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- Heating Up
- CUSTOM HOME Magazine (1/1/2007)
- Radiant floor heating just might be the oldest luxury heating technique in history. Roman engineers, faced with the task of heating their enormous bath houses, developed their own floor heating system called the hypocaust: a floor raised on pillars over a hot furnace, creating warm floors and a toasty room.
- Planning on Cooking Up a New Kitchen? Editor's Note: Home Improvement 101 is a New Column Exploring Home and Landscaping Projects, From Do It Yourself to Those Best Left in the Hands of Pros. Each Month, Experts Will Provide Tips for a Specific Pro
- Oakland Tribune (12/30/2006)
- AN OUTDATED KITCHEN is hard to miss: low ceilings, scarred cabinet doors, faded wallpaper and peeling linoleum floors. They are the kitchens of our grandparent's era, the kind that beg to be blown up and treated to a little modernization. Sharon Hopkins of DesignPro in Pleasant Hill suggests first setting a budget.
- New Finishes Take Concrete From Dull to Dazzling
- Omaha World-Herald (12/28/2006)
- Dec. 28--Concrete doesn't have to be dull as dirt and gray as a January day. Two options are staining and epoxy finishes, typically similar in price but different in appearance. They hired Todd Rose, who has been staining concrete for eight years, working for Stephens & Smith.
- The Look of Wood; Laminate Technology Has Evolved, Making It an Appealing Option for Homeowners
- Columbian (12/24/2006)
- Hardwood floors have surged in popularity in recent years, but for many home improvement buffs a quick survey of wood prices can result in sticker shock. And Pergo, the first company to make artificial hardwood floors available in the U.S., doesn't always appeal to people who remember the early laminate woods of the 1980s. Laminate woods, made of dense fiber composites with a sealed pattern on top, have come a long way in the past two decades, said Sunny Parsons, co-owner of Cascade Flooring America off Highway 99.
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Valerex Cork Flooring
- BUILDING PRODUCTS Magazine (12/21/2006)
- Vallarex cork flooring uses a sustainably harvested cork surface over a high-density fiberboard core for strength, supported by a cork underlayer. The glueless floating floor system features tongue-and-groove joining and comes in nine 12-inch-by-36-inch patterns. 800-345-6202.
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Learning Curve-Afraid of Natural Stone Tile? Get Over It
- ebuild (12/21/2006)
- Natural stone tiles have long been a favorite of homeowners and designers for their beauty and natural look, but concerns over ongoing maintenance have limited their practicality in today's busy homes. However, thanks to a new ground-breaking technology developed by Questech, the world's leading manufacturer of premium stone and metal tile solutions for the kitchen and bath, tumbled marble tiles are now as easy to care for as their ceramic and porcelain counterparts.
- ebuild Guide to Vinyl Flooring Specifications
- ebuild (12/18/2006)
- Vinyl flooring belongs to a broad group of materials called resilient flooring. Resilient flooring is flexible and able to conform somewhat to a given surface. After installation the material gives slightly to cushion footsteps, which is why some people find resilient flooring more comfortable than hard-surface flooring such as ceramic tile.
- Stop That Squeak With These Tools
- Augusta Chronicle, The (12/15/2006)
- I have carpeted floors that squeak when they're walked on. I was watching a home-repair show which showed a three-legged tool that fit over the carpet and let you drive a special break-off head screw through the tool into the floor joist. When you have under-floor access or if the floor covering can't be penetrated, you can use Squeak Ender, a metal clamp that is fastened to a floor joist and a bracket that is fastened with screws to the underside of the floor's decking.
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Crossville's New Character Series Tile is BIG News in BIG Sizes
- ebuild (12/12/2006)
- Architects and designers looking to make a BIG design statement have some BIG new puzzle pieces to play with. Crossville introduces the Character Series of Porcelain Stone tile - an urban minimalist look with a slight hint of stone, offered in a giant 24'' x 24'' square tile, plus an 18'' x 18'' square and a 12'' x 24'' rectangle. All have through-body color and rectified edges that may be set with tight grout joints. The Character Series is slip resistant, more durable than natural stone, refuses to scratch, stain or fade, never needs sealing or waxing and cleans with just hot water.
- Wilsonart Countertop Materials
- (12/11/2006)
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