Angie’s List Super Service Award winners for 2010 – Alexandria Carpet One Floor & Home

Once again we’ve been honored by our Northern Virginia, Metro Washington DC-area flooring clients with the Angie’s List Super Service Award for 2010.
We’re honored and fully realize that this is the result, yet again, of considerable team effort.
For your next project, shop us with confidence because when you buy an installed floor, you’re buying much more than just material.
All the best,

Chris
CMoline@CarpetCCA.com 703-370-0000

Christopher Moline, LEED AP

The most fantastic carpet remnant area on the east coast – Nourison, Couristan, Glen Eden, Stanton wools and more!

 Here is a snapshot of what’s on our fantastic carpet remnant pile in our Alexandria warehouse. In a few weeks, it will be different since we have many designers and long-term clients who routinely come in to see what’s hit the remnant area.
Also, I’m about to travel to Dallas for the Carpet One winter convention where I’ll order another 50-100 rolls of fantastic wools.

Browse and email with any questions – CMoline@CarpetCCA.com or 703-370-0000

Browse and email with any questions – CMoline@CarpetCCA.com or 703-370-0000

Scroll down for the complete list, along with available sizes.
Browse and email with any questions – CMoline@CarpetCCA.com or 703-370-0000

Christopher Moline, LEED AP

Manufacturer	Style	Color	Beg Length	Width	Current Length	Dye Lot	Avail
GLEN EDEN	SEDONA	TERRACE	25	12	25	11211	33.33
GODFREY HIRST	ARBOR	IVY TRELLIS	131.25	12	16		21.33
GODFREY HIRST	PARKSTONE	GRANITE	41.08	12	22		29.33
GODFREY HIRST	WESSEX	MOCHA	47.65	13.17	25.75		37.68
KARASTAN BIGELOW	11281	39111	34	12	26	B0258	34.67
KARASTAN BIGELOW	50017	R7616	20	12	14	Z4236	18.67
KARASTAN BIGELOW	BERNOULLI 11529	117	23.17	13.08	22	GA25	31.97
KARASTAN BIGELOW	CHALKSTAR	18012	59.58	12	59	B1517	78.67
KARASTAN BIGELOW	CHELSEA	39841	50.08	12	49	B9248	65.33
KARASTAN BIGELOW	GROSVENOR	29952	50.33	12	50	77N05	66.67
KARASTAN BIGELOW	JOHANSEN	29015	86.17	12	85.75	B6380	114.33
KARASTAN BIGELOW	WOOSTER RL513	BOARDWALK 39527	21.83	12	21.83	B9120	29.11
MOHAWK	ALMONT	SUFFOLK BROWN	28.42	12	19.42	B7225	25.89
MOHAWK	WASHINGTON	BEIGE	36.33	12	15.75	44N23	21
MOHAWK	WASHINGTON	BEIGE	35.67	12	26.67	44N23	35.56
NOURISON	ARBOR VINE	BLUE IVORY	18.5	13	18.25	102316	26.36
NOURISON	ARBOR VINE	BLUE IVORY	18.58	13	18.58	B102316	26.84
NOURISON	ARGYLE TRELLIS	IVORY	15	13.17	15	A103516	21.95
NOURISON	ASHTON BLOCK	MULTICOLOR	9.17	13	9.17	A105178	13.25
NOURISON	ASHTON COURT	BLUE	15.5	13	15.5	B100489	22.39
NOURISON	ASHTON COURT	GREEN	15	13	15	B101901	21.67
NOURISON	BILLINGTON	DESERT	10.5	13.75	10.5	B104201	16.04
NOURISON	CELESTIAL	RED	9.42	13.75	9.42	105377	14.39
NOURISON	CHALET FLEUR	MINK	12.33	13	12.33	A105673	17.81
NOURISON	CHALET VINE	GARNET	18	13	18		26
NOURISON	DECO BLOCK	IVORY GREEN	19	13	19	B101639	27.44
NOURISON	DOUBLE DIAMAOND	BLUE IVORY	15	13	15	A100540	21.67
NOURISON	DOUBLE DIAMOND	DARK NATURAL	20	13	6	101688	8.67
NOURISON	DOUBLE DIAMOND	GREEN IVORY	16.5	13	16.5	B100437	23.83
NOURISON	FASHION DIAMOND	IVORY GREEN	102.5	13	14.75		21.31
NOURISON	FLOWER TRELLIS	IVORY BLUE YELLOW	9.25	13.17	9.25	103389	13.54
NOURISON	GRAND MEDALLION	MIDNIGHT	19	13.75	19	B102979	29.03
NOURISON	GRAND TARTAN	RED	15.92	13.75	15.92	A105377	24.32
NOURISON	GRAND TEXTURES	TOBACCO	18.83	13.75	18.83	B102862	28.77
NOURISON	KASHAN ELITE	RUST	12.08	13.75	12.08	102802	18.46
