Friday, March 30, 2012

Virtual Room Designer!

For when we're done restoring your house you can design the perfect decor to really feel at home.
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Types of flooring


Hardwood


As homeowners search for new hardwood flooring, it's clear what is uppermost in their minds: Authenticity. An appealing look or style is not enough. While consumers are certainly concerned about a floor's durability and value, they want something of substance even more. They choose hardwood because it reveals much about their taste, values, and what is important to them. They want something authentic.


Carpet
Today, carpet is the most popular choice for floor covering. It’s inexpensive. It’s quiet. It’s comfortable. It’s easy to install and replace. It can hide subfloor irregularities. It can be installed over almost any surface. Carpet offers more options for color, texture, tone and hue than any other floor covering.


Stone
From casual to formal, solids to patterns, plush to prickly, there are carpets available today to compliment any interior (or exterior!) and provide years of performance and beauty for your home.

If our ancestors could see all the choices we enjoy today, they’d be . . . cutting a rug!
Stone floors offer something no other flooring can: history. Architects and designers since the beginning of civilization have used natural stone for their most important works. In countries around the world, stone has long been the accepted choice for cathedrals, monuments, museums, houses of government and, of course, homes.
So many choices to make on flooring, walls, and ceilings,  try the virtual room designer to get the right look for your home. 
Follow the link below to start your dream design.



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Riverside & Los Angeles Counties


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Thursday, March 29, 2012

Disaster Strikes! Get Back to Normal FAST!



To return your home or business to the safe, attractive condition it was in before a disaster, the IICRC recommends that you do not attempt to treat water or fire, smoke and odor damage yourself. A far more realistic solution is to hire a certified restoration firm for professional advice and assistance.

Restoring a disaster-damaged home or business is a complex and challenging process that may involve multiple services, and several contractors and subcontractors. There isn't just one criterion for selecting a certified restoration firm to restore your home or business. Several combined factors must be considered:

Education
  • Formal education in specific restoration as well as health and safety training
  • Certificate(s) of continuing education on new techniques and technology
  • Technician certification through a recognized industry organization
Experience - including a wide range of restoration options
Insurance – worker and liability

After the fire trucks are gone, after a water source is fixed or eliminated, the damage has only just begun. Without rapid response from trained restoration professionals, both the scope and cost of a loss increases dramatically.


Serving Orange, San Bernardino,
Riverside & Los Angeles Counties


Call Us Toll Free
            1-877-838-3727      

10372 Stanford Ave Unit "U"
Garden Grove, CA 92840

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Wednesday, March 28, 2012

Don't waste money on the FAD!


The "bigger is better" ethos that led to the great room has also helped put the kitchen on steroids. I also blame the popularity of celebrity chefs and their arena-size cooking spaces. While it's true that many post-W.W. II suburban kitchens were cramped and drab, the response has been wildly disproportionate:

The "Dream Kitchen" Problem People think they need enough space to cook banquets for 16. But what's more useful is a layout that lets them pivot from the chicken in the oven to the peas in the fridge to the tomatoes on the counter for a Monday-night dinner.

Industrial Relations Oversize commercial appliances force the scale of everything in a kitchen to be ratcheted up to a preposterous degree. Countertops and cabinets swell to accommodate Nimitz-class equipment.

A Counter Too Far Countertops never have to be more than four feet apart. And it's crazy to think that a kitchen longer than 20 feet is easy to use--you'd need Rollerblades to get from one end to the other.

Kitchens: The right way
The perfect kitchen feels spacious but keeps everything close at hand. If you really want to have a sense of openness (and more storage room), consider a walk-in pantry.

You can then eliminate some or all of the upper cabinets in your kitchen, which removes a lot of bulk at eye level and makes the room feel more airy. It's also important to create a sensible layout: You shouldn't have to take more than two steps between every countertop and no more than three steps between the work triangle of sink, oven and refrigerator.

The Payoff:

Typical kitchen cabinet: $200 to $800
Counter surfaces: $20 to $150 a square foot

Remember these figures when thinking about designing a vast 400-square-foot dream kitchen.


Serving Orange, San Bernardino,
Riverside & Los Angeles Counties


Call Us Toll Free
            1-877-838-3727      

10372 Stanford Ave Unit "U"
Garden Grove, CA 92840

Voice             714-590-2800           Fax 714-539-4315