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		<title>South Mountain Hardwood Floors</title>
		<link>http://blog.catalfamogallery.com/2011/10/hardwood-flooring/south-mountain-hardwood-floors/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Oct 2011 13:10:47 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Hardwood Flooring]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[For a floor that comes from a company with 27 years of experience, and a support staff from four offices, choose South Mountain Hardwood Floors. With South Mountain Hardwood Floors’ products, you are not getting just a long-standing company with &#8230; <a href="http://blog.catalfamogallery.com/2011/10/hardwood-flooring/south-mountain-hardwood-floors/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.catalfamogallery.com/hardwood-floors/south-mountain-hardwood"><img class="alignright" title="South Mountain Hardwood Floors" src="http://www.catalfamogallery.com/media/catalfamo/articles/South_Mountain-01.jpg" alt="" width="200" height="289" /></a>For a floor that comes from a company with 27 years of experience, and a support staff from four offices, choose <a href="http://www.catalfamogallery.com/hardwood-floors/south-mountain-hardwood">South Mountain Hardwood Floors</a>. With South Mountain Hardwood Floors’ products, you are not getting just a long-standing company with a commitment to quality, you’re getting a staff that stands behinds its products.</p>
<p>The company is headquartered in New York, but has four satellite offices in China, Europe, Mexico, and Brazil in order to bring the best products to you in an efficient manner. This also gives you the advantage of more options from raw materials from around the world. Not only do you get the most flexibility in your choice, but you also get the most consistent quality products and total satisfaction. Each floor that you purchase from South Mountain Hardwood Floors is backed by a 25-year warranty.</p>
<p>The company also follows strict rules when it comes to producing their floors, making sure that every quality control measure is followed to the letter. You can count on South Mountain Hardwood Floors for durability, as they have implemented rigid NOFMA standard in their mills and invested in shared technology with precision European machinery and high-quality finishes.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.catalfamogallery.com/hardwood-floors/south-mountain-hardwood"><img class="alignright" title="South Mountain Wood Floors" src="http://www.catalfamogallery.com/media/catalfamo/articles/South_Mountain-01.jpg" alt="" width="200" height="289" /></a>Purchasing from <a href="http://www.catalfamogallery.com/hardwood-floors/south-mountain-hardwood">South Mountain Hardwood Floors</a> is also easy. They have imposed a simple purchasing process with various programs and options, so that you can shift your focus to sales. Additionally, this company really takes care of their customers:  after the sale closes, you will receive contact from an Account Manager and Support Staff to make sure all your needs are met.</p>
<p>Should you have a desire for a specific species of wood flooring, we can source new materials for you and have specifications for you upon request.</p>
<p>South Mountain Hardwood Floors has several collections available. Choose from the Santa Fe Series (engineered or solid), the Rancho Santa Fe Series (engineered or solid), the Amsterdam Series (engineered), the Old El Paso Series (engineered), the Bellmore series, (engineered or solid), or the Castle Series (solid).</p>
<p>To learn more about <a href="http://www.catalfamogallery.com/hardwood-floors/south-mountain-hardwood">South Mountain Hardwood Floors</a>, please contact one of our design consultants at 1-800-764-1633.</p>
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		<title>UA Floors</title>
		<link>http://blog.catalfamogallery.com/2011/10/hardwood-flooring/ua-floors/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Oct 2011 13:26:18 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Hardwood Flooring]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[UA Floors Hardwood Flooring is a flooring product you can trust. Why? The company prides itself in high-quality, precision-milled flooring, all the while, keeping an eye on cutting-edge fashion. They believe that each floor that comes out of their factory &#8230; <a href="http://blog.catalfamogallery.com/2011/10/hardwood-flooring/ua-floors/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.catalfamogallery.com/hardwood-floors/ua-floors"><img class="alignright" title="UA Floors" src="http://www.catalfamogallery.com/media/catalfamo/articles/UA_Floors-01.jpg" alt="" /></a><a href="http://www.catalfamogallery.com/hardwood-floors/ua-floors">UA Floors Hardwood Flooring</a> is a flooring product you can trust. Why? The company prides itself in high-quality, precision-milled flooring, all the while, keeping an eye on cutting-edge fashion. They believe that each floor that comes out of their factory must bring out the beauty of each piece of wood, and they’ve kept this philosophy since UA Floor first installed hardwood floors back in 1992.</p>
