Marion's Blog

When you have carpet floors, it’s essential to follow the proper maintenance guidelines to ensure your installation remains beautiful for years to come. Not only will caring for your soft surfacing enhance its performance, but it will also extend its lifespan, allowing you to enjoy it for a long ...

Hardwood is an installation you shouldn't try to DIY.  It requires special skills and tools, and sometimes there's extensive subfloor work that needs to be completed or even replaced before the surface floor can be placed. Protect your investment and hire a service that will even evaluate door ...

So you just got new carpet and there are a bunch of scraps laying around. What should you do with them? Sorting them is the first step. Anything less than 18” wide should probably get tossed into the garbage. The ones that are wider are the ones we will be talking about.First, some of the pieces ...

Have you ever thought about what shocks do for a car? Most people would say it gives the passengers a smooth ride. That’s true, but shocks do more than that. Every time the vehicle goes over a bump it cushions the amount of impact on the tires. For example, if you take your hand and slam it down on ...

Let’s face it. The thought of replacing carpet in your home is as painful as getting a root canal. The amount of work involved in moving all the heavy dressers and disconnecting all the electronics is a total nightmare. Is there any way around it? No, that’s why it’s not something most people look ...

Fifty years ago there were over 100 carpet manufacturers in the U.S. Today, that number has shrunk to less than twenty, with the two largest, Mohawk and Shaw Industries, controlling about 70% of all carpet sold domestically. Almost all carpet sold in the U.S. is manufactured in Dalton, Georgia, ...