Set The Mood
Paper lanterns draped from tree limbs are charmingly festive (use dark extension cords that will blend in). Repurposed white Christmas lights also provide a magical twinkle effect. Even inexpensive tea lights set in clean glass jam jars can create ambience.
Careful—with a scene this magical, your guests will want to stick around late into the night.
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Keep Bugs Away
Circle your party area with citronella candles or incense sticks to light when the sun starts to set. The scent will help keep bugs at bay. Also consider setting out a bottle (or two) of bug spray on the perimeter of the party for guests to use.
Time Flies
The first day of school in Cobb County is Tuesday August 1. If you are a teacher, that leaves about three weeks to get your summer projects completed.
Conversely, we find a lot of parents wait til the kids are back in school to schedule their around-the-house jobs. We are going to get busy!
Come in today and meet with an Enhance Design Consultant and get your project started.
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And If New Flooring Is On Your To Do List
You are probably wondering what you need to do to get ready for your installation. As with any home improvement project, the fear of the unknown is inevitable. To help relieve some of that worry, we have put together a guide of what you can expect when you have new flooring professionally installed in your home.
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Prepare The Room
Prior to the installer’s arrival, it’s important to remove any personal items in the space to be refloored. This includes furniture, clothing, toys, and breakable items. Disconnect any electronics that could get in the way of install, including light fixtures, televisions, and computers. It’s also important to ensure your home is an optimal temperature. Flooring is best installed when your home’s internal temperature is between 65-and 75-degrees Fahrenheit.
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Look Out For Dust
During install, you can expect to see a bit of dust and debris. This is typical when removing your existing floor and installing the new one. Installers will do their best to keep dust at a minimum, but it’s not completely avoidable.
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Pro Tip: cover your doorways so the dust doesn’t enter other rooms in your house.
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Know That Unseen Issues Could Pop Up
Issues like loose subflooring, rot, insect damage, or mold can be discovered once your old flooring is removed. Many of these issues are almost impossible to detect until your existing floor is taken out, but they’re not uncommon. If any of these issues present themselves during your install process, be aware that an additional cost may be added to your final bill, depending on the extent of the damage.
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Certain floors also require levelling to be done prior to the flooring installation. Ask your estimator what type of floor prep you can expect.
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There Will Be Excess Materials
When ordering your new floors, a waste factor of 5-15% is added to your order, depending on the product. The additional percentage covers cutting waste, defects/damages, and ensures there’s enough material to complete your install. It is also recommended that you keep any extra material for possible repairs in the future.
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Flooring May Appear Slightly Different
When you’re shopping for flooring, you’re shopping from a sample size. Once the floor is installed in your home, both natural and artificial lighting can affect the way the flooring appears. It may vary slightly in the shade or texture you remember from the sample, so it’s important to make your selection carefully. To help ensure your new floors appear as you thought they would, place the sample under the various types of light that present themselves in your home.
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Finish The Room
Damage to the floor often occurs when appliances, furniture and fixtures are moved back into place. Whoever is responsible for finishing the room should use proper flooring protection to complete the job like thin sheets of Masonite for moving appliances and felt/furniture pads for furniture legs and support bases.
Ease your mind! Know what to expect so that you can prepare for your next flooring installation.
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How Much Does It Cost?
Carpet is the best known flooring product that is made in America. The story is interesting -- Dalton was the bedspread capital of the world in the early 1900s and eventually tufting machines were invented there to meet the demand. As synthetic fibers were created (nylon, polyester, olefin) in the mid 1950s the tufting machines were upgraded to be used in the manufacture of carpeting. The Dalton area produces more than 70 percent of all the carpet made worldwide.
Dalton is known as the "Carpet Capital of the World." When you are buying carpet, you are not only helping the USA economy, you are also supporting our state.
Carpet is highly desired in the bedrooms, and super soft carpets like Mohawk's SmartStrand Silk products are very popular. We just completed an installation of a 55 oz Silk carpet in a client's primary bedroom. two guest bedrooms, and four closets. We installed a little over 900 square feet of carpet and new pad in these areas for just south of $5000. This included the removal and disposal of the existing carpet and pad and moving the furniture in the rooms.
Carpet ...... it just feels better!
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Wonderful World Of Window Treatments
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