NOURISON	LATITUDES	GREEN IVORY	31.25	13	31.25	100710	45.14
NOURISON	METRO SQUARE	BRASS	15	13	15	A103272	21.67
NOURISON	NOURY TRELLIS	BEIGE BLACK	15	13.17	15	A104842	21.95
NOURISON	PALACE SCROLL	GREEN	16.17	13	16.17	B102127	23.36
NOURISON	PERSIAN JEWEL	EMERALD	12.83	13	12.83	B103285	18.53
NOURISON	PERSIAN JEWEL	RUBY	13.75	13	13.75	A103285	19.86
NOURISON	REGAL VINE	GOLD	17.25	13	17.25	A105454	24.92
NOURISON	RIBBON TRELLIS	BEIGE	15.58	13	15.58	B104796	22.5
NOURISON	RIBBON TRELLIS	MINK	15.42	13	15.42	B105575	22.27
NOURISON	RIDGEWOOD	BARLEY	127.92	13.17	47.58	106239	69.63
NOURISON	ROYAL KASHAN	GOLD	18	13	18	A102172	26
NOURISON	SAROUK	BRUSH	16.83	13.75	16.83	B102481	25.71
NOURISON	SUMMER GARDEN	GREEN	25	13	12.25	102214	17.69
STANTON	CHALET	LIGHT GOLD	112.17	13.17	29		42.44
STANTON	BRIDGE POINT	CHOCOLATE	100.25	13.17	19.5	T12	28.54
STANTON	GREAT DUNE	BAMBOO	23	13.17	10.5	56070362	15.37
STANTON	HALFORD FLOWER	SOFT GRASS	25	12	25		33.33
STANTON	JEWEL	AVOCADO	40.17	12	8	1	10.67
STANTON	JEWEL	BROWN	20.5	12	20.5	1	27.33
STANTON	JEWEL	MAGNOLIA	12.67	12	12.67	1	16.89
STANTON	KEY BISCAYNE	BLACK JACK	98.83	13.17	73.75	90112	107.92
STANTON	KEY LEOPARD	GOLDEN	100.58	13.17	63.83	100315	93.4
STANTON	KEY WEST	BLACK JACK	98.67	13.17	47.92	90802	70.12
STANTON	KEY WEST	GOLD KNIGHT	101.08	13.2	100.5	101010	147.4
STANTON	KEY WEST	GOLD NIGHT	98.67	13.17	20.5	90413	30
STANTON	MELROSE	CAMEL	82.5	13.17	9.75	8486	14.27
STANTON	MIDDLESEX	CANYON	98	13.17	12.92	146	18.91
STANTON	NATURAL WEAVE	TOFFEE	22.92	13.17	22.92	56070332	33.54
STANTON	NEW CASTLE	CELEDON	20.42	13.17	20.42	650-1	29.88
STANTON	OTAVI	DAKOTA BEIGE	99	13.17	16.25	31	23.78
STANTON	PARAMOUNT	ALPINE	28.67	13.17	19.33	232850	28.29
STANTON	PARAMOUNT	MARBLEHEAD WHEAT	98.5	13.17	79	90816	115.6
STANTON	PARAMOUNT	MARBLEHEAD WHEAT	39.75	13.17	39.25	90816	57.44
STANTON	PORT DIAMOND	GOLD MEADOW	97.25	13.17	20	14	29.27
STANTON	PORT DIAMOND	GOLD MEADOW	97.17	13.17	25.83	14	37.8
STANTON	PORT TRELLIS	MEADOW GOLD	97.83	13.17	45	4	65.85
STANTON	PRAIRIE	TOAST	25	12	25		33.33
STANTON	PRESCOTT	WHTE/GREEN	89.33	13.17	32.25	517	47.19
STANTON	PRINTS LANE	CARNIVAL	131.33	13.17	49.58	737	72.55
STANTON	PROSPERITY	AUBERGINE	19.42	13.17	18.75	525495TP	27.44
STANTON	ROSEBERRY	GARNET	66	13.17	45.5	5012	66.58
STANTON	ROSES	BEIGE	82.67	13.17	10.17	1	14.88
STANTON	SALISBURY	BLACK	17.5	13.17	17.5	541-1	25.61
STANTON	SENEG	NATURAL	106.67	13.17	46.58	NONE LISTED	68.16
STANTON	SPECIAL FLATWEAVE	MASAI	30	13.17	30	13	43.9
STANTON	SPECIAL FLATWEAVE	V66354/3893LG	30	13.17	30	605996	43.9
STANTON	SPECIAL TUFTED WOOL	DUBLIN 36	37.67	13.17	14.67	4505	21.47
STANTON	SPECIAL TUFTED WOOL	RATTAN 28	25	13.17	25	4590	36.58
STANTON	SPECIAL TUFTED WOOL	RATTAN 60	25	13.17	25	4522	36.58
STANTON	SPECIAL WILTON	GREEN BEIGE TRELLIS	19.08	12	19.08	119781	25.44
STANTON	SPECIAL WILTON	INT1	15.67	13.17	15.67	121236	22.93
STANTON	SPECIAL WILTON	MISC	20	12	20		26.67
STANTON	SPECIAL WILTON	MISC	25	12	25		33.33
STANTON	SWIRLS	CREAM	23.92	12	23.92	1	31.89
STANTON	TOLEDO	BLACK/RED	25	12	25		33.33
STANTON	TYLER TWEED	SEA MIST	21.58	13	21.58	29736	31.17
BEAULIEU CANADA COMPANY	KAMRON	BROCADE	85.5	12	85.5	217160	114
COURISTAN, INC.	ROYAL DAMASK	FROST	24.25	13	25.5	579	36.83
ECLIPSE WOOL  , INC	CHELSEA	COTTON	28.5	12	28.5	249431	38
ECLIPSE WOOL  , INC	CHELSEA	ICE WHITE	57.75	12	57.25	253681	76.33
STANTON	ELIZABETH I	MIDNIGHT	37.67	13.17	37.67	B730	55.12
STANTON	PANAMA	LACE	40.08	13.17	40	K (5773)	58.53