<p>This philosophy was their focus when building their own engineered flooring factory in 2002, and is still their main focus today. Recently, UA Floors has expanded their business again, when a brand-new UA Floors factory was established in Douliu City, Yunlin County, in 2008.</p>
<p>In addition to their commitment to producing quality products for their customers, UA Floors believes in a commitment to the environment. When you buy a UA Floors Hardwood Flooring product, you’re helping to preserve the beauty of the earth. UA Floors understands that in order to be successful in the future, it is important to think about being “green” now.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.catalfamogallery.com/hardwood-floors/ua-floors"><img class="alignright" title="UA Floors Hardwood Flooring" src="http://www.catalfamogallery.com/media/catalfamo/articles/UA_Floors-02.jpg" alt="" width="250" height="192" /></a>As such, <a href="http://www.catalfamogallery.com/hardwood-floors/ua-floors">UA Floors Hardwood Flooring</a> products are imported only from sources that have followed the proper harvesting and forest management processes in the country of origin. In addition, all of UA Floors Hardwood Flooring products meet European E1 or E0 standards for ultra-low emissions of formaldehyde, which is typically emitted in products like plywood. An E1 rating refers to products that have between 0.1 and 0.5 ppm off gassing of formaldehyde; it is the standard in the European Union.</p>
<p>Those products that have a rating more than 0.5 ppm are not allowed to be used inside buildings. The Grecian Series meets the stricter rules of an E0 rating, which refers to under 0.1 ppm off gassing of formaldehyde.</p>
<p>Finally, the staff that produces UA Floors Hardwood Flooring is a top notch family. UA Floors understands that a positive team environment fosters a better product. Therefore, the company provides ongoing training to better equip our employees for new technologies and equal opportunities.</p>
<p>UA Floors Hardwood Flooring comes in several product lines: Grecian, Patrician, Olde Charleston, Venitian, and Milano. Each product line of UA Floors Hardwood Flooring has something a little different, a little unique. That’s because each person that selects a UA Floors Hardwood Flooring product is unique.</p>
<p>To learn more about <a href="http://www.catalfamogallery.com/hardwood-floors/ua-floors">UA Floors</a>, please contact one of our design consultants at 1-800-764-1633.</p>
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		<title>Triângulo Hardwood Flooring</title>
		<link>http://blog.catalfamogallery.com/2011/09/hardwood-flooring/triangulo-hardwood-flooring/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Sep 2011 17:35:43 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Exotic Hardwoods]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Brazilian Cherry]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Triangulo Hardwood Flooring is environmentally conscious, in addition to committed to making a beautiful, quality product. Not only have they received their CARB Phase II certificate, but their Tecpar Certificate, their Triângulo FSC certificate, and their Forest FSC certificate as &#8230; <a href="http://blog.catalfamogallery.com/2011/09/hardwood-flooring/triangulo-hardwood-flooring/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.catalfamogallery.com/hardwood-floors/triangulo"><img class="alignright" title="Triangulo Hardwood Flooring" src="http://www.catalfamogallery.com/media/catalfamo/articles/Triangulo-01.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="234" /></a><a href="http://www.catalfamogallery.com/hardwood-floors/triangulo">Triangulo Hardwood Flooring</a> is environmentally conscious, in addition to committed to making a beautiful, quality product. Not only have they received their CARB Phase II certificate, but their Tecpar Certificate, their Triângulo FSC certificate, and their Forest FSC certificate as well.</p>
<p>Triangulo Hardwood flooring comes in Exotic Solid wood flooring and in Engineered Hardwood flooring lines.</p>
