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- REMODELING Magazine (2/1/2006)
- The latest technology offers a myriad of flooring options without sacrificing style. Aluminum-oxide technology enhances scratch and wear resistance, and color-streaking processes expand the array of available finishes.
Interior Products Review: Tile- BUILDING PRODUCTS Magazine (11/21/2005)
- Just a few years ago, Houston builder Gary Bumpass decorated bathroom after bathroom with 4-1/8-inch squares of shiny white ceramic tile. Today, he's lining shower walls and powder room floors with earthy-colored squares as big as 20 inches, rectangular tile bricks in mix-and-match sizes, and even tiny glass mosaics that sparkle when they're wet.
New Arrival: Nature's Gallery Laminate Planks- BUILDING PRODUCTS Magazine (9/1/2005)
- Nature's Gallery Exotic 5-inch laminate planks with their high-gloss, hand-scraped surface mimic the appearance of luxury woods at a more affordable price, the firm says. The micro-beveled-edged frame planks are offered in five natural wood shades. According to the company, its patented Armalock installation system and high-density fiberboard that defends against dampness make the floors exceptionally sturdy.
- Interior Products Review: Laminate Flooring
- BUILDING PRODUCTS Magazine (9/1/2005)
- Nearly as dramatic is the ballooning interest in laminate floors, which five years ago accounted for less than 100 million square feet in sales and this year will top 1 billion feet, according to industry estimates. A mainstay of the remodeling industry, laminate flooring burst onto the residential market in the late 1980s—just before BUILDING PRODUCTS was founded—and became popular here a few years later when Scandinavian superstore IKEA began selling Pergo planks to do-it-yourselfers.
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