from Minneapolis
on June 7, 2012
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Hi everyone,
We are getting ready to re-do our first floor powder room... we had a plumbing problem and we decided it was a good enough reason to replace the toiler...
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- You don't have to put anything on the wall besides paint. If you are looking to do something unique/creative, then I think tile on the wall would be easiest. I love ...
- These are style vs. practicality questions in my opinion, and that means you're going to have to duke this out with your hubby. Sounds like you have opposing tastes, ...
- Find a tile floor that is slip resistant. If I had in the bathrooms the tile I have in the kitchen my whole family would have brain damage by now from all the slipping.
Hardwood Floor opinions...should We Do Handscraped?
Asked by K.F. from Dallas
on October 3, 2008
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Our home is 2 years old and it was a spec so we did not get to pick the type of flooring we wanted. We have tile in our kitchen, hall, and wet areas and carpet everywh...
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- We have handscraped hardwoods downstairs with tile in hallway and kitchen. I didn't want wood in the kitchen as I was concerned about spilling water etc on floor and ...
- Hi K. , I myself have hardwood floors in our house everywhere but the kitchen my husband works doing hardwood floor for living so are type is the hardwood you sand an...
- Out of curiosity, did you have your floor sealed after it was laid? 2 little boys + 1 big GSD (and we DO wear our shoes in the house) - my beige tile stayed beige and...
Hardwood Floor or Carpet
Asked by D.D. from Pittsburgh
on September 8, 2011
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When we purchased our home I was not happy with the carpet. It seemed really worn down. We had to battle with the sellerabout paying for a new air conditioner or carpe...
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- We have been getting rid of all the carpet in our house and I LOVE having hardwood floors. I have no complaints. It's soooo much better than yucky stained carpet. It's...
- I had carpet, and now have hardwood floors. They are easier to clean, and you don't have to worry about stains. In the winter/summer months especially. Dust,mold,crumb...
- I'm going to probably be the minority here, but I hate hardwood floors with a passion. I'll take carpet (and vacuuming) any day over dust bunnies, sweeping, and mopping!
Laminate Floors
Asked by M.P. from Albuquerque
on December 7, 2010
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We just had new laminate flooring laid in our living room and hallway. I was not home when it was installed and had my grandma there to watch the work. When it was com...
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- We have had laminate floors for over 1 year now, and this is what I do: I vacuum crumbs and dog hair with a Bissell stick vac. Then I have a Rubbermaid thing that I ...
- I don't know what you were told but I have had laminate floors for 15 years throughout my house. I mop them regularly with my non-toxic cleaner and they look great!
- I have laminate floors and a 3 year old. We spill stuff more than we don't. We just wipe it up then use pine-sol with a mop to get the sticky off.... I don't know if...
Laminate Floor Questions
Asked by T.G. from Los Angeles
on October 8, 2008
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Our dishwasher just leaked all over our laminate flooring and we need to get new flooring in our downstairs area. I am trying to look on the bright side, knowing that ...
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- Hello T.! On the terms of color and plank size..Having a lighter color will not make your room appear larger contrary to popular belief. That is basically an old w...
- Do not go with laminate again!!! I currently have laminate and have had to replace it at the fish tank and in the kitchen twice. (We had extras) Laminate does not h...
- The "Pergo" laminate floor planks seems to have good reviews. My friend has these and she has no complaints about it. But ask around. But it also depends on your budg...
Laminate Floor
Asked by D.B. from Cleveland
on June 20, 2008
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I couldn't wait to get rid of our vinyl flooring in our kitchen,because I was cleaning it twice a week, so we had laminate flooring installed which looked beautiful. ...
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- Hi D., I am not really sure what you can put on your flooring to prevent water marks,might want to ask the people where you bouth the flooring at but, I do know the S...
- I do not know of any actual item that could help with resisting the water, but I did find some laminate floor cleaner that is used only for laminate & it was very reas...
Creaky Floors Waking My Son
Asked by S.L. from Chicago
on January 14, 2008
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Does anyone have a recommendation for a flooring expert (we're in evanston) that might be able to repair (not replace) creaky wood floors and stairs. They are just on...
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- Hi S.. With three kids, the younger ones are always subject to the noises of the older ones. I always put a fan in the rooms of the kids and put it on low during na...
- White noise, we have creaky wood floors too. We have a fan in his room, on medium, pointed away from him. I don't travel anywhere without it. We still try to hop aroun...
- Our floors are terrible. My husband and I could be seen hopping down the hallway when my guy was younger trying to avoid the creakiest of spots. They will get totally ...