<p>Triangulo Exotic Solid wood flooring is made with 3/4&#8243; thick solid wood, and you can find this flooring assembled with tongue and groove sides. Note that the random nature of Triangulo Hardwood flooring’s exotic solid hardwood flooring will ensure that your flooring will not look like your neighbor’s floor.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.catalfamogallery.com/hardwood-floors/triangulo"><img class="alignright" title="Triangulo exotic wood floors" src="http://www.catalfamogallery.com/media/catalfamo/articles/Triangulo-02.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="244" /></a>As many as 9 coats of aluminum oxide will coat your beautiful Triangulo Exotic Solid wood flooring to ensure that your flooring will last throughout the ages, in addition to enhancing the wood’s natural beauty. One advantage that the solid wood flooring carries is the ability to be re-sanded and refinished over many years. Your floor may even outlast your home!</p>
<p>Some of the woods that are available through the <a href="http://www.catalfamogallery.com/hardwood-floors/triangulo">Triangulo Exotic Solid wood flooring</a> line include Brazilian Cherry (Jatoba), Tigerwood, Brazilian Chestnut, Amendoim, and Brazilian Teak. The Brazilian Cherry, Tigerwood, Brazilian Chestnut, and Amendoim can be found in 3.25&#8243; widths, the Brazilian Teak comes in 3&#8243; widths, and the Brazilian Cherry, Tigerwood, &amp; Brazilian Chestnut can also be found in 5&#8243; widths.</p>
<p>Triangulo Hardwood Flooring’s Engineered Flooring line has top of the line processes in place to make their engineered flooring the best in the industry. Each under layer is made of real wood (or plies) and is glued under pressure in different directions for maximum strength and long-lasting durability.</p>
<p>This way of constructing engineered flooring makes it a more stable choice over solid hardwood flooring. Unlike solid hardwood flooring, Triangulo Engineered Flooring line is resistant to the shrinkage and expansion caused by environmental conditions, and you can install these floors over a mature concrete slab. You can find this type of flooring in the following species: Amendoim, Brazilian Cherry (Jatoba and Royal Jatoba), Brazilian Chestnut, Brazilian Pecan, Brazilian Pecan (Coca), Brazilian Walnut, and Tigerwood. All species are available in the .5&#8243; x 5.25&#8243; and 3/8&#8243; x 3.25&#8243;, however, only the Amendoim, Brazilian Cherry, Brazilian Chestnut, Brazilian Walnut, and Tigerwood is available in the 5/16&#8243; x 5&#8243; sizes.</p>
<p>To learn more about <a href="http://www.catalfamogallery.com/hardwood-floors/triangulo">Triangulo Hardwood Flooring</a>, please contact one of our design consultants at 1-800-764-1633.</p>
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		<title>Versini Hardwood Floors</title>
		<link>http://blog.catalfamogallery.com/2011/08/hardwood-flooring/versini-hardwood-floors/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Aug 2011 13:16:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you want a flooring product that comes from a strong dedication to design and to environmental conservation, take a hard look at Versini Hardwood Floors. Versini Hardwood Floors is a subsidiary of Fine Furniture Ltd., and carries the same &#8230; <a href="http://blog.catalfamogallery.com/2011/08/hardwood-flooring/versini-hardwood-floors/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.catalfamogallery.com/hardwood-floors/versini"><img class="alignright" title="Versini Hardwood Floors" src="http://www.catalfamogallery.com/media/catalfamo/articles/Versini_01.jpg" alt="" width="250" height="274" /></a>If you want a flooring product that comes from a strong dedication to design and to environmental conservation, take a hard look at <a href="http://www.catalfamogallery.com/hardwood-floors/versini">Versini Hardwood Floors</a>. Versini Hardwood Floors is a subsidiary of Fine Furniture Ltd., and carries the same focus on quality design as its parent company is known for.</p>
<p>Veteran artisans carefully select and design their expansive collection of wood flooring styles. Versini Hardwood Floors are crafted through only the highest precision in wood milling and fine Italian finishing.</p>
<p>If you are eco-minded and concerned about the environment, you share the same mindset as <a href="http://www.catalfamogallery.com/hardwood-floors/versini">Versini Hardwood Floors</a>. This forward-thinking company is at the forefront of the “Green Movement” and produces more flooring from rapidly renewable and recycled material sources than any other hardwood flooring manufacturer.</p>
