Flooring Blog

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The DOs and DONTs of shopping for hardwood flooring

DO bring visual aids to reference the color of your cabinets, paint or current floor that you are trying to match.DON'T fall in love with a picture online and try to find that exact floor in a showroom. Print colors, screen colors, lenses...

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Mid Century Modern

Are you looking for a more modern sophisticated yet simple floor? Try a Mid Century Modern design which consists of neutral tones, clean lines, and organic curves. Mid Century Modern design heavily relies on one big focal point (normally in bold,...

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Waterproof Laminate

Waterproof laminate is a great alternative to vinyl plank flooring. Remember, vinyl is only waterproof top-down and still needs protection from moisture in the installation and concrete preparation with a plastic barrier. If there is excessive...

Home for sale in a San Diego, CA neighborhood
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Do Hardwood Floors Really Increase Your Home Value?

As you'll find in many guides on Redfin;Hardwood is among the top ten improvements you can make to your home to increase the value. People are in my San Diego flooring showroom all the time trying to plan for the uncertain future and my best...

Landlord's Guide to Flooring in a Rental Property
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Landlord's Guide to Flooring in a Rental Property

Choosing the flooring material for your home is often a less complicated affair than choosing the flooring for a rental property. In your home, your focus is on the needs and desires of your family. For a rental, you must cater to the...

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Why Does Wood Demo Cost so much?

We use high quality adhesive to glue down wood floors in Santee CA, and it is very hard to get up!? Glue down wood is scraped up in splinters.? You cannot salvage boards for repairs.? At Geneva Flooring, a flooring store San Diego, we have...

Wood flooring in San Diego, CA from Geneva Flooring
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What Would YOU Get If You Got a New Floor?

The most common question I get asked at my flooring store in San Diego, is ?What floor would you get??? The floor you choose should always depend on the application.? I am in a rental, with two children under four years old that push around carts...

Hardwood flooring from Geneva Flooring in San Diego, CA
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2 mins

How Do I Choose My Hardwood Floor?

After working with people for 20 years to select the hardwood floor that is best for them, I have derived a system.? I start by moving through the showroom, pointing out differences between the floors to help people understand what they are...

How Should I Install My Hardwood Floor San Diego?
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How Should I Install My Hardwood Floor San Diego?

There are three ways to install a hardwood floor: Floating, Nail or Glue.? If you have a wood subfloor nailing is an option for you.? If you have concrete subfloor, I always recommend glue or float the floor instead of building a subfloor.? They...

New Flooring San Diego ALERT!  Palm TREES!
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New Flooring San Diego ALERT! Palm TREES!

Durapalm has been harvesting and manufacturing sugar palm trees into flooring for 20 years. This flooring has been in Florida and Hawaii and is now coming to the beachy city vibes of California!?Durapalm Palmwood is directly extracted from the...