Ambient is proud to present this guest post by Cora Ballek, with the Greener Living Blog Editorial Team’s additions. Cora is the winner of the 2019 Ambient Bamboo Floors Essay Contest Scholarship. Cora is an undergraduate student at the University of California, Davis. On October 8th, 2018, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change published a … Read more
Choosing the right flooring color for your home’s floors can be a dilemma. What you think might look good when you see a smaller sample or display panel may overwhelm you when it’s your whole floor. There’s no foolproof way to ensure you’ll love the result, but there are some tricks to bettering your odds! … Read more
First things first: in case you don’t already know what underlayment is, it’s the material laid on top of the sub-floor before the bamboo floor is installed (the subfloor is pretty much the base floor of your house, whether it’s a concrete slab or plywood resting on floor joists). You will need underlayment if you … Read more
Each year brings new flooring trends, but one thing remains the same—hardwood flooring is always in style. Hardwood flooring has remained one of the most popular and fashionable flooring choices since the early 20th century. According to the Magazine of the National Wood Flooring Association, 67 percent of manufacturers, distributors, retailers, and contractors expect sales … Read more
It sounds complicated, inconvenient, and very, very expensive…so is replacing your flooring really worth it? Will it increase home value? Whether you’re renovating your current home or wondering what to do about the flooring in a new home, you may be wondering just how much to invest in the flooring. Does it really matter what’s … Read more
When you’re thinking of upgrading your home, first consider your flooring. Above most other home improvements, one of the first updates for most people is hardwood floors. They’re lasting and elegant—but they also demand diligent care and can be costly to resurface or repair. Some homeowners resort to laminate flooring that only looks a bit … Read more
It’s one thing to choose new flooring for your own home, and another to choose flooring for your rental property. Rental properties endure more wear and tear, and many tenants don’t take care of their floors the way you might take care of your own. The goal of your rental property is to help you … Read more
Spring is officially here and summer is on its way. For those 50 million Americans with allergies, it’s time to start making preparations to keep yourself from sneezing and wheezing those warm-weather days away. One of the best ways you can fight back against seasonal allergies is by fighting the allergens and bacteria that make … Read more
When you’re choosing your vinyl flooring, there are a few important decisions you’ll have to make, with one of them being whether you want SPC core vinyl flooring or WPC core vinyl flooring. What are these vinyl flooring types, and how are they different? What do SPC and WPC stand for? SPC and WPC are … Read more
The U.S. flooring industry reported a growth of 3.85% in dollars and 3.2% in volume from last year. Two of the most popular residential flooring options are bamboo flooring and laminate flooring. Bamboo is a natural floor material that acts as a species of hardwood. Laminate, on the other hand, is more of a hardwood … Read more