<p>When selecting your hardwood flooring style, you can choose from either a domestic or exotic species, and your options include the traditional strip and wide plank. You can also choose such unique options as hand-inlaid borders, decorative patterns, and their newest commercial-grade acrylic infused hardwood floors.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.catalfamogallery.com/hardwood-floors/versini"><img class="alignright" title="Versini Wood Flooring" src="http://www.catalfamogallery.com/media/catalfamo/articles/Versini_02.jpg" alt="" width="250" height="278" /></a>In addition to getting a good, quality product from a company that is environmentally conscious, you can also rest assured that you will only be getting the finest in customer service. Only the best flooring distributors are chosen to sell Versini products, as the company realizes that these retailers are an extension of the brand itself and therefore, be ones that are trustworthy.</p>
<p>Engineered hardwood flooring yield up to three times more square feet of floor covering per tree harvested when compared to traditional hardwood flooring. When you buy a hardwood floor from Versini Hardwood Floors, you are purchasing a floor that is guaranteed to last a lifetime. This means that several generations of old-growth forests will mature in the time that it takes to replace a Versini Hardwood Floor.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.catalfamogallery.com/hardwood-floors/versini">Versini Hardwood Floors’</a> forest footprint is up to 10 times less than other manufacturers of engineered wood flooring; they use 83 – 100% recycled hardwood or rapidly renewable hardwood, and this translates into far fewer old-growth trees harvested per square foot of flooring produced. Eco-minded consumers, take note.</p>
<p>To learn more about Versini Hardwood Floors, please contact one of our design consultants at 1-800-764-1633.</p>
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		<title>Scandian Wood Floors</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Aug 2011 14:35:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[If it’s a reliable company that you’re looking to purchase your new wood floors from, Scandian has been around since the 1970s, producing high-quality, beautiful floors for consumers everywhere. Today, you can find Scandian Wood Flooring in retail stores around &#8230; <a href="http://blog.catalfamogallery.com/2011/08/hardwood-flooring/scandian-wood-flooring/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.catalfamogallery.com/hardwood-floors/scandian-wood-floors"><img class="alignright" title="Scandian Hardwood Flooring" src="http://www.catalfamogallery.com/media/catalfamo/articles/Scandian_logo.jpg" alt="" width="281" height="100" /></a>If it’s a reliable company that you’re looking to purchase your new wood floors from, <a href="http://www.catalfamogallery.com/hardwood-floors/scandian-wood-floors">Scandian</a> has been around since the 1970s, producing high-quality, beautiful floors for consumers everywhere. Today, you can find Scandian Wood Flooring in retail stores around the world.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.catalfamogallery.com/hardwood-floors/scandian-wood-floors">Scandian Wood Flooring</a> is manufactured in three different Brazilian states, and the company is very eco-conscious, committed to sustainability of the environment. No matter what your taste, you will find a Scandian style that matches your design. Scandian also produces wood products such as plywood plywood for the furniture industry, veneer core platform, and core stock wood veneer.</p>
<p>You can purchase Scandian Wood Flooring in planks that are 3/4&#8243; thick and produced in random lengths up to 84&#8243;. Note that Brazilian Chestnut and Brazilian Teak are only available in a 3 1/4&#8243; width, but if you’re seeking a wider plank, the Brazilian Cherry, the Tigerwood, the Royal Brazilian Cherry, and the Imperial Brazilian Cherry finishes all come in 5&#8243;. Choose your flooring from the Scandian Bonita Collection (which is available in Silver, Gold, and Platinum variations), the Scandian Bacana Collection of Engineered Hardwood Flooring, the Scandian Bacana Clic Collection, or the Scandian Hand-Scraped Engineered Hardwood to give your room a timeless look.</p>
<p>You can be sure that a purchase of Scandian Wood Flooring is a good one; all flooring products carry a limited lifetime warranty that covers milling and grading defects. All Scandian Wood Flooring products also carry a 25-year high end finish warranty (the Scandian Bonita Collection, Bacana Collection, Bacana Clic, and Hand-Scraped Engineered Hardwood Flooring all carry a limited lifetime structural warranty and a 25-year limited finish warranty).</p>
