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04-02-2012 20:43 Carpet Installation Healdsburg (707) 241-3663 TriCounty Floors specializes in installing residential or commercial carpet, we also sell and install hardwood floors, tile and linoleum. Come see us at: Tri-County Floors 1180 Holm Road, Petaluma, CA 94953 (707) 769-1010 TriCountyFloors.com or Try-County Floors 3440 Airway Drive Santa Rosa CA. 95403 (707) 527-1010 http carpet installation healdsburg

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08-01-2012 15:11 A video explaining the difference between rolled or regular carpet and carpet tiles and the advantages of using carpet tiles and how to install them yourself.

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Columbia River Carpet One Floor and Home shut down its Longview interior decorating store last month and consolidated its merchandise and services at its original Rainier location.

"The economy won't support two of them. The builders aren't building houses," co-owner Scott Nelson said.

Nelson's father, Leroy Nelson, started the business in 1966 in Rainier, selling floor covering, blinds, tiling, wood refinishing products and carpeting. The business grew over the years and began landing six-figure commercial contracts and working all over the Pacific Northwest.

In the late 1990s, the Nelsons opened a second store at 1015 Vandercook Way in Longview, focusing on high-end interior decorating and featuring a large showroom.

The business did well in the early 2000s but started to falter when the real-estate market fell off a cliff about three years ago, according to Scott Nelson. Columbia River Carpet is recovering slowly and actually saw sales increase 1.5 percent last year, but Nelson said the boost was not enough to keep up with the rising costs of equipment and materials.

The Nelsons made the difficult decision to close the Longview store at the beginning of the year, and the last day was Jan. 25.

"We just couldn't see the future being strong" for two stores, Nelson said.

Also, Leroy Nelson told The Daily News last October that big-box retailers such as Home Depot and Lowe's were putting pressure on the business by offering carpet and flooring installation at volume discounts.

The business cut two jobs when the Longview store closed and retains 25 workers in Rainier at 105 B St., across from City Hall.

The consolidation breathed new life into the 12,000-square-foot Rainier store, which had been used primarily for warehousing, Scott Nelson said. The store has a new showroom, displaying the Hunter Douglas gallery of interior decorating that previously adorned the Longview location.

"What we did is combine the best of both stores," Nelson said.

Columbia River Carpet One is open 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Friday and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. Call 360-425-8404 or 503-556-0171 for more information.

Longview hair salon featured in national magazine

A Longview hair salon's work has been published in hairstyling magazine that tracks trends for new 'dos nationwide.

Visions of Hair at 1200 Broadway was featured in the Volume 81 Makeovers edition of Inspire, a quarterly trade magazine published by Creative Age Publications in Los Angeles. Stylists and colorists use Inspire to identify new trends in haircuts that clients might not otherwise consider, according to Creative Age.

Visions of Hair owner Letisha Harper has owned the shop for seven years and worked as a stylist for 29 years. She was named Glemby's Stylist of the Year in 1986, and her work on a new "Batman" hairdo has been lauded in a statewide publication, according to Creative Age.

Visions of Hair does all chemical services, coloring, straightening, perming, cuts, conditioning, extensions and facial waxing. The business is open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Friday and 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday. Call 636-7220 for more information.

Visit http://www.creativeage.com for more information on the Inspire magazine article.

Talking Business is a weekly column about business openings, closings or major changes. Contact reporter Erik Olson with any business news tips at eolson@tdn.com or at 577-2510.

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Finesse Crafted Floors LLP is optimistic looking forward despite a sluggish housing market. With the unemployment rate at 8.3 percent, the lowest point since February 2009, the company is expecting spring bookings for refinishing and installation of hardwood floors to be adequate if not robust.

