Floor Articles That Are Helpful

Since I've been in business for such a long time, I get a lot of questions about floor installation, flooring materials, and where to buy flooring.  I've organized these articles according to categories.

General

• We offer true discount flooring:  Find out the benefits of buying all your flooring materials from Arizona Home Floors at just 9% over the true wholesale cost!
  
  
• Wholesale flooring distributors:  Whether you want Ceramic Tile, Porcelain Tile, Natural Stone, Hardwood, Engineered Wood, Solid Wood, Laminate, Carpet, or Berber, you will find the largest selection at these wholesale flooring distributors.  We have built close business relationships with these wholesale flooring distributors, and we know the right people to speak with to get things done.  We will work directly with the wholesale flooring distributors to expedite your order.  A bonus for you -- if you purchase through us, you pay only the wholesale cost + 9%.  Interested?  Give us a call today, and learn how much money you can save this way.
  
  
• How to choose a new floor in Arizona:  Learn the 3 critical things you need to know so you don't make the wrong decision when choosing your new floor.
  
  
• The top 10 questions to ask your flooring installer BEFORE you hire them:  These are the things that I think are most important to know before you hire someone to install your floor.
  
  
• The Consultation Process:  Are you ready for an on-site consultation? Find out now.
  
  
• Flooring Glossary:  Here are links to flooring glossary files you may download, which will help explain unknown terms.  This can come in handy when researching your various flooring or wall projects.
  
  
• Floor Installation Quality: Find out about some of the factors that can affect your installation.
  
  
• Janka Hardness:  The Janka Hardness Scale measures the hardness of wood and is used to compare relative hardness of various types of wood.

Surface Preparation

• Coating Removal:  Do you have polished, stained, epoxied, or otherwise coated concrete?  These contaminants must be removed before installing any type of bonded or adhered wood, tile, vinyl, or carpet flooring.
  
  
• Concrete Grinding, Floor Grinding, Concrete Floor Grinding:  Have you just discovered really cracked, wavy, or heaved concrete?  Un-level concrete can ruin the look of your new flooring, and will void manufacturer's warranties.  Doing it right always makes a big difference in the finished quality of your new flooring.
  
  
• Concrete Leveling, Level Concrete Floor, Leveling Concrete Floors, Concrete Floor Leveling, Leveling a Concrete Floor:  Discover how proper leveling adds value to your home, and ensures that you receive a full manufacturer's warranty on material, including a lifetime warranty on labor.
  
  
• Floor Leveling: Why is a super level floor so important? Learn why here.
  
  
• Surface Preparation: How to ensure the lasting value of your new floor installation.
  

• Thinset Removal:  Have you already removed your tile and are unable to remove the thinset?

• Tile Removal: How having the right equipment can make the difference in keeping your home clean, and also save you money.
  
  
• Crack Isolation:  When major cracks interfere with the proper installation of Stone, Tile, or Porcelain, this is how we handle this situation.

Ceramic Tile, Porcelain, Stone, Laminate, Engineered Wood, Solid Wood

• Baseboard Installation:  There are times when replacing them will be more cost effective than trying to re-finish them.
  
  
• Ceramic Tile Shower:  I had some free time to video some of the stages of rebuilding this Roman Tub & Shower.

• Concrete Crack Repair:  On almost every project we find large cracks in need of concrete crack repair.

• Flooring Glossary:  Here are links to flooring glossary files you may download, which will help explain unknown terms.  This can come in handy when researching your various flooring or wall projects.
  
  
• Flooring Installation:  Not everyone installs to high standards.  Find out why we're different than most other companies.
  
  
• Janka Hardness:  The Janka Hardness Scale measures the hardness of wood and is used to compare relative hardness of various types of wood.
  
  
• Remove Baseboards:  There are times when replacing them is cheaper than trying to re-finish them.
  
  
• Tile Installation:  Did you know that there are several ways to install ceramic & porcelain tile that affects the cost and quality?
  

• Hardwood Floor Installation:  Are you really particular about how your wood flooring is installed?  Do you look for high attention to detail, if so, then look at this page.
  

Dust Collection

• We offer dust collection accessories for many types of power tools, including jackhammers, chipping hammers, demolition hammers, needle guns and crack chasers.

Industrial Vacuum Cleaners

• We offer industrial vacuum cleaners for homeowners and contractors that feature CDC Larue Pulse-Bac technology.

Flooring Installers

• Flooring Installers Needed:  If you are a high quality installer, see if you might be a good fit with my company.

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