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Lighting

It is important that when you see a sample of a product of a color you like that you take it home before choosing it. Different light sources will make your flooring appear different. The direction your windows face, the size of your windows, and whether or not your home has incandescent light will all…

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Choosing Carpet Colors

Something to keep in mind when choosing a color for your carpet is that you don’t need to match it to the wall paint. Many customers come in with swatches of their wall paint or look at carpets and say “I think that’s our wall color”.  If the floor and the wall are the same…

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4th of July Hours

6/22/09 – Both Champion Floors locations and our warehouse will be closed Saturday, July 4th in observance of Independence Day. Champion Floors will also be participating in the 34th Annual Schertz Jubilee and Parade. We will resume normal business hours on Monday, July 6th. Have a safe and happy 4th of July! Click Here For…

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Types of Carpet

Here are few of the main styles of carpet that are available to you. Textured plush- Most decoratively versatile cut-pile carpet Textured surface helps hide footprints and vacuum marks Adds casual beauty to any room Looks great between vacuuming Preferred style for busy household A great “whole-house” carpet Saxony- Refined cut-pile surface Luxuriously smooth, soft…

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Wear Rating

To help select suitable tiles for specific applications tiles are rated the P.E.I. (Porcelain Enamel Institute) scale. The tiles are evaluated for wear resistance on a scale from 1 (lowest) to 5 (highest). PEI 1: Light Traffic – recommended for residential bathrooms or other areas with light traffic and where shoes are not frequently used….

Scratch Hardness

Most tiles are rated for hardness or scratch resistance using the MOHS Test and rating system. The MOHS test rates tile from 1 (softest) to 10 (hardest). Ceramic tile with a value of 5 or more is suitable for most residential floor tile applications. Tile with a value of 7 or higher is normally acceptable…