Carpet
How Often Should You Have Your Carpet Professionally Cleaned in the Triangle?
Plan on a professional deep cleaning every 12 to 18 months, with weekly vacuuming in between. That is the schedule the Carpet and Rug Institute, the trade group that runs the certification programs the big carpet mills submit their products to, treats as the baseline for a typical home. The honest answer is that the…
Read MoreCarpet Styles Explained: Cut Pile, Loop, and How to Choose the Right One
Two separate things decide how a carpet looks and how long it stays looking that way: the fiber it’s made of and the way that fiber is built into the carpet. Most buying guides only talk about the first one. This guide is about the second, the construction, because it’s the part that decides whether…
Read MoreCustom Area Rugs and Carpet Binding: A Design Tool Most Homeowners Don’t Know About
Here is a small design secret that most Triangle homeowners never discover until they’re standing in our showroom: any carpet we sell can be turned into a custom-sized, professionally finished area rug. Any color. Any size. Any shape you can measure. Bound cleanly at the edges so it lays flat and lasts for years. This…
Read MoreWhat to Expect on Flooring Installation Day
You’ve chosen the flooring. You’ve signed off on the estimate. Installation day is on the calendar. Now what? For most homeowners, this is the moment the abstract project — samples, decisions, deposit checks — becomes a real crew in the house doing real work. Knowing what to expect makes the whole day easier for everyone.…
Read MoreBest Flooring for a Triangle Kitchen Renovation
A kitchen renovation is one of the biggest decisions a homeowner makes, and the floor you choose has to do more work than any other surface in the room. It gets stepped on constantly, splashed by the dishwasher, dropped on by cast iron, walked over by muddy shoes, and asked to look beautiful the entire…
Read MoreProtect Your Floors: Carpet Cleaning & Care Guide
New flooring is a meaningful investment in your home, and like any investment, it rewards a little ongoing attention. The difference between floors that look tired in five years and floors that look beautiful in fifteen often comes down to care — the everyday habits that protect your floors and the occasional professional help that…
Read MorePre-Listing and Renovation Flooring Upgrades That Pay Off in the Triangle Housing Market
The Triangle is one of the hottest housing markets in the country, and it’s been that way for years. Chapel Hill’s median home price recently crossed $495,000 with inventory down to a half-month of supply. Carrboro has seen prices climb 26% year-over-year. Durham, Raleigh, Pittsboro, and Hillsborough are all working through the same supply crunch…
Read MorePet-Friendly, Pollen-Proof, Red-Clay-Ready: Choosing Floors for Triangle Family Life
The Triangle is a wonderful place to raise a family — and a punishing place to be a floor. Between the lab mixes coming in from a muddy walk along Bolin Creek, the yellow-green pollen film that coats everything from late March through May, the red-clay footprints that magically appear after every soccer practice in…
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