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Need Hypoallergenic Flooring
Asked by K.H. from Los Angeles
on November 2, 2008
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Because of a plumbing issue, I need to replace my carpeting. My daughter has migraines, and numerous allergies, so I'd like to find a carpet that might work, or even ...
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- Hi K., the smell from your carpet is probably formaldehyde, a toxic chemical known to cause migraine and serious allergies...you can maybe try natural marmoleum, cor...
- For my kids we went with vinyl in two rooms and laminate in another two. Both worked fine for my allergetic/asthmatic kids. Don't forget to get rid of all draperies ...
- Hi K. I am an interior designer and may be able to help you out. You are welcome to call me to discuss. I have some questions to ask you about your space and lifest...
Cork Flooring or Other Suggestions
Asked by J.B. from St. Louis
on May 3, 2011
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We just finished a room addition, and we're trying to decide on flooring. The adjoining room has a tan/brown flecked carpet, and the rest of our house has real hardwoo...
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- I love the look of bamboo but honestly it is softer than hardwood and gets dinged fairly easily. I would probably go with the cork floor and put a rug on it in some...
- We have cork in our master bath. It is soft on the feet and warm (compared to tile). We love it. I do not know how durable it would be for tricycle riding - it may dep...
- Have you checked into Pergo - we have it and just love it. Our 4 year old boy has grown up with it and has really been hard on it - but it can take a beating. I don'...
Hardwood Flooring Company/person?
Asked by L.C. from Chicago
on June 9, 2011
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Hi there - I want to have hardwood flooring put in my upstairs and am looking for recommendations on someone who is bonded, licensed and insured and would love someone...
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- My son works with a top flooring expert who does beautifiul work, which I have seen. If you'd like to give him a call to get the name, that's fine. Just tell him his ...
- Whatever you do, don't use Luna. We have had an extremely bad time with them. Try Progressive Contractors, ###-###-#### 943 Maple Ave Downers Grove, IL 60515 41...
- i have had SO much bad luck with workers too. I brought in almost a dozen people when we had ours done. Check out Fabian's Flooring in new lenox. we live in napervi...
Bamboo Flooring Recommendations?
Asked by A.M. from Chicago
on August 26, 2009
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Hello!
If you have any words of wisdom regarding bamboo flooring, I'd be happy to hear them. I have already read how "green" the product is. I was looking for you...
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- Hi A......we put in bamboo flooring 4 yrs ago.....we have it throughout our first floor....it is beautiful........we ended up getting it from lumber liquidators after ...
- We purchased bamboo flooring from lumber liquidators about 2 years ago (got a great deal). My husband installed it and said it was easy to do. You do need to bring the...
- We know people who just put in bamboo floors in their new home. Bamboo has a high natural water content, so when the flooring is delivered, it needs to "cure" or basi...
Flooring or Carpet in Basement?
Asked by S.M. from Chicago
on December 3, 2008
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Hi Moms,
Back in September our finished basement had flooded. We had to rip out all the carpet and padding to throw out. My husband has given me the task of getting...
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- When we finished our basement the guy who did it suggested we get berber carpet and rubber padding. This way, if the basement floods all we have to do is suck the wate...
- S., I second Cathy's advice about berber. Our finished basement has a (cheap) berber with a very thin rubber padding. We have not had flooding but did have a wate...
- We had our basement finished a few years ago and had put it off because the basement had flooded in the past. we just didn't want to deal with the possibility again! W...
Laminate/Hard Wood Flooring Question
Asked by D.R. from Dallas
on May 3, 2008
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We purchased our home a little over a year ago. It was a speck home so we couldn't make any changes. Well, we are wanting to take up the carpet in the family room and ...
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- When we got our house 2 1/2 years ago we took up the carpet and put the laminate in the entire house except for the kitchen & bathroom. We purchased it at Home Depot ...
- Since we have 2 big dogs and 2 kiddos, we chose to go with hand-scrapped hardwood floors and love them...this way the scratches from dog claws or kids' toys doesn't ma...
- I had this same debate with myself for several months before deciding on laminate. I shopped everywhere. We decided on a laminate from Floor and Decor in Arlington. Ye...
What Kind of Flooring Do You Like?
Asked by K.A. from San Francisco
on March 26, 2009
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Hi Moms,
We are getting ready to replace our ugly old floors in the kitchen and family room, and I am overwhelmed by all the possibilities: hardwood, tile, laminate...
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- Hi K., We have laminate wood and love it. Ours simulates pecan which is light and dark. (My husband wanted a light floor, I wanted a dark floor.) The best thing is ...
- We have a laminate wood flooring that we LOVE. It looks nice like hardwood, but is easy to clean!
- We put laminate throughout the entire house, with ceramic tile in the bathrooms and lundryroom. I love the laminate. We use a dustmop every day and I try to clean it...
Help with Flooring After Sewer Back-up
Asked by J.R. from Saginaw
on September 2, 2007
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On 8/27 our washer started to make a pounding like a jack hammer was in our basement. I went downstairs to see and there was water (clear) all over the floor. I attr...
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- There is a special type of epocy (sp?) paint used for basement and garage floors. We have it in our basement storage area and it is great.
- In our last house, my husband and I put in ceramic tile in our kitchen which had laminate originally. After ripping out the laminate, we first nailed down cement boar...
- When we moved into our house, we had plain cement floors. Since the cement gave off dust we wanted to paint it immediately. First, we had to get some cleaner that etch...
Should All Red Oak Flooring Look About the Same?
Asked by C.C. from Denver
on May 25, 2008
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Hi everyone - I'm in the process of having some red oak floors installed in my home. I already have hardwood in my kitchen and entryway and was adding on to continue...
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- Red oak is pretty "grainy" so the dark brown and gray streaks sound about right. Is it possible your floor is "white oak", which is less grainy and more consistent in ...
- I added wood floor in my family room and it looks the same as the floor in my kitchen. However, I had the old floor sanded, stained and refinished along with the new ...
- Friends of ours have their own company that is a hardwood flooring company. We just recently had our floors done and before we started, he went over all the different...
How to get a cost estimate for replacing my floor?
Asked by H.D. from Dallas
on October 22, 2007
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Okay, mamas! My husband and I want to have new flooring in our whole house (part ceramic tile and part carpet). We have about 400 sq. ft. that needs to be tiled and ab...
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- I recently had carpet laid on about 1200 square feet and it ran $4700. It was a medium grade, not low end and not high end, with a nice pad. The cost includes the labo...
- I work for Seconds & Surplus. We are a locally owned home improvement retailer. We have two locations 909 Regal Row in Dallas (just off 183) and 124 E. Arapaho in Rich...
- H., If you could please give me a call I would love to visit with you on this. I work for a company that specializes in this andif you are looking for great custome...