<p><a href="http://www.catalfamogallery.com/hardwood-floors/scandian-wood-floors">Scandian</a> products were first introduced to the world in the 1970s; back then, wood products were created by sawing raw wood into railroad ties. Later, Scandian turned its attention to high-end furniture veneer and prefinished hardwood flooring. By the 1980s, a manufacturing plant was built for the sole purpose to produce laminate and plywood, and in the 1990s, another plant was built to concentrate on engineered hardwood. This outstanding company has received the Reference Award and the Proex Award. During 2005 to 2007, Scandian also received the Exportation Award. Currently, you can find the company headquartered in Curitiba Parana, with a North American sale distribution center in Houston, Texas.</p>
<p>To learn more about Scandian Wood Flooring, please contact one of our design consultants at 1-800-764-1633.</p>
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		<title>Forest Accents Bamboo Flooring</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Aug 2011 20:33:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[For a unique, international flair to your home’s design palette, check out Forest Accents Bamboo Flooring. These exotic floors are created from wood that is selectively harvested from bamboo forests in Southern China, the western regions of Africa, the tropical &#8230; <a href="http://blog.catalfamogallery.com/2011/08/bamboo-flooring/forest-accents-bamboo-flooring/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.catalfamogallery.com/bamboo-floors/forest-accents"><img class="alignright" title="Forest Accents Bamboo Floors" src="http://www.catalfamogallery.com/media/catalfamo/articles/ForestAccents_01.jpg" alt="" width="239" height="192" /></a>For a unique, international flair to your home’s design palette, check out <a href="http://www.catalfamogallery.com/bamboo-floors/forest-accents">Forest Accents Bamboo Flooring</a>. These exotic floors are created from wood that is selectively harvested from bamboo forests in Southern China, the western regions of Africa, the tropical areas in Northern Brazil, and other geographic areas that are well known for the beauty and quality of their hardwoods.</p>
<p>Forest Accents offers bamboo flooring is part of their engineered wood flooring line, which affords you the flexibility to glue down directly over concrete, or staple down over existing plywood subfloors.</p>
<p>When you install a Forest Accents bamboo flooring, you can be sure that it is a good investment for your home, because it adds beauty and value. Caring for a Forest Accents Bamboo Flooring product is easy, as the floors are low-maintenance.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.catalfamogallery.com/bamboo-floors/forest-accents"><img class="alignright" title="Forest Accents Bamboo" src="http://www.catalfamogallery.com/media/catalfamo/articles/ForestAccents_02.jpg" alt="" width="239" height="192" /></a><a href="http://www.catalfamogallery.com/bamboo-floors/forest-accents">Forest Accents Bamboo Flooring</a> comes in an array of different colors to suit every taste. Horizontal Carbonized comes in a matte finished, with a carbonized color. It is steamed a warm, brown color with compressed large-width bamboo strips which makes for a distinguished, natural decor. Horizontal Natural also comes in a matte finish, with a natural color. You can find this flooring in light natural-colored bamboo with compressed large width bamboo strips ultimately providing a clean and natural contemporary décor – a must-have in any modern home.</p>
<p>Stranded Carbonized is a matte finished flooring that is carbonized in color; this floor is strand-woven (which not only looks like real wood floors, but also twice as hard as regular bamboo due to their manufacturing process. This is a perfect choice for high traffic or commercial applications. Stranded Natural carries a matte finish and is a natural color.</p>
<p>Vertical Carbonized has a matte finish with a carbonized color. You will find that this floor has a warm, rich brown color with compressed thin width bamboo strips. Vertical Natural has a matte finish and a natural color, making it perfect for modern interiors.</p>
<p>To learn more about <a href="http://www.catalfamogallery.com/bamboo-floors/forest-accents">Forest Accents Bamboo Flooring</a>, please contact one of our design consultants at 1-800-764-1633.</p>
