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Colour Trends and Flooring
Every year, folks in the colour business try to predict and set the trends for the coming year by announcing a “Colour of the Year”. Pantone’s is probably the most famous, and their colour this year is “Living Coral”, an orange-pink that’s somehow both invigorating...
Polyurethane Cement or Tile? Flooring for Factories
Factories and plants are incredibly important to Canada’s economy, and they have very particular flooring needs. Aesthetics are not on the top of the list, because the areas aren’t typically customer-facing. Instead, functionality is the key here. The flooring will...
The Importance of Subfloor Preparation
I love to buy myself a treat every once and a while; once I’m done writing this post, I’m going to go get myself an ice cream. Whenever I go to a new ice cream place (or any food vendor, for that matter), I have a rule: buy the most basic product they have, and see...
Texture and Flooring
One of the classic mantras of design is that form follows function. In other words, it’s important to figure out what exactly you want your design to do before you decide exactly how you want your design to look. You can err too much on one side or the other; when you...
Maintaining Your Polished Concrete Floors
There are a ton of different reasons to choose polished concrete floors created by a qualified concrete polishing company. They’re eco-friendly, as they reuse old concrete. They’re extremely durable, because they’re made of concrete and hardeners. They’re beautiful to...
Flooring For Grocery Stores
In these halcyon days of the digital age, the retail market might be changing faster than any other. There’s a lot of talk about how to compete with online retailers, and these conversations have been shaping grocery stores. Some have opted to follow the Trader Joe’s...
Your Floor is Blushing
When people blush, it’s usually out of embarrassment or shame. You’re paid a nice compliment that you didn’t expect, and your face becomes flushed and red; it can be kind of cute! When your floor blushes, it’s a lot less cute, and if passersby point it out to you, the...
Maintaining Your Floor
You put a lot of effort into selecting your floors. After all, there’s so much to consider; from the function, to the cost, to the aesthetics of the floor, it’s best to take your time and figure out what solution is right for you. Once you’ve done that, you want to be...
The Most Valuable Flooring
As a business owner, when you get rid of all the other details, you’re looking for the best value, every time. You want to get the most value out of your interactions with customers and suppliers, the best value out of your employees, the best value out of the...
Flooring For Millenials
You’ve heard it a million times: millenials are killing industries, from the cereal industry to the razor industry and everything in between. There are studies that show it’s not because they’re anti-consumer, but rather that, well, they’re just poor. That said,...