Should I Choose Laminate Flooring or Vinyl Planks, and Is Laminate Real Wood?
Should I Choose Laminate Flooring or Vinyl Planks, and Is Laminate Real Wood? You are staring at two aisles that both look like wood. One is Laminate. The other is Vinyl Planks. They are not the same under the photo. Laminate is built on pressed wood. Vinyl is built on plastic (often with stone in […]
How Do I Choose Laminate Flooring for a Basement by Thickness and AC Rating?
How Do I Choose Laminate Flooring for a Basement by Thickness and AC Rating? First, make sure your basement stays dry. Then open a few planks in Laminate and read four lines in the specifications: Thickness (mm), AC Durability Rating, Underpad Attached and Water Resistant. Each line answers one simple question. How solid does the […]
How Does Click Vinyl Flooring Lock Together, and Is It a Good Fit for My Basement?
How Does Click Vinyl Flooring Lock Together, and Is It a Good Fit for My Basement? Click vinyl planks lock to each other at the edges, so the floor holds together without glue or nails. The floor then rests on the subfloor. This is called a floating floor. In a basement, that changes three things. […]
How Do I Choose a Carpet, and Which Fiber Should I Pick?
How Do I Choose a Carpet, and Which Fiber Should I Pick? Start with the format, then pick the fiber. FloorBox sells carpet as rolls in Broadloom Carpets and as modular squares in Carpet Tiles, and the whole range is in Carpet. Once you know the format, open the product page and read two lines […]
How to Choose Carpet Underlayment
How to Choose Carpet Underlayment Underlayment, or carpet cushion, is the pad under wall-to-wall carpet. In a basement, it sits between the floor and the carpet. On the product page, check four things: what the pad is made of, its thickness, its density, and how much floor one roll covers. For a basement or radiant […]
Wall-to-Wall Carpet or an Area Rug
Wall-to-Wall Carpet or an Area Rug Wall-to-wall carpet is installed out to the edges of the room. An area rug is a sized piece you lay on top of another floor, and it does not have to reach the walls. FloorBox sells the fitted carpet as broadloom, in Broadloom Carpets, and also sells carpet tiles […]
How to Calculate Square Footage for Flooring
How to Calculate Square Footage for Flooring Measure the length and the width of the room in feet, then multiply the two numbers. That is the square footage the FloorBox carpet install guide uses before you order. If the room is not a rectangle, measure each section and add the areas. When you know the […]