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Flooring Over Particle Board

   When working with a particleboard sub-floor there are some limitations to what flooring you can install and how you can install it. This is because particleboard is more moisture sensitive than other sub-floor materials and because of its construction will not hold a staple or nail. This makes installation of some floors impossible, such […]

Posted in Flooring Information, Uncategorized Tagged DIY, engineered hardwood, hardwood floors, installation, laminate, strand eucalyptus, strand woven bamboo Leave a comment

Hardwood versus Laminate Flooring

Hardwood versus Laminate Flooring? By Lori Howard at simpleFLOORS Austin Deciding whether to purchase hardwood or laminate flooring for your home can be a confusing decision to make. The truth is that both are great choices that improve the look and the value of your home. So how do you choose and what are the […]

Posted in Uncategorized Tagged budget, comparison, durability, hardwood, installation, laminate

Pros and Cons of Click Together Floors

When purchasing a new engineered hardwood, bamboo, cork, or laminate flooring, one of the most important things for consumers to consider is which style of floor works best for their installation needs. The two most popular styles used today for floating wood floors are the click together and tongue and groove style planks. In this […]

Posted in Flooring Information, Products Tagged bamboo flooring, cork, DIY, engineered hardwood, floating floor installation, hardwood floors, installation, laminate

Installing Strand Woven Bamboo Flooring In Your Home

If you are thinking about installing strand woven bamboo flooring in your your home, but are concerned about the best installation method for strand woven don’t worry we will give you the run down. The good news is that installing strand woven bamboo flooring in your home will be possible no matter what type of […]

Posted in Products Tagged bamboo flooring, installation, strand woven bamboo, sustainable floors

Do I Need to Acclimate My Laminate Floors?

If we don’t get asked “Do I need to acclimate my laminate floors,” everyday then there is a pretty good chance we are closed for the day. This is seriously one of the easiest questions to answer because it is always yes. Sadly though, we run across a bunch of fly-by-night installers who tell you […]

Posted in Products Tagged installation, laminate

Laminate Hardwood Installation Tips

Laminate hardwood installation is one of the easiest types of flooring to install for a person looking to do it themselves instead of hiring a professional flooring installation company. The laminate flooring sold by simpleFLOORS comes with an easy to use locking system. One of the best laminate hardwood installation tips is the make sure […]

Posted in Photos Tagged installation, laminate

Install Hardwood Floors on Stairs to Match Your Flooring Choice

Many people wonder if they can install hardwood floors on stairs to match their simpleFLOORS flooring choice instead of using treads. And now they can stop wondering because yes people can use their flooring material in combination with a stairnose to create beautiful stairs and steps. Stairs can done in hardwood floors, bamboo floors, and […]

Posted in Products Tagged hardwood floors, installation, stairs

How To Install Laminate Flooring Over Concrete

Many simpleFLOORS customers are always wondering how to install laminate flooring over concrete. Below we will give a basic tutorial on what you need to do when installing laminate floors over a concrete slab. The first thing you want to do is either buy a laminate underlayment that has a built in moisture barrier. If […]

Posted in Products Tagged flooring underlayment, installation, laminate

Hardwood Floor Installation – simpleFLOORS Mall of Georgia

simpleFLOORS – Mall of Georgia owners, Lidia and George Siladi, have worked for years in the flooring business and are now hardwood floor installation experts. This locally owned and operated, family run business moved to their current location in early of 2012. These hardwood floor installation experts offer a wide range of flooring products including […]

Posted in Products Tagged bamboo flooring, cork, engineered hardwood, installation, laminate, simpleFLOORS, solid wood floors

Do I Need to Use Laminate Flooring Underlayment?

People installing laminate hardwoods themselves often wonder if they need to use a laminate flooring underlayment when they install their floors. The answer is always yes you need to use underlay with laminate flooring. Laminate flooring underlayment is used for a variety of reasons. The first reason is to help smooth out minor imperfections in […]

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How to Install Hardwood Floors Over Particle Board

Okay, so, you have finally made the choice to replace your dingy, dirty carpet with hardwood flooring. You rip up the corner of your carpet to see what lurks underneath and you find that you have cheap particle board instead of plywood. You immediately ask, “How to install hardwood floors over particle board?” It isn’t […]

Posted in Products Tagged engineered hardwood, floating floor installation, installation, Old World Chisel, simpleFLOORS, Terre Verte, Vintage Couture

Installing Hardwood Floors Over Concrete Subfloors

In the old days, if you had a concrete sub-floor you were pretty much stuck installing ceramic tile or using a builder’s grade, thin solid wood floor. Luckily today people who are installing hardwood floors over concrete today can select from a wide range of engineered wood floors. Installing hardwood floors over concrete can be […]

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Easy to Install Engineered Hardwood Floors

Easy to install floating, staple or glue engineered hardwood floors. Many Americans are looking for easy to install hardwood floors. Back in the day, the only types of floors that most do-it-yourselfers would attempt on their own would be carpet or tile. Installing a hardwood floor was next to impossible for a non-professional hardwood flooring […]

Posted in Products Tagged DIY, engineered hardwood, handscraped, installation, maple flooring

Flooring Installation Workshop Every Month at simpleFLOORS Alpharetta

simpleFLOORS Alpharetta hosts a free DIY flooring installation workshop every month at our showroom in the downtown Historic District in Alpharetta, Georgia. Our expert staff will demonstrate best-practice techniques for selecting and installing hardwood and laminate flooring, with different home-improvement topics covered at each workshop. Call 678.229.2398 for dates and times!

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Bamboo Flooring Featured On TLC’s “Flip That House”

httpv://youtu.be/ED_qi1uBBbI simpleFLOORS vintage hand-scraped bamboo flooring was recently installed and featured on TLC’s TV series “Flip That House”, including a wide selection of hardwood flooring in our Commerce, CA showroom. The “flipper” likes the environmentally-conscious product options available at simpleFLOORS, thus he decided to install one of simpleFLOOR’s most popular bamboo flooring colors, “Jacobean”, to […]

Posted in Movies Tagged bamboo flooring, Commerce, handscraped, installation, stores, TLC

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