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		<title>Stepco Hardwood Flooring</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Aug 2011 17:31:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[For those of you who want to get a beautiful flooring for any room in your home, you will want to consider Stepco Hardwood Flooring for your underfoot needs. Now is the perfect time to capitalize on their brand awareness &#8230; <a href="http://blog.catalfamogallery.com/2011/08/hardwood-flooring/stepco-hardwood-flooring/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.catalfamogallery.com/hardwood-floors/stepco"><img class="alignright" title="Stepco Hardwood Flooring" src="http://www.catalfamogallery.com/media/catalfamo/articles/Stepco-Hardwood-01.jpg" alt="" width="275" height="276" /></a>For those of you who want to get a beautiful flooring for any room in your home, you will want to consider <a href="http://www.catalfamogallery.com/hardwood-floors/stepco">Stepco Hardwood Flooring</a> for your underfoot needs. Now is the perfect time to capitalize on their brand awareness campaign and take advantage of their economical prices for high-quality, durable, and spectacular floors.</p>
<p>Stepco Hardwood Flooring has every kind of flooring to fit your need: solid or engineered, finished or unfinished, domestic or exotic. Why not outfit every room in your house with Stepco Hardwood Flooring to maintain a seamless look throughout your home?</p>
<p>Stepco began producing hardwood flooring in 1979. The focus back then remains the same today: to bring their customers the absolute best quality flooring at economical prices. While other flooring companies talk about offering a good price to customers, behind closed doors, it’s all about the bottom line. Not so with Stepco!</p>
<p>Also, most flooring companies import a large amount of their products from around the globe and have very few factories that they can call their own. When you buy <a href="http://www.catalfamogallery.com/hardwood-floors/stepco">Stepco Hardwood Flooring</a>, you get the value of having a consultant that will monitor the production and the quality of the product all through the manufacturing process. But Stepco has more than hardwood. If you&#8217;re so inclined, check out their other lines of laminate, bamboo, and cork flooring.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.catalfamogallery.com/hardwood-floors/stepco"><img class="alignright" title="Stepco Hardwood Floors" src="http://www.catalfamogallery.com/media/catalfamo/articles/Stepco-Hardwood-02.jpg" alt="" width="275" height="205" /></a>Stepco also realizes that more and more consumers are using the Internet to shop. That’s why, instead of allotting a larger percentage of the advertising dollars to television, magazine, or radio, Stepco focuses more on Internet branding. This allows the company to sell directly to dealers (like us) for less, and translates into a lower price to you, the consumer.</p>
<p>Currently, <a href="http://www.catalfamogallery.com/hardwood-floors/stepco">Stepco Hardwood Flooring</a> comes in sizes from 2.25&#8243; to 7.5&#8243; wide. This means you have a lot more flexibility when shopping Stepco&#8217;s lines. Depending on what type of hardwood you choose, you will be able to nail down, glue down, or staple down these attractive floors and then spend years admiring your new floors.</p>
<p>To learn more about Stepco, please contact one of our design consultants at 1-800-764-1633.</p>
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		<title>Listone Giordano</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Mar 2011 13:19:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hardwood flooring is a classic way to bring value and luxurious charm to your home or office. It&#8217;s been used for generations…and for a good reason. Its longevity and timeless beauty is unparalleled. The artisans at Listone Giordano have successfully embraced the &#8230; <a href="http://blog.catalfamogallery.com/2011/03/hardwood-flooring/listone-giordano/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.catalfamogallery.com/series.asp?cat=101&amp;m=572"><img class="alignright" title="Listone Giordano Hardwood Flooring" src="http://www.catalfamogallery.com/media/catalfamo/articles/Listone_Giordano.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="225" /></a>Hardwood flooring is a classic way to bring value and luxurious charm to your home or office. It&#8217;s been used for generations…and for a good reason. Its longevity and timeless beauty is unparalleled.</p>
