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What is the difference between sheet vinyl and luxury vinyl flooring?
Vinyl is a tough flooring material that can be counted on to repel water and resist minor damage caused by daily activities. It only takes a few moments to wipe up spills or muddy footprints from this easy to clean, stain-resistant, and child- and pet-friendly flooring. You can find a large ...
Does tile flooring keep a room cooler?
One of the most common questions homeowners have about tile flooring is whether or not the materials keep a room cooler. The quick answer is yes, it can. However, we’d like to give you a few more details so that you better understand why.In the summer, cool floor tiles are a great respite from the ...
What is laminate flooring?
Laminate flooring is, in a short answer, an excellent wood-look flooring material that is sturdy, durable, and has an excellent lifespan. It’s a perfect way to get the all-natural look of solid wood, but in a product that is packed with many other benefits as well.A few of the benefits you’ll come ...
Should you go with dark or light-colored hardwood flooring?
While hardwood flooring complements any room decor, you need to consider many factors to achieve the look you desire. Colors that mix and match are one of these considerations. The flooring pros at Nielsen Bros & Sons, which carries virtually every type of flooring, can guide you through the ...
What carpet installation is best for your busy household?
A lot goes into choosing the right carpet flooring, including fiber, color, and style, but fear not: Whether you have a house full of kids (and their friends!), pets, and other heavy foot traffic, there's a carpet for you.We’ll give you a rundown on some of the things you should consider.Carpet ...
Shopping for engineered hardwood on your terms
Taking the time to visit showroom after showroom to find the perfect flooring is no longer a necessary factor when choosing floors for your home. Now, you can take advantage of the shop at home option, which provides a wealth of benefits, no matter what your need is.Probably most importantly, you’...
Laminate FAQ: You’ve got questions, we have answers
We hear many questions about flooring in our store. Here are some answers to the most common ones about laminate.What is laminate?First, let us tell you what it’s not. The floors may not be what you remember from years ago. Today, there are no flat images with laminate, because technology has ...
Durable floors a must for your kitchen? Check out your laminate flooring store for excellent surfacing materials!
If durable floors are a must for your kitchen renovation, then you'll want to visit our laminate flooring store. At Nielsen Bros Flooring, one of the most popular surfacing options at our Bellevue, Auburn, and Lynnwood, WA showrooms is a modern, attractive laminate. For kitchen redesigns, it can ...
Laminate provides an upscale look
Laminate flooring is a budget-friendly product that brings the upscale look of hardwood, tile, or stone to your home. It is durable and easy to maintain. You’ll find the latest styles at Nielsen Bros Flooring. We are a family-owned and operated laminate flooring retailer in Washington that has been ...
Four reasons to choose laminate floors
Even the most hard-core lover of wood floors will decide to go with laminate. Here’s why:It’s come a long way with technologyWhen I attended a Thanksgiving dinner this year, I commented on the homeowner’s gorgeous glossy and wire-brushed wood floors. They were cut in planks, so I had no reason to ...
Take advantage of the benefits of laminate flooring
Laminate floors offer a wealth of benefits, but if you’re considering these materials for your own home, you’ll want to know all the benefits of laminate flooring. It's nice to be able to compare these characteristics with your list of requirements and preferences to see how they measure up.You’ll ...
Here’s why laminate flooring can work for you
Laminate flooring provides a solution for nearly every flooring need you have in your home. It's durable, offers many opportunities for décor matching, and is very stable, even over a variety of subfloor materials. You'll love how easy it is to install and how quickly it cleans up to a showroom-new ...
Get the hardwood look (without the steep price tag) with laminate flooring
At Nielsen Bros Flooring, our Auburn, WA showroom professionals often get the following question: What floors can we get that look like real wood for our budget-restrictive project? Well, while a great many homeowners appreciate solid hardwood, the fact is, not every renovation an integrate it ...
6 reasons to switch to laminate flooring right now!
At Nielsen Bros Flooring, we’ve seen a huge surge in laminate flooring sales in our Bellevue, Auburn, and Lynnwood, WA showrooms – and for good reason! As a modern, technologically advanced material, there are truly several benefits to using this beautiful, affordable hard surfacing. If you’ve been ...
The best laminate flooring in Auburn, WA
Laminate has many benefits that make it a common choice for homeowners all over the country. It’s durable, gorgeous, functional, and it doesn’t leave you with a short lifespan, even in busy spaces. It could be just the material you've been searching for, for all your needs.Many homeowners ask ...
Laminate flooring: High-end look, affordable price
Has this ever happened to you, Auburn, WA? You walk into a home to see glossy wood floors with multi-width planks, complete with knots, swirls, and raised grains and gorgeous color variations of light, dark and medium? That happened to me recently, and I was shocked to find out that the flooring ...
The laminate series: when laminate flooring covers all your needs
Laminate is an excellent choice for a vast number of homes because it has so many benefits. The appearance is classic, offering the wood, stone, or tile look that easily matches any decor. But it’s also durable and functional, so it makes sense in more spaces.If you're looking for a floor covering ...
The laminate series: laminate flooring near me
Looking for laminate flooring stores in Auburn, WA?If you're just starting the process of looking into flooring solutions for your home, you may be asking yourself: how do I find laminate flooring near me? While these days you can simply look up floor coverings online, a little bit of due diligence ...
The laminate series: FAQs
When choosing laminate flooring, we find that homeowners often have a lot of unanswered questions, and we’d like to take a few steps to answer some of those for you today. We believe that knowledge is definitely beneficial when it comes to your new flooring, and goes a long way to providing the ...
The laminate series: what it is NOT
Many laminate flooring stores are quick to tell you everything this material is and can do for you. But to be a truly well-educated flooring consumer, you should also know what laminate flooring is NOT. This can help you decide which rooms it will be perfect for, and which rooms you should consider ...
The laminate series: what about waterproof laminate?
You may have recently heard quite an uproar about “waterproof laminate” but we want you to be completely in the know that are no real waterproof laminate flooring options. Since the construction of this material includes a core board, comprised of wood products, a true breach of the material by any ...
The laminate series: available appearances
One of the biggest advantages of having laminate flooring is having the look of all-natural flooring materials without the extra price, the lengthy installation, or the heavy maintenance schedule. Laminate entered the flooring market as the only wood-look floor covering available and has only gone ...
The laminate series: where to use it
Some laminate flooring stores might attempt to make you believe that laminate can be used in any room of your home with little to no worries at all. While it’s true that this material can be used in many spaces, you must remember that no laminate is 100% waterproof, so if you place it basements, ...
The laminate series: why use it?
As we continue looking deeper into the intricacies of laminate flooring, we want to discuss why you might want to use this floor covering in the first place. We will look at its durability, functionality, and lifespan to find out if these characteristics might be what you’re looking for in a ...
The laminate series: what is it?
Did you know that laminate flooring is still one of the hottest flooring materials on the market? It’s a very affordable way to get that stunning wood look you’ve always dreamed of and remains one of the best options for increasing home value for those that are looking to sell. There’s much to ...
