Laminate flooring looks every bit as natural as real wood flooring but it is considered to be an engineered wood. Laminate flooring comprises a core of densely compressed particle board with an image of wood or other flooring material on the top and then completely sealed with a durable coating of aluminum oxide. Some of the more expensive laminate flooring material is textured making it virtually impossible to distinguish it from the real thing. In the past laminate flooring installation in Phoenix required that each plank be glued together whereas most modern laminates now require no glue what so ever. Although installing laminate flooring today where no glue is required is much easier it still takes a lot of precision and knowledge of what is involved in the installation process. Laminate flooring can be installed over linoleum or vinyl as it is quite thin but any other existing floor covering must be removed. Laminate flooring is what is called a “floating floor” this means that it can accept minor variances in height and can actually be installed over multiple layers of thin flooring material such as linoleum. It is not that laminate flooring cannot be installed over thicker existing floors, it is just that the floor height will not be normal. If the flooring installation in Phoenix is being done in an existing home then the baseboard must be removed, if the installation is in a new home under construction then the baseboard is not put on until the floor is complete. Before the laminate flooring is laid a foam pad is installed over the entire floor area, the seams must be close together; the seams can be sealed with tape. It is easier to trim this foam pad than it is to try...

When you are looking for the best Phoenix carpet and tile there are many different products to choose from, when you are looking for the best floor cover for your basement you might wish to consider carpet tiles. When you look for carpet tiles for the basement pay particular attention to the backing, the water resistance of the tiles and the method used to fix them to the floor. Carpet tiles can be used in any room but they tend to be ideal in the basement where they get a lot of traffic from the kids when they go down to play in the recreation room with friends. Carpet tiles are readily available in Phoenix carpet and tile outlets. Carpet tiles are available with either a hard backing or a soft backing which is slightly cushioned. A carpet tile with a soft backing recreates the impression of walking on a carpet with a traditional under pad. These soft baking carpet tiles are not recommended for use in the basement of the home although they are ideal upstairs. They are not recommended because there is always the possibility of a flood in this part of the house. Although your basement may have been treated with a water resistant material even it can fail. Hard backed carpet tiles are better for this application because in the event the basement does flood these tiles can be dried out quicker which makes it more difficult for mold spores to take hold. Basement carpet tiles can be fixed to the floors in a couple of ways, one uses adhesive the other doesn’t. Many carpet tiles come from the manufacturer with an adhesive back, all that has to be done is to peel of the protective paper and lay them...