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Laminate
- Affordable
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Laminate floors are a less expensive alternative to real wood while still providing a real wood look including beveled and distressed styles.
Laminate is the newest flooring type. Less expensive to install and low maintenance coupled with and high wear characteristics make this an excellent flooring choice.
- Durable
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Laminate is more durable than real wood and damaged boards are easier to replace.
Laminate is a high-tech miracle, a combination of special resin paper layers, fiber core and a print film that are all fused together into a solid mass for outsanding durability.
Laminate is impact, dent, wear and fade resistant. It is a great option if you have small children or pets.
- Stylish
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Ultimate Installations carries many selections for you to choose from including the popular Shaw and Mohawk lines.
Laminate combines the classic beauty of hardwood or tile with industrial-strength durability and unparalleled ease of maintenance. Perfect for busy families and high-traffic areas, yet elegant enough for a formal dining room.
- Install Anywhere
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Laminate can be placed over virtually any surface other than carpet. It can be installed over existing ceramic tile, existing VAT (Vinyl Asbestos Tile), dry concrete slabs, wooden subfloors or pretty much anything you might have down that you aren't currently happy with.
The low clearance height of laminate flooring makes it especially well-suited for renovation projects where floor thicknesses can present problems.
- Practical
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Besides the great textures and designs, laminate flooring offers improved durability, easier maintenance and affordability compared to other types of hard surface floors.
Laminate floors are extremely resistant to wear, stains and sunlight fading. The beautifully rich textured finishes make these floors a great alternative for most areas in the home.
Hardwood
- Elegant
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When it comes to natural beauty, richness, and stylish elegance, it is hard to beat the classic look and warmth of real hardwood. A beautiful hardwood floor transforms any room into a showplace.
Hardwood will give you that timeless look for the life of the floor. It just never goes out of style.
- Versatile
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Most interior designers agree that hardwood flooring accentuates any décor and adds a special touch of elegance whether your style is contemporary or traditional. Its timeless appeal and beauty enhances your furnishings and allows you to create the ambiance you desire.
Hardwood floors come in a wide variety of styles, colors, thickness, constructions and finishes. Our product specialists can help you decide on the best choice for your situation.
- Lasting Value
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Solid-wood floors have passed the test of time. A properly maintained floor can last for hundreds of years. Few flooring materials that have been around as long as wood.
Hardwood floors can add dramatic value to a home. If you've ever watched those house hunter shows on television, you've surely seen just about every potential buyer looking around hopefully for hardwood floors.
- Hypoallergenic
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Many families experience the frustration of allergies produced by dust and other irritants that collect in most flooring types over time; even grout lines in tile can collect allergens. Hardwood floors are the perfect choice if this is a consideration for you and your family.
Hardwood flooring is also an excellent choice for anyone with any kind of environmental allergies.
- Minimal Care
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With minimal care, hardwood floors will retain their beauty and elegance for many years. That's one more reason to think about what a great investment it is. Tones deepen and grain patterns emerge with every passing year adding to the original beauty of your wood floors.
Ultimate will help you understand the simple manufacturer care suggestions to maintain your wood flooring. Then all you have to do is enjoy your fabulous wood floors!
- Save Energy
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Not only is hardwood beautifu and durable, but it is naturally warm. Wood is an excellent insulator, thanks to its thousands of tiny air chambers per cubic inch, which hold in heat.
And for those concerned with preserving our ecosystem, it’s important to remember that wood renewable and recyclable material.
Carpet
- Adds Warmth
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No one ever got cold feet from walking on a carpet! Carpet provides actual thermal resistance, or R-value. In colder months, it retains warm air longer, an energy conservation benefit.
Carpet also provides a comfortable place to sit, play or work and gives a room an overall warmer feeling.
- Huge Variety
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Carpet is available in a huge variety of colours, patterns and textures. That means your ultimate choice will reflect how you want to personalize your living space.
Carpet can be a neutral foundation, or it can be a focal point with vibrant colors and stronger bolder patterns and texture.
- Safe Surface
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Carpet is ideal for cushioning our footsteps, reducing slips and falls and minimizing injuries when falls do occur.
Carpet gives your floor a safer, gentler, non-slip surface which can prevent accidents and is a natural cushion in the event of a fall—especially important when you have babies or toddlers around.
- Reduces Noise
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The sound insulation effect of a carpet can create a calmer, quieter atmosphere in your home. It reduces surface noise from foot traffic and absorbs sound from both within the room and between floors.
And carpet on stairs helps mask the sound of constant foot traffic. Adding a quality cushion pad beneath your carpet reduces noise even further.
- Wears Well
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Carpet will maintain its life and beauty for many years when properly cleaned and maintained. Learn to keep your carpet looking great over time by following our Carpet Care Suggestions.
- Great Value
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Quality carpet is actually easier and more affordable to have fitted and replaced than most other floor coverings.
Carpets, unlike other floor coverings, do not always require a perfectly level surface, saving you money on potential new sub-floor treatments.
Tile
- Durability
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The ancient Romans saw the benefit of tile in its durability, and this fact is not lost on us modern folks. Tile is great for high traffic situations thanks to its strength and resiliency to staining and wear.
The ancient Romans originally used tile in a utilitarian manner, but it was soon obvious that a decorative element could be introduced to tiling. While not extremely impact resistant, the wear ability of tile is the reason for its durability.
- Adaptability
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There is a tile option for nearly any application, and your imagination and creativity are your only limitations when installing tile. From porticos in a dining room to a tiled hearth in front of a fireplace, you can adapt tile to nearly any surface, indoors or out.
- Style
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Tile has a finish and style to adapt to any décor. The options for color, patterns, sizes, shapes and design are infinite.
From southwest to cosmopolitan, there is a color and a texture to fit every need. There is an unlimited variety to tile, from bright vibrant colors to muted tones and everything in between
- Easy Care
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One of the main benefits associated with a tile floor is the ease of maintenance. Tiles require no special cleaning solutions, tend to be stain resistant, and this make it much easier to keep them clean. Spills can be wiped up with no problem. Routine cleaning can be accomplished with mild cleansing solution and a sponge mop. A huge timesaver in cleaning!
With the installation of grout, tile becomes almost impervious to water damage, and can be literally hosed off if necessary.
- Increase Resale
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In many cases, adding a tile floor to your home will increase its potential resale value tremendously.
Potential buyers will certainly take notice of a well installed and designed tile floor. With its attractive style and impressive presentation, a good tile floor can add thousands of dollars in potential value to prospective customers.
- Cost Effective
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Tile is still one of the most cost effective surfaces on the market. Once you absorb the initial cost of tile you don’t have to spend money on it again for the life of the product if it is installed properly.
Tile doesn’t need refinishing, resurfacing, reglazing, or recoating. Short of the application of the occasional sealant, applied once every four years or so, tile requires only the regular cleaning that any flooring surface would require.
Floor Care
- Cleaning Tips
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- Maintenance
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- Stains
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- Routine Care
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- Repairs
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