Waukon, Iowa (PRWEB) February 05, 2012

The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported February 3, 2012 that the US unemployment rate fell to 8.3 percent, the lowest reported rate since February of 2009. This fact is encouraging to small business owners such as David Schon and son, Nathan Schon of Finesse Crafted Floors LLP a family owned and operated hardwood floor installation and refinishing company serving northeast Iowa. The Schon family has a background in the construction trades since the 1970s with more recent emphasis on the hardwood flooring trade. The company is a member of the National Wood Flooring Association, an organization that provides technical support and training for wood flooring professionals.

Finesse Crafted Floors LLP is optimistic looking forward despite a sluggish housing market because homeowners are keeping their houses longer and looking for ways to increase their value and livability. Hardwood flooring provides advantages to the homeowner that carpet and laminate products do not. Carpet and laminate needs to be replaced after ten or 15 years. Hardwood can last a century or more with the proper care and maintenance. Hardwood offers the homeowner value with an almost limitless choice of design combinations with domestic or exotic wood species. Medallions and borders can be added to new and existing floors to increase interest and value to the property. The popularity of hardwood floors has increased dramatically since the days of covering slightly worn hardwoods with shag carpet. If you would like to learn more about the advantages of hardwood floors and today's modern finishes, visit finessecraftedfloors.com.

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Homeowners looking for new flooring have an option beyond carpet, ceramic tile, wood and standard vinyl.

It's called luxury vinyl tile - and plank - and it's the hottest category in flooring today, said Bill Daley, the owner of Abbey Carpet Gallery in Davenport. Made by several different manufacturers, luxury vinyl has many different looks, including ceramic and wood, but with more warmth and less maintenance and expense.

Daley is one of the many exhibitors who will be at the 34th annual Home Show of the Quad-Cities Home Builders Association on Friday-Sunday, Feb. 10-12, at the QCCA Expo Center, Rock Island. The show is an opportunity for the public to meet many different building, remodeling and financing businesses all in one place and perhaps get started on a home improvement project.

There are three layers in luxury vinyl; the top is a protective wear layer that provides durability and resistance to scratches and scuffs. The second layer is the printed design that provides realistic ceramic, stone, wood or other visuals. The bottom layer is the tile backing.

Luxury vinyl can even look like fabric, and Daley has done a recent installation in which three colors - gray, cream and clay - were mixed to create a kind of checkerboard pattern in a kitchen/dinette/laundry area.

Luxury vinyl planks are also popular. "And with today's digital imagery, you cannot tell the difference between this product and hardwood," Daley said. The product even has a textured grain. And it's much easier to clean than wood, which is averse to water.

If one of the tiles were to get dinged, it could be removed with the application of heat and a new tile put in its place.

The price is about $9 per foot installed, compared with about $10 (and up) per foot with tile, Daley said.

In the area of carpet, patterns - in both texture and color - are popular, Daley said.

And advances in manufacturing technology are creating softer, less scratchy carpets. Daley admits he was skeptical at first, wondering whether a soft yarn would stand up to wear, but it does.

Another product Daley will be showcasing is decorative glass tiles that add sparkle to backsplashes and showers. It's more costly than ceramic, but you don't use as much. "You get a lot of bang for the buck," he said.

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The Carpet and Rug Institute (CRI) and The National Floor Safety Institute (NFSI) are partnering to reduce slips and falls by promoting the installation of NFSI-certified entrance matting, and carpeting wherever possible.

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The Carpet and Rug Institute (CRI) and The National Floor Safety Institute (NFSI) are partnering to reduce slips and falls by promoting the installation of NFSI-certified entrance matting, and carpeting wherever possible.

“It has been well-established by both OSHA and insurance companies that well-maintained carpet provides good protection against slips and falls,” said Werner Braun, president of CRI. “By also recommending floor matting certified by the National Floor Safety Institute (NFSI) as High-Traction, CRI believes responsive consumers will benefit greatly through cleaner carpet and safer floors.”

“Carpet is ideal for cushioning footsteps, reducing slips and falls and minimizing injury when falls do occur,” said Russ Kendzior, founder of NFSI. “In addition, the NFSI and CRI are planning to conduct a joint study on the effectiveness of entrance floor matting in removing moisture from pedestrian footwear.”

