Do you find it challenging to maintain your floors due to the activities of your beloved pets? If so, you might want to consider getting a new vinyl floor!
Vinyl flooring has emerged as an excellent choice for pet owners. There are two main types: sheet vinyl, also known as resilient flooring, and luxury vinyl, which consists of smaller individual pieces of vinyl material. Both types have similar care and maintenance requirements, but their installation methods differ.
For pet owners, luxury vinyl, also referred to as LVP and LVT, is highly recommended. It comes in wood looks with wide planks and tile and stone visuals. Some tiles can even be grouted if desired, and various sizes are available, including popular 16" x 16" and 12" x 24" sizes. The technology used ensures realistic patterns and textures.
Luxury vinyl is extremely moisture resistant. This flooring is highly durable, stain resistant, and often rated for commercial use. Most styles include attached backings, providing warmth, cushioning, and sound deadening properties. The majority of LVP/LVT is installed using the click (floating) method.
Luxury vinyl can be scratched or damaged, for instance, by dragging a large appliance over it, but most styles offer the flexibility to remove the damaged piece and replace it. We recommend keeping a partial box on hand, just in case.
PRO TIP Look for a 20 mil wearlayer for the very best scratch resistance.
Although luxury vinyl is not new and has been used in commercial flooring for nearly 50 years, it was initially not popular in residential applications due to its industrial styling. However, as manufacturers started creating patterns and colors that mimicked wood, tile, and stone, luxury vinyl gained popularity in residential settings.
Sheet vinyl floors are another option to LVP. It is topically waterproof, meaning the product itself is waterproof, especially without seams in the installation. However, in the case of standing water or flooding, the floor (including luxury vinyl) will not act as a waterproofing barrier for the subfloor and/or any surrounding structure.
LVP is very popular with homes with pets. There is a lot to choose from. Come by today and find the perfect look for your home!
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We just installed this gorgeous Mohawk PureTech Select LVP in the living room, dining room. kitchen, breakfast area, powder room, hall and foyer of a Kennesaw home. Over 800 square feet was right at $7000 totally installed. If our client had chosen to take advantage of the 18 month interest free financing, the monthly payment would have been less than $400 a month. That's in your budget, right?
Design Tip
For a simple late summer decor idea, think about the aroma in your space. While gingerbread and evergreen are great for the winter months, use ocean breeze or cucumber-melon scents now. Plus, candles are quick, inexpensive summer decorations for coffee tables and shelves.
Wonderful World Of Window Treatments
Sunscreen for Your Flooring, Rugs & Furniture
We all know the importance of protecting our skin from the sun’s damaging UV rays. But have you ever thought about what the sun could be doing to your flooring and other home interiors? Luckily, the right window treatments can not only protect your floor from the sun, but they can increase energy efficiency, add value and create the perfect ambiance in your home.
Even Flooring Needs Sunblock
The damaging effects of the sun on your flooring can be brutal. Even on cloudy days, the sun can fade and deteriorate your LVP, carpet, hardwood floors and even your artwork. It can bleach and dry out your flooring, breaking down the adhesives and sealants. And on top of that, the heat can run up your electric bill. But with all the window treatment options out there, how do you know which ones are right for you?
UV Protection with Blackout Shades
Rooms that get a lot of sun require a window treatment that both blocks sunlight and regulates room temperature. And while a room-darkening fabric might be fine for a room with less light, a blackout shade lets you enjoy complete darkness in light-facing rooms, any time of day. A great choice for excellent UV protection that also maintains your view of the outdoors, Designer Screen Shades are perfect for patios and sunrooms, and they offer opacities that range from sheer to opaque and 14% to 0% openness, so you have a variety of options for controlling light. Like Designer Screen Shades, many other shades, drapes and shutters increase energy efficiency as well.
Honeycomb Cellular Shades: Light Control + Energy Efficiency
Honeycomb cellular window shades also have a selection of light-control options from sheer to opaque, plus an energy-efficient design that adds a layer of insulation at the window. For even more energy efficiency, Duette® Architella® Honeycomb Shades have a honeycomb-within-a-honeycomb design with more insulating air pockets than the single construction.
Sheer Window Treatments = UV Protection?
Thing is, depending on your needs, you don’t have to go with non-sheer window treatments—although they typically block 98%-99% of damaging UV rays. Sheer window coverings, like Silhouette® Window Shadings, featuring our Signature S-Vane™ that floats between two sheer fabric panels, can block up to 88% of UV rays—and that’s with the vanes open! Just be sure that at the very least, you protect the most vulnerable furnishings in your home like artwork and family heirlooms.