Manufacturer	Style	Color	Width	Current Length	Dye Lot	Avail
BEAULIEU	TRES DIVINE	DRESSUP PINK	12	9		12
DIXIE GROUP	ARMIDA	BROWNS	12	5.83		7.77
DIXIE GROUP	ENCHANTING	THEATRE R	12	9.75		13
Browse and email with any questions – CMoline@CarpetCCA.com or 703-370-0000DIXIE GROUP	GIBRALTAR	PAGODA	12	9.08		12.11
FABRICA	MARRAKECH	ARGAN	4.17	10.5	982166	4.87
GLEN EDEN	CAMERON	TERRACE GREEN	12	8		10.67
GODFREY HIRST	NEEDLEPOINT	BISON	13.17	9.25		13.54
GODFREY HIRST	SANDLEWOOD	IVY	12	8.25		11
GODFREY HIRST	WESSEX	IVORY	13.17	14.25	T33467S	20.85
HIBERNIA WOLLEN MILLS	INSPIRATION	KIAWAH ISLAND	12	6.58		8.77
HIBERNIA WOOLEN MILLS	DONEGAL	TWEED RYLAND	12	10.83		14.44
HIBERNIA WOOLEN MILLS	DONEGAL	TWEED SAGE	12	19.33		25.77
HIBERNIA WOOLEN MILLS	MASTERPIECE	SUEDE	12	9.33		12.44
HIBERNIA WOOLEN MILLS	MASTERPIECE	YUKON GOLD	12	10.58		14.11
HIBERNIA WOOLEN MILLS	RADIANT	PYRITE	12	12.17		16.23
HIBERNIA WOOLEN MILLS	WINDSOR RD	MARINA	12	13		17.33
HIBERNIA WOOLEN MILLS	WINDSOR RD	MEDALLION	12	21.5		28.67
KARASTAN	COBBLE LANE 41560	TAFFY 83828	12	8.25	C0626	11
KARASTAN BIGELOW	50017	K7908	12	15	K7908	20
KARASTAN BIGELOW	50017	M7735	12	13	B3459	17.33
KARASTAN BIGELOW	50017	M7735	12	20	B3459	26.67
KARASTAN BIGELOW	COBBLE LANE	TAFFY	12	11.92	C0626	15.89
KARASTAN BIGELOW	COBBLE LANE 83444	TRAVETINE 5601	12	9	B9033	12
KARASTAN BIGELOW	COBBLE LANE 83444	TRAVETINE 5601	12	12.5	B9033	16.67
KARASTAN BIGELOW	COBBLE LANE 83828	TAFFEY 4562	12	9	B8297	12
KARASTAN BIGELOW	ORIGINALE	BLONDE WOOD	12	10	P53516	13.33
KARASTAN BIGELOW	ORIGINALE	COCOON	12	9.25	K21914	12.33
KARASTAN BIGELOW	ORIGINALE	COCOON	12	6	P18611	8
KARASTAN BIGELOW	ORIGINALE	COCOON	12	6	K92161	8
Browse and email with any questions – CMoline@CarpetCCA.com or 703-370-0000KARASTAN BIGELOW	ORIGINALE	COCOON	12	6.5	K36135	8.67
KARASTAN BIGELOW	ORIGINALE	SHIFTING SAND	12	6.5	P25347	8.67
KARASTAN BIGELOW	ORIGINALE	SHIFTING SAND	12	7	P5839	9.33
KARASTAN BIGELOW	WOOSTER RL513	POTTING SHED 39841	12	13.5	B8287	18
KARWOVEN	NORMANTON – WOVEN BROADLOOM – 12FT 00IN	MARASCHINO	12	7.08	B7057	9.44
KARWOVEN	ROSE PETAL – WOVEN BROADLOOM – 12FT 00IN	ALEXANDRA	12	11	55N11	14.67
MASLAND	WIRED	HYPER	12	20.42	286550	27.23
MILLIKEN	ADONIS	NUTMEG II	13.5	9.08	11111	13.62
