Yes! I know about flooring...

Where's Big Bob? Right here...sitting behind the desk...looking like an underpaid secretary and not like the owner. I know, laugh now...I'm a women! And yes, I'm ready for the next question...do I actually know anything about flooring??

Yes! I know about flooring...here's what I know:

1. it's something we walk on
2. it requires work to keep it clean
3. if it's hard, I need a broom and mop
4. if it's soft, I need a vacuum cleaner
5. never steam clean soft surface
6. never clean any flooring with anything you wouldn't put on your face
7. hard is more expensive (most of the time)
8. if it's hard, Americans make it better
9. it comes in way to many colors and is often overwhelming to pick
10. soft feels good in bedrooms
11. laminate and/or wood in kitchens/baths is dumb (under most circumstances)
12. berber "wears" longer but isn't yum, yum on the bare feet
13. plush is more fun for kids to sit on
14. hardwood is gorgeous in big grand rooms
15. fiberglass is a quick fix for ugly situations, on a tight budget
16. renters usually don't love the house, like you...buy cheap, prepare to replace often
17. kids, even mine, are careless and crazy...why not down grade their space and upgrade yours
18. once a dog or cat "marks" (you can call it an accident) they will always "mark", when changing your floors, kilz the sub floor...don't think "puppy pad" will do the trick
19. dark colors hide the stains but show every piece of lint
20. light colors (white is not a color) hide the lint and daily grim
21. large tiles in small areas make small areas look even smaller (as do dark colors)
22. diagonals draw your eyes out and make any small area look bigger
23. most women, no matter what they say...hate their flooring 5 years out and want new
24. most men could live on bare floors and be happy
25. most men would take from the "free" pile to just get something, women...NOT!

Wow! I make it sound so simple...like nylon, polyester, twist, fiber count, density, make, model, thickness, "mils", "gauge", warranties, guarantees, scotchgard, stainmaster, rebond, urethane and all the other big words attached to flooring doesn't matter. Well, to be honest...it really doesn't!

Do the colors match? Do your toes feel good when walking on it? Will the kids/animals be able to destroy it? Will looking at that pattern --day in/day out -- drive you crazy two months down the road? What does the BFF think about it? What does the love of your life think? Can you see yourself loving this flooring for years down the road? Do you like to change your flooring every five years or are you looking for a long term commitment? What does your neighbor have and what do they like/dislike about it? What have you been living on...what do you hate about it? Why are you changing your flooring?

It sounds like a lot of questions and most have nothing to do with the make/model of the flooring. Let's get together, talk about what you love and what you see on your floor's future. You worry about what you want and I'll worry about whether it will work!