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19
Dec

Hardwood Flooring Price Increases Expected in 2014

  Hardwood flooring price increases are forecasted for the upcoming year according to industry experts. The increases are expected to be between 5-15% and can vary with the largest increases expected for solid hardwood floors and the smaller increases for engineered hardwood since they use less lumber to manufacture. The main reason for these hardwood flooring price increase is due to the supply and demand for lumber. During the housing…

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17
Dec

Floor Buying Tips from Carpet Stores Arlington

  The Floor Barn is a Carpet Stores Arlington, TX that specializes in selling and installing all kinds of floor materials, like wood, tile, laminate, carpet, hardwood and luxury vinyl plank or LVT. With so many different options out there available for the average homeowner, it sometimes can be a difficult challenge to decide on which product is the right one for them and their home. So as flooring experts…

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12
Dec

What to Use When Cleaning Your Hardwood Floors?

    Hardwood floors add a very timeless look to your home and they also add great value to your home. Therefore it is very important that you properly take care of your wood flooring so that they will last a lifetime. Many engineered hardwood floors have a warranty of 25-50 years, however if they are maintained properly, they can last your lifetime. So how do you take care of…

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09
Dec

Bathroom Remodeling Contractors Arlington, TX Tips

  The Floor Barn being a bathroom remodeling contractors Arlington, we hear all kinds of horror stories from clients about remodeling projects they have had in the past or are going through at present time. The tales vary from small DIY mistakes that the client made themselves to the client losing a lot of money from a contractor disappearing before completing the project that they agreed upon. Regardless of the…

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25
Nov

Home Remodeling Mansfield, TX Report

  As a remodeling Mansfield, TX contractor for many years, we have seen the market in it's best and worst. Luckily for us that live here in the Dallas and Fort Worth metroplex, we did not see such a dramatic decrease in the market during the recent housing recession that most other major areas did. Thankfully, after years of declining return on investment for home remodeling Mansfield projects, we are…

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19
Nov

How to Use Wood Flooring as a Decorative Wall Design

  Who knew that wood flooring has multiple uses? Not only is wood floors great for the obvious, providing a timeless look and feel to your home for lifetime, but it can also be used as a decorative accent to your room by utilizing it on a wall. As you can see from the picture we added to this blog post, we utilized wood flooring to decorate our pony wall…

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18
Nov

How to Choose the Right Countertops and Backsplash Combo

  Whether you are getting ready to embark on a kitchen or bathroom remodeling project, choosing the right countertops and backsplash can be overwhelming for some homeowners. There are so many different options of both countertops and of even more so of backsplash options, it can be hard to choose, but there are tips you can follow to help alleviate some of the stress to help you come up with…

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14
Nov

Bathroom Remodeling Tips for Modern Design

The fun and exciting thing about taking on new bathroom remodeling projects here at The Floor Barn is that they are always something new. Every once in a while we will get a popular design of a past client that gets replicated by new clients, but even then they typically make a few custom changes to make it their own design. One of the more popular bathroom remodeling designs is…

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13
Nov

How to Care for Hardwood Flooring?

When client's purchase new engineered hardwood flooring at one of The Floor Barn retail showrooms, one of the first questions we get asked is how do we care for or clean them? In order to make your newly purchased hardwoods last at least for the warranty term if not a lifetime, it is important to take the proper steps in maintaining them. Here are some very good general tips typically…

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06
Nov

Kitchen Remodeling Contractor Tips

[caption id="attachment_272747" align="aligncenter" width="595"] The Floor Barn Kitchen Remodeling Contractor[/caption] As a kitchen remodeling contractor, we here at The Floor Barn see and utilize a lot of different kitchen design ideas in our projects. A trend right now in kitchen renovation projects is the utilization of open shelving. Open shelving provides a clean, sleek and open air feel to the kitchen. It is also very flexible in adapting to multiple…

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