<p>The artisans at <a href="http://www.catalfamogallery.com/series.asp?cat=101&amp;m=572">Listone Giordano</a> have successfully embraced the challenge of taking the benefits of traditional hardwood flooring and creating for us their unique engineered hardwood flooring. It takes the best of nature and technology and produces a product unmatched in looks and use.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.catalfamogallery.com/series.asp?cat=101&amp;m=572">Listone Giordano</a>, a company located in Umbria, Italy, with offices all over the world, including Boston, not only provides a functional and beautiful product, but at the heart of their mission is the protection and sustainability of the natural resources they use.</p>
<p>With multiple thousands of acres in areas in Italy, France, and South America, Listone Giordano prides itself on its commitment to replenishing and managing their forests properly to make certain the forests that have painted the beautiful landscape in the respective countries for centuries continue to thrive and produce raw materials for responsible human consumption, the harmonious relationship we should have with our environment. In basic terms, when a tree is taken, one is planted. And the methods and timing of their forestry also protects the ecosystems involved, for a product you can be proud of and confident didn&#8217;t come at too high a cost.</p>
<p>For quality and versatility, you don&#8217;t need to look further than Listone Giordano. They offer their top of the line hardwood flooring in innumerable combinations of species, finishes, colors and textures, and widths. Most people prefer the durable, highly resistant varnish finish because wood, by nature, is a soft material, and Listone Giordano provides just that. But they are also sensitive to the desires of some to have a more traditional approach and offer some of their products with a simple oil treatment, which can bring out the wood&#8217;s amazing, natural beauty unlike any other treatment, but the trade-off is a floor you have to patiently protect day to day.</p>
<p>That&#8217;s what&#8217;s great about Listone Giordano…they give their customers the options they want. And with the strength of their design and cutting-edge sealants, you can even install a <a href="http://www.catalfamogallery.com/series.asp?cat=101&amp;m=572">Listone Giordano hardwood</a> floor in a bathroom. Bringing technology and beauty together in a tremendous product you can be proud of for years is what they do.</p>
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		<title>Max Windsor Floors</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Mar 2011 13:03:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Have you recently purchased a home that needs some remodeling? Or maybe you&#8217;re a home flipper looking to make a drastic change. Or maybe you&#8217;ve just started looking at your existing floors and want to give your rooms a facelift. &#8230; <a href="http://blog.catalfamogallery.com/2011/03/hardwood-flooring/max-windsor-floors/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.catalfamogallery.com/series.asp?cat=101&amp;m=555"><img class="alignright" title="Max Windsor Hardwood Floors" src="http://www.catalfamogallery.com/media/catalfamo/articles/MaxWindsor.jpg" alt="" width="250" height="359" /></a>Have you recently purchased a home that needs some remodeling? Or maybe you&#8217;re a home flipper looking to make a drastic change. Or maybe you&#8217;ve just started looking at your existing floors and want to give your rooms a facelift.</p>
<p>Whatever your situation, if you&#8217;re in the market for some hardwood flooring, you can take comfort knowing there&#8217;s a company like <a href="http://www.catalfamogallery.com/series.asp?cat=101&amp;m=555">Max Windsor</a> to help. Their exciting and quality hardwood flooring products will definitely give you the inspiration you need to get the ball rolling on your new project.</p>
<p>Hardwood is rarely a mistake. You can&#8217;t install hardwoods in just any room (mainly below the surface in basements or in bathrooms that have showers or bathtubs are a no-no), but beyond that, hardwood flooring adds more value to homes than just about any other style of flooring.</p>
<p>It&#8217;s also great to keep the continuity in an older home by using products that will capture the home&#8217;s original look and feel, as well as bringing a luxurious, warm aspect to your everyday living. Max Windsor offers the full gamut of wood flooring products from solid hardwood to engineered hardwood to laminate flooring.</p>
<p>Solid hardwood is pretty self-explanatory; engineered flooring consists of layers of wood veneers compressed together with layers of fibercore (<a href="http://www.catalfamogallery.com/series.asp?cat=101&amp;m=555">Max Windsor</a> actually uses a cold-pressing process, which protects the wood from delaminating, cupping, crowning and gapping at its seams); and finally laminates are not actual wood but planking with a fibercore base upon which a manmade &#8220;picture&#8221; of the selected wood grain is adhered to the top. Though this isn&#8217;t traditional, for a project with a limited budget, this can be a perfect choice because laminates can now even come in distressed and hand-scraped textures.</p>
