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The decision to maintain your floors properly is just as important and the actual decision to buy floors in the first place. When you purchase new floors, you are making an investment – not only a financial investment, but an investment in your home. It’s important to take care of this investment.

First and foremost, you want to maintain your floors properly in order to preserve the manufacturers warranty. Different floor types and different manufacturers have different guidelines in order to keep their warranties valid so it is important to check with your Pierce Flooring representative or with the manufacturer of your floors in order to find out what those guidelines are.

It is also important to maintain your floors properly to save yourself time and extra work. For example, if you use the wrong cleaner or too many different types of cleaners on a  floor you can create a film or build up that can ruin your floors or make it virtually impossible to restore them to their original look. Why take that chance ?

Maintaining your floors properly can also help the longevity of your floors. Keeping dirt and other abrasives off the floors can prevent scratching and wear to the floors. No matter what type of floor you have, it is always a good idea to have walk off mats at every entrance to trap sand and dirt before it has a chance to enter your home and get onto your floor. These dirt needs to be removed from these mats on a regular basis in order to do their job most effectively.

Don’t rely on cleaning services to know how your floors should be maintained. Be sure to provide them with the proper cleaning tools and products or make sure that they are using approved products and tools. Too often, people assume that cleaning companies know what’s best for floors or just assume that what their mother used to clean the floors is the best option. (no offense Moms!) With all of the technology introduced into flooring products today, many cleaners that used to be considered universal are no longer acceptable.

To get started off on the right foot with your floor care and maintenance or to see if your current routine is a good one, click here to watch videos from our website or look under each product category for the care and maintenance section. Also, be sure to visit one of our locations to purchase the floor cleaner that is right for your floor. You never know what else you might find while you are there!

Happy Cleaning!

Maranda Lee from Trinity Homes shares her praise for Pierce Flooring.

Besides the many color and size choices for tile and stone, there are also many design installation options that can enhance the look of a tile or stone floor. Not all tile or stone floors have to be laid straight! Adding a pattern to your tile or stone installation will give you a more unique look and in some cases can even make a room appear larger. Other reasons to use a tile pattern include separating one area from another area and creating a focal point for the entire room.

Before planning a tile or stone installation pattern, you should always consider the size and shape of the room in relation to the size and shape of the tile or stone. If you are going to use a pattern for your tile installation, you always want to make sure that there is enough space in the room for the pattern to repeat. Your Pierce flooring sales consultant can help you with this.

Some commonly used tile and stone installation options:

• Turn the tile on the diagonal or on a 45 degree angle
• In addition to turning the tile on the diagonal or 45 degree angle, add a smaller tile such as a 2×2 or 4×4 in the intersections of the joints to create a “dot” (shown above)
• Set the grout lines with an offset or brick joint
• Use multiple sizes of tile (if available – not all tiles are available in multiple sizes) to create a modular pattern
• Use a border tile or decorative listello piece to create an area rug look
• Alternate multiple colored tiles to create a checkerboard effect
• Combine a larger tile and a smaller tile together to create a pinwheel pattern (for example: a 12×12 and a 4×4 tile)

For more tile and stone installation patterns, ask your Pierce flooring sales consultant.

These are just some of the options you can choose from to set your tile installation apart from a standard straight installation. Keep in mind that if you choose a pattern for your tile or stone installation that you may be required to purchase more tile and there may be  additional installation charges to install the pattern. The more complicated the pattern, the more tile it can take and the more the installation cost can be.

To get some pattern and design ideas, click here to view our gallery of floors. To try different tiles in different room scenes, use our Virtual Design Tool. These tools can be very helpful  in determining if a pattern is right for you as well as which type of pattern is right for you!

Have fun! Be creative! Put your signature on your tile floor installation today!