MILLIKEN	CLYDESDALE BACKED	FOOTPRINT BLUE	13.5	20.58	73580	30.87
MILLIKEN	FOULARD	ONYX	13.5	7.42	11111	11.13
MILLIKEN	GARDEN VINE	DARK CHOCOLATE	13.5	11.25	11111	16.88
MILLIKEN	LAURET	AQUA	13.5	11.25	11111	16.88
MOHAWK	REGENT STREET	HEMP	12	6.58	A169332	8.77
MOHAWK	REGENT STREET	BAHAMA BUFF	12	8	A166285	10.67
MOHAWK	STATECRAFT	WHITE SWAN	12	7.75	A192643	10.33
MOHAWK	SULLIVAN	18202	12	13.58	10000	18.11
NOURISON	BILINGTON	DESERT	13.75	9.5	103701	14.51
NOURISON	CLARISSA	CORNELIA	13	14.17		20.47
NOURISON	DOUBLE DIAMOND	IVORY GOLD	13	9	100540	13
NOURISON	DOUBLE DIAMOND	RED NATURAL	13	15.5	101688	22.39
NOURISON	FASHION DIAMOND	GREEN BROWN	13	9		13
NOURISON	FASHION SCROLL	GREEN IVORY	13	8.75		12.64
NOURISON	LUXE CORDE	RED	13.17	5.5		8.05
NOURISON	MATCH STIX	BLUE GOLD	13	21.5	100710	31.06
NOURISON	PLCSCRLL	BEIGE	13	15.42	R080405	22.27
NOURISON	ROYAL DAMASK	MEADOW	13.17	11		16.1
NOURISON	SPECIAL MONET	SAND CASTLE	13.17	13.25	A100557	19.39
Browse and email with any questions – CMoline@CarpetCCA.com or 703-370-0000NOURISON	SPECIAL MONET	TAUPE	13.17	9	A100557	13.17
NOURISON	SPECIAL MONET	TAUPE	13.17	9	A100557	13.17
NOURISON	TRELLIS SPECIAL	???	13	18.5		26.72
NOURISON	URBAN TIGER	BEIGE	13.75	10.5	104800	16.04
NOURISON	URBNPLD	BEIGE	13	10.58	B17723	15.28
ROBERTEX	HOLY COW	HEAVEN HELP US	12	12	327240	16
ROBERTEX	HOLY COW	TAKE IT EASY	12	6	814815	8
ROBERTEX	INNER SPACES	SERENITY	12	11.25	457590	15
ROBERTEX	NO BOUNDARIES	HEARTHSTONE	12	17.42	473859	23.23
ROBERTEX	OMAI	CLAY	12	15.5	514832	20.67
SHAW INDUSTRIES	NEW TRENDS	224	12	5	32306101	6.67
STANTON	ANATOL	TEAK	13.17	20	########	29.27
STANTON	ANNA	GLACIER	13.17	8	A	11.71
STANTON	ANTIGUA	DUSK	13.02	10	A	14.47
STANTON	BRIDGE POINT	PANTHER	13.17	15.58	T12	22.8
STANTON	BRUGGE	COFFEE	13.5	6.67	2201	10.01
STANTON	BRUGGE	COFFEE	13.17	16.5	2201	24.15
STANTON	CAMBRIDGE	MEADOW	13.17	22.83	776	33.41
STANTON	CAMBRIDGE	MEADOW	13.17	21.58	508	31.58
STANTON	CHAMBERLAIN	PEARL	13.17	10.17	6501	14.88
STANTON	CHARLES	MIDNIGHT	13.17	20	B8-52	29.27
STANTON	CLASSIC GARD	JASMINE/FOREST	13.17	9.75	500	14.27
Browse and email with any questions – CMoline@CarpetCCA.com or 703-370-0000STANTON	CONCURGE	BUTTER	13.17	9.92	20070512	14.52
STANTON	GREAT WALES	BURLAP	13.17	5.42	56070089	7.93