<p>Choosing your product needs to start with where the floor is going to go. As we just said, you don&#8217;t want to install solid hardwood in bathrooms or basements because of the moisture exposure, but for engineered hardwood flooring and laminates, it&#8217;s no problem.</p>
<p>Once you decide which product works for your style and budget, Max Windsor is right there to bring you into the next step, deciding on the look. They offer hand-scraped as well as smooth planking. The hand-scraped look is going to be that more rustic, earthy look, giving the impression of and older, stable sanctuary. Smooth finishes are just that, a luxurious, glossy smoothness that makes your room glow.</p>
<p>Whichever combination you go with, you can certainly bank on <a href="http://www.catalfamogallery.com/series.asp?cat=101&amp;m=555">Max Windsor</a> providing the quality product that will bring your vision into a beautiful reality.</p>
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		<title>Mirage Wood</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Mar 2011 21:50:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Quality. We want it in every aspect of our lives from food to floors. Mirage, a premier supplier of hardwood flooring products, brings just that to the table. You&#8217;ll be hard-pressed to find a selection of products of better quality or &#8230; <a href="http://blog.catalfamogallery.com/2011/03/hardwood-flooring/mirage-wood/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.catalfamogallery.com/series.asp?cat=101&amp;m=152"><img class="alignright" title="Mirage Wood" src="http://www.catalfamogallery.com/media/catalfamo/articles/MirageFloors.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="222" /></a>Quality. We want it in every aspect of our lives from food to floors. <a href="http://www.catalfamogallery.com/series.asp?cat=101&amp;m=152">Mirage</a>, a premier supplier of hardwood flooring products, brings just that to the table. You&#8217;ll be hard-pressed to find a selection of products of better quality or a company with a bigger commitment to environmental responsibility than Mirage.</p>
<p>First and foremost, if you&#8217;re looking for a hardwood flooring supplier that has sustainability and environmental protection at its core, look no further than Mirage. They are the upper crust when it comes to protecting the vital natural resources we have at our disposal as well as utilizing every aspect of the raw materials and recycling.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.catalfamogallery.com/series.asp?cat=101&amp;m=152">Mirage</a> has actually put into place several programs and procedures that certainly put action to their claims of an eco-friendly endgame, including using a specialized delivery system that makes sure the wood blocks and cardboard corners used in their packaging are returned to their plant to be used again. They&#8217;ve actually reused over 500,000 packages since the start of this program. Not only that, the manufacturing &#8220;leftovers&#8221; are not scrapped at Mirage. They are used to fuel the boilers of their plants, and some is recycled and used as animal bedding or pellets for fuel.</p>
<p>Mirage also finishes its flooring products with nanotechnology, in the form of Nanolinx™. It&#8217;s an incredibly durable coating that is five times more wear-resistant than other types of coatings, has a UV protective element that reduces the effects of direct sunlight on the floor, and is transparent and flexible, allowing the natural beauty and function of the floor shine through.</p>
<p>The hardwood flooring at <a href="http://www.catalfamogallery.com/series.asp?cat=101&amp;m=152">Mirage</a> comes in three different styles and installation types. There&#8217;s glueless or &#8220;floating&#8221; engineered wood flooring, an engineered product that is glued down, and traditional solid wood planks that are typically nailed down.</p>
<p>Once the method of installation is selected, you can then choose from an amazing array of options including sizes from standard 2 ¼&#8221; width up to a wide 5&#8243; planking, colors that range from very dark expresso colors to light blond, natural tones.</p>
<p>Also throw in a hand-scraped, raised pattern option, and your choices are almost endless. Find your vision in their elegant choices.</p>
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