Carpet’s inherently greater safety is borne out by a study of 225 “slip and fall incidents” from hospital records of older patients, according to CRI. Of the group falling on carpet, only 17 percent sustained injury. In the group falling on hard surface flooring, nearly 50 percent sustained injury.

CRI and NFSI will collaborate on articles and press releases in 2012, highlighting the importance of better flooring choices and maintenance.

About Carpet and Rug Institute (CRI)

Based in Dalton, Georgia, the Carpet and Rug Institute (CRI) is a nonprofit trade association representing the manufacturers of more than 95 percent of all carpet made in the United States, as well as their suppliers and service providers. CRI coordinates with other segments of the industry, such as distributors, retailers and installers, to help increase consumers’ satisfaction with carpet and to show them how carpet creates a better environment.

Policy is determined by a board of directors composed of chief executive officers from member companies and is implemented by a full-time professional staff. Additional member company personnel provide time and expertise to more than 40 committees and subcommittees. The wide range of assembled information provides a focal point for issue discussion and a voice for the industry. The overall fields of interest are technical services, member services, governmental and consumer affairs, and public relations. CRI membership and staff are intensely involved in facilitating cooperative solutions to all industry challenges.

The National Floor Safety Institute (NFSI)

The National Floor Safety Institute (NFSI) was founded in 1997 as a not-for-profit 501 (c)(3) organization whose mission is to aid in the prevention of slips, trips-and-falls through education, research, and standards development.

The NFSI is led by a fifteen-member Board of Directors representing product manufacturers, insurance underwriters, trade associations, and independent consultants.

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By: Jim McNally | Statesville Record & Landmark
Published: January 31, 2012 Updated: January 31, 2012 - 12:00 AM

Trace smells of paint, wood stain, sawed lumber and that “new-carpet smell” are still discernable throughout the Statesville City Hall building. But what else would be expected after a nearly 13-month-long renovation job that included major work on all four floors of the 120-year-old structure?

Heavy lifting on the project – which included the literal lifting of a pre-turn-of the-last-century safe that may tip the scales at a ton or so – has been complete for most of the last month, which has been spent tidying up the place following the spending of more than $2 million.

“We’re just working on punch-list items,” said project Supervisor Scott Annas of Hickory Construction Company. “We’re just tying up some loose ends and getting it cleaned up and all our stuff moved out before Sunday.”

It’s on that day that City Hall – which was originally opened exactly 12 decades ago in 1892 – will be re-introduced to the public during a three-hour open house.Visitors will be allowed to tour all three upper floors -- the top two with guides only -- as well as the refurbished basement of the facility, which was built, with the reluctant approval of President Grover Cleveland, as a post office and federal courthouse.

The building has undergone a number of renovations and upgrades over its long existence. But the one approved by the Statesville City Council two years ago was more aimed at restoring its former glory.

“With the council chambers and several other areas, we wanted it be as much like 1892 as we could get it,” said former Councilwoman Paula Steele, who has stayed on as the project’s unofficial point person despite her having served out her tenure on the council. “And I think, in most cases, we’ve accomplished that.”

Changes to the council chambers actually went in both directions along the time continuum.

Steele noted that new paint job in the room’s original shade, installation of pew-like seats and restoration of the chandeliers give the chambers a good view of the past. A staircase and added balcony were also removed to allow for an unimpeded view of the chamber’s back windows.

But the room has also been fitted with state-of-the art cameras audio-visual equipment. Each member on the council dais will also have screens showing documents and other information pertinent to the matters at hand.

Sunday’s open house will have actors portraying folks with a connection to the building’s storied past.Statesville Public Affairs Director Nancy Davis said one of the actors, for example, will portray a person who sat in on part of a murder trial when the council chamber room was a courthouse.

“Also, the guides will tell something about the history of each room and what work was done to restore it,” Davis said.

The open house will run from 2-5 p.m. Sunday. Entrances on both sides of the building will be open.

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