Tips on Choosing Atlanta Flooring Businesses for Your Home Improvement Project
Chet Holmes International
January 02, 2008
www.thehomemag.com
Your floors are the foundation of your Atlanta area home’s décor. Remodeling to improve the quality and look of your home often starts with what is underfoot. And the choices are so varied these days: carpet, ceramic or porcelain tile, hardwood, engineered wood, laminates, stained concrete and more. So if the worn carpeting has got to go or you are ready for easy to clean tile in the kitchen and bath, keep these tips in mind when you are choosing the flooring company you will use.
Tip 1: Will the flooring company remove your old floor or cover it up? There are times when either choice may be best for Atlanta’s climate and home styles. In some cases, a simple cover up will be quite adequate. The flooring company representative should know the condition of your current floor or what is underneath it in order to give you good advice and an accurate estimate. Is the existing hard surface level and even? Is the padding under that tired carpet color still in good shape? Ask what the flooring contractor recommends and then ask WHY.
Tip 2: Does the flooring company provide you with alternative flooring options in a variety of price ranges? What are the price ranges of the materials suitable to go onto your specific floor? Ask about the advantages of the high quality hardwoods, engineered woods, carpeting or tile versus money-saving options. Sometimes you do get what you pay for, so think long-term in materials, style and colors. Do you want beauty over budget? Or durability for kid traffic over exotic and trendy? What are quality expectations in other Atlanta homes in your price range?
Tip 3: Ask the contractor to provide proof of training and safety information. You will want to know that the workers in your home have the knowledge to do their work safely and properly. Flooring materials and their installation processes do change, so make certain your contractor and all workers are trained on safely using the installation techniques required for today’s new flooring products.
Tip 4: Discuss warranties and guarantees with respect to workmanship and products. You do not want flooring products or flooring installers who are not willing to stand behind their materials and installation. Make sure the company you hire is on the same page as you with regard to standards of work and the finished look, durability and performance.
Tip 5: Avoid contractors requiring a deposit. Why? If they are under-funded, then the potential for problems increases tremendously. You want to work with a company whose workers are happy and paid on time and whose vendors enjoy meeting their needs. You will want to be satisfied that they are insured and have a good reputation for reliability.
For more home improvement and remodeling tips and articles, visit: www.thehomemag.com
Your floors are the foundation of your Atlanta area home’s décor. Remodeling to improve the quality and look of your home often starts with what is underfoot. And the choices are so varied these days: carpet, ceramic or porcelain tile, hardwood, engineered wood, laminates, stained concrete and more. So if the worn carpeting has got to go or you are ready for easy to clean tile in the kitchen and bath, keep these tips in mind when you are choosing the flooring company you will use.
Tip 1: Will the flooring company remove your old floor or cover it up? There are times when either choice may be best for Atlanta’s climate and home styles. In some cases, a simple cover up will be quite adequate. The flooring company representative should know the condition of your current floor or what is underneath it in order to give you good advice and an accurate estimate. Is the existing hard surface level and even? Is the padding under that tired carpet color still in good shape? Ask what the flooring contractor recommends and then ask WHY.
Tip 2: Does the flooring company provide you with alternative flooring options in a variety of price ranges? What are the price ranges of the materials suitable to go onto your specific floor? Ask about the advantages of the high quality hardwoods, engineered woods, carpeting or tile versus money-saving options. Sometimes you do get what you pay for, so think long-term in materials, style and colors. Do you want beauty over budget? Or durability for kid traffic over exotic and trendy? What are quality expectations in other Atlanta homes in your price range?
Tip 3: Ask the contractor to provide proof of training and safety information. You will want to know that the workers in your home have the knowledge to do their work safely and properly. Flooring materials and their installation processes do change, so make certain your contractor and all workers are trained on safely using the installation techniques required for today’s new flooring products.
Tip 4: Discuss warranties and guarantees with respect to workmanship and products. You do not want flooring products or flooring installers who are not willing to stand behind their materials and installation. Make sure the company you hire is on the same page as you with regard to standards of work and the finished look, durability and performance.
Tip 5: Avoid contractors requiring a deposit. Why? If they are under-funded, then the potential for problems increases tremendously. You want to work with a company whose workers are happy and paid on time and whose vendors enjoy meeting their needs. You will want to be satisfied that they are insured and have a good reputation for reliability.
For more home improvement and remodeling tips and articles, visit: www.thehomemag.com