STANTON	GREENWICH COURT	PETAL	13.17	19.67	4553	28.78
STANTON	GREENWICH PLAID	SPICE	13.17	25	D262	36.58
STANTON	HERITAGE	WHEATFIELD	6	7	B	4.67
STANTON	HERITAGE	WHEATFIELD	6	7	B	4.67
STANTON	JEWEL	MAGNOLIA	12	12.17	1	16.23
STANTON	KARACHI	BLACK	13.17	19.92	T-4	29.15
STANTON	KEY BISCAYNE	BLACK JACK	13.17	9	90112	13.17
STANTON	KEY LARGO	BLACK JACK	13.17	9.5	90112	13.9
STANTON	KEY LARGO	BLACK JACK	13.17	9	90112	13.17
STANTON	KEY LEOPARD	GOLDEN	13.17	8.25	90112	12.07
STANTON	KEY LEOPARD	GOLDEN	13.17	11.75	90112	17.19
STANTON	KEY WEST	GOLD NIGHT	13.17	7.75	90413	11.34
STANTON	KOKOS 13’2″	CHAMPAGNE	8.42	9.75	BB	9.12
STANTON	LOOKING GLASS	BROWN	13.17	23.25	1	34.02
STANTON	MARTA	SAND	13.17	9	14855	13.17
Browse and email with any questions – CMoline@CarpetCCA.com or 703-370-0000STANTON	MARTA	SAND	13.17	9.5	14855	13.9
STANTON	MATTHEW TWEED	CILANTRO	13	10.25	29434	14.81
STANTON	MATTHEW TWEED	PORTOBELLO	13	18.33	29428	26.48
STANTON	MELROSE	COAL	13.17	13.42	118345	19.64
STANTON	NATURAL BRIDGE	MAPLE	13.17	20.42	56070280	29.88
STANTON	NATURAL FASHION	SAND	12.5	12.67	56080124	17.6
STANTON	NICHOLAS TWEED	PORTOBELLO	13	14	344/345	20.22
STANTON	NICHOLAS TWEED	SEA MIST	13	14.5	29417	20.94
STANTON	OLIVIA	NATURAL BROWN	13.17	13.92	T7-18	20.37
STANTON	OTAVI	DAKOTA BEIGE	13.17	7.5	31	10.98
STANTON	PALIAMENT	CAMEL MOCHA	13.17	12.75	59	18.66
STANTON	PORT DIAMOND	GARNET	13.17	15.5	11	22.68
STANTON	PORT DIAMOND	GARNET	13.17	5.5	7	8.05
STANTON	PORT DIAMOND	HONEY BLUE	13.17	17.25	22	25.24
STANTON	PORT DIAMOND	HONEY BLUE	13.17	20.92	22	30.61
STANTON	PORT DIAMOND	HONEY BLUE	13.17	18.25	22	26.71
STANTON	PORT DIAMOND	HONEY GOLD	13.2	7.25	2	10.63
STANTON	PORT TRELLIS	HONEY GOLD	13.17	8.25	6	12.07
STANTON	PRECISION	IVORY	13.17	10.83	525756	15.85
STANTON	PROSPERITY	PAPYRUS	13.17	9	525771	13.17
STANTON	QUADRI	OBSIDIAN	13.17	12.17	80320	17.81
STANTON	RICHARD III	MIDNIGHT	13.17	18.92	T7-47	27.69
STANTON	ROBBIN LANE	LEMONADE	13.17	15.17	399	22.2
STANTON	ROSEBERY	TOPAZ	13.17	18	641-3	26.34
Browse and email with any questions – CMoline@CarpetCCA.com or 703-370-0000STANTON	SANCTUARY GARDEN	DELHI	13.17	16.58	T2006-4-25	24.26
STANTON	SPECIAL FLATWEAVE	328WT	13.17	5.58	605993	8.17
STANTON	SPECIAL FLATWEAVE	354LD	13.17	20	605995	29.27
STANTON	SPECIAL FLATWEAVE	354LD	13.