Residential

What will my floor renovation look like when it is finished?

Created by Gihan on 4 March, 2013 – 5:20pm. Last changed on 6 March, 2013 – 7:36pm.

“What will my floor renovation look like when it is finished?”: A frequently asked question and Mannington has an answer. Over the years, both my customers and I have tried the Mannington Virtual Decorator and it works pretty well. My customers have found it a useful tool in helping them with their choices. Further, the virtual decorator has improved over the years.

Healthy Homes Renovation Tax Credit

Created by Gihan on 5 February, 2013 – 7:36pm. Last changed on 20 February, 2013 – 7:20pm.

You may recall one of the most successful home renovation programs the government offered a few years ago where you could get a tax credit for improvements to your home. It was offered for just one year and people took advantage of this scheme.

Well it is back, in a slightly different way.

If you are a senior (65 years or older by the end of the year) for which you are claiming the credit or are living with a family member who is a senior, then you may qualify. The Ontario government is encouraging changes to your home to make it safer, easier and more accessible for seniors.

Why carpet is still a good choice of floor covering

Created by Gihan on 16 January, 2013 – 5:23pm. Last changed on 20 February, 2013 – 7:21pm.

Over the last decade, there has been a trend towards hard surfaces such as hardwood and laminate for the living areas of homes (for example, the living room, dining room, family room and even bedrooms).

Both hardwood and laminate have a cleaner, almost sterile (and sometimes cold) look. Maintaining these types of floors is easy with the right cleaning products, but they can suffer and show more of the progressive wear-and-tear of a busy home: pets, accidental spills, and dropping heavy, hard objects can damage these floors.

Cleaning up after holiday festivities

Created by Gihan on 2 January, 2013 – 10:25am. Last changed on 20 February, 2013 – 7:21pm.

Hi, this is Gihan from Allied Flooring. I have decided to start a blog. My goal is to provide useful tips and information about products and looking after your floors.

General

A good vacuum of all areas is a good idea before any specific recommended cleaning products are used.

Two custom-designed bathrooms with a shower

beige 12x12 tile laid in a brick pattern; carpet in foreground; door to left jacuzzi-style tub with tiled tub-surround and backsplash made from floor tile looking into the floor of a custom shower with bench seat visible at the back fiberglass shower and tub unit with tiled floor and tub-surround top of wall with inset fibreglass shower, showing tub-surround

We installed tile in two bathrooms in this house. Both bathrooms used the same 12-inch–by–12-inch tile with irregular finished edges on the floors and walls.

The second-floor bathroom had a jacuzzi-style tub. The tile on the walls around it was topped with 6-inch tiles with the same colour and texture, rotated diagonally.

The second-floor bathroom also featured a custom-built walk-in shower with a bench. The floor in the bathroom was laid out in a mosaic, using trim cut from other tiles used during the installation.

Custom–Built Shower and Bathroom

cushioned vinyl floor with vanity looking out to bathroom entrance rubber mat with raised drain, three drywall-covered shower walls nearby sloped concrete pad with raised drain, three drywall-covered shower walls nearby back shower wall half-covered in tiles, with mortar bed behind them inlayed mosaic tile on the shower floor, cut and shaped around the drain another view and the detail of lower shower walls and shower floor detail of custom tiled mural on main back wall of shower prior to grouting granite plinth custom-cut and installed to shower entrance, tiled ceiling detail detail of 6"x6" tile set in ceiling and cut around water proof shower light detail of tile floor before grouting and cut around shower drain detail of shower after grouting, with custom work around control tap close-up of finished mural on the back wall of the shower (after grouting) detail of shower floor after it was grouted detail of decorative border — mixture of stone and glass inlayed on sheet detail around shower water control and shower head close-up view of shower back-wall and left side of wall mural overview of bathroom looking in from the doorway another view of the shower from the doorway

This installation is an example of the custom design expertise and skill of installation that we offer our customers. The variety and quality of product that we have available, and the experience and skill of the tile-setter produced a design that met the expectations of the customer.

We’ve also produced a video detailing how we installed the shower. Click ‘read more’ to view it!

Berber-style Carpeted Staircases

grey carpet on boxed staircase with natural-wood trim taken from the lower floor grey carpet on open stairs and floor, boxed staircase descending to the left close-up view of open stairs, showing natural-wood spindles through carpet

We installed berber-style carpet on these stairs and middle-level floor. Berber-style carpet is patterned with alternating small and large tufts of material.

Plush polyester carpet on stairs

carpet on boxed stairs, capped installation carpet on 2nd floor hallway to bedrooms

42 oz. polyester plush carpet installed over an underpad in a new home.

Patterned polyester carpet on boxed/open stairs and hallway

carpet on two-level staircase, from the landing between them close-up of carpeted landing, with upper-level staircase in background entranceway to a carpeted room

Up-grade installation in a front/back split new home. We chose pin–dot—patterned, polyester carpeting.

Berber-style carpet

corner of carpeted area, between two tiled floors, next to decorative pillar

Detail around the tile/carpet transition in an open concept, custom-built new home.

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