Posts Tagged ‘flooring direct’

Going green…staying green…MAKING GREEN

Okay, time to put in new floors. Why are unfinished wood floors the greenest choice? We know all the choices, we see the cheesy box store offerings, we have had the sticker shock at the boutique, so now what?

Lets make this easy, shall we?

We KNOW we want to be sensible and be as green, Earth friendly as we can be…so no carpet, vinyl or laminates. We know we love natural products, so lets focus on ceramic, stone or hardwood. We know we hate hard and cold and the Doctor has told us that its why our back hurts…so hardwood.

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There are pros and cons of buying your flooring DIRECT from the manufacturer.

Let’s start with the cons, If you are a visual person that prefers to walk into a box store, liquidator (cough, cough) or a traditional retailer and see a host of samples and displays…then you of course will ‘pay’ for that presentation. And for many, there IS value to that presentation. How much value? Expect to pay about 25 to 60% above the manufactured cost. The convenience also of making your decision and going home with the material (in some cases) also has some benefit although hardwood flooring is seldom a spur of the moment purchase.
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