Healthcare
How to Choose Flooring for Better Foot Health
With two National days involving feet this month, August is the time to be thinking about foot health. First up is National Wiggle Your Toes Day on August 6th, 2019. This is a day to go for a barefoot walk in the grass or sand and, you guessed it, wiggle your toes!…
Reducing Allergens In Your Home
Spring has sprung in Eastern NC, and that means long days of gorgeous sunlight, cool rains in the afternoon, and pollen! Lots of pollen. It coats the grass, the car, the house and of course, it’s tracked into your home. Allergies and asthma are serious concerns for many families. Sometimes the flooring you chose can…
Spring Into Softer Flooring
Ladies, we all know the feeling. After a long day on your feet, there’s more to do when you get home. It may be a 30-minute meal, helping with homework or putting that last load of laundry in the dryer. An unforgiving floor can make your tired feet and legs hurt even more. In…
3 Categories of Water Damage
Between the humidity levels and hurricane season, water damage is inevitable when living in Eastern NC. Due to issues that accompany different categories of water damage, it’s important to know what you’re dealing with. This information can help you identify the different categories of water damage and know what immediate steps and precautions need to…
Keeping Your Floors Clean in 2018
Keeping your floors clean is one resolution worth keeping this year. Protect your family, your pets and your floors in 2018 by paying just a little bit of attention to the floors you walk on every day. Vacuuming No need to go out and buy the newest cleaning tools yet, just tell the kids to…
Flooring Options for Home Medical Equipment
Ask the workers at any healthcare facility, and they’ll tell you that heavy medical equipment such as wheelchairs, walkers, oxygen tanks and hospital beds demand highly resilient flooring. When handling such equipment, floors that minimize rolling resistance – such as a smooth hard surface or low-pile carpeting are recommended. The following are the best flooring…
Product Spotlight: Mannington Amtico Collection
When your business needs flooring that can stand up to the daily stampede of customers, employees, and vendors, your business needs Amtico. Designed for your highest traffic areas, such as hallways and restrooms, this durable flooring boasts of a 40mil wear layer – twice the industry standard for heavy commercial products. Amtico luxury vinyl tile…
NJPA: What is it and Why Does it Matter?
At over 50,000 members strong, the National Joint Powers Alliance (NJPA) is a municipal national contracting cooperative made up of a wide variety of government, education, and nonprofit agencies. The NJPA leverages collective purchasing power and a streamlined buying process to save money and make purchasing more efficient between member agencies and a wide variety…
Choosing the Right Floor For Your Industry
Your organization is unique, and so are its commercial flooring requirements. The best floors for you depend on the nature of your activities, the amount of foot traffic you anticipate, and your budget. To help you quickly narrow down the options, here are the most popular flooring choices for healthcare, retail, education or office locations….
Compromise No More with Kinetix
Flooring has always been an exercise in compromise. Want durability? Choose Concrete or tile, but sacrifice comfort. Want comfort? Choose carpet, but sacrifice durability. Until now. Kinetex is the new alternative, melding the comfort and warmth of soft textiles with the wear resistance of hard surfaces. Here are a few features that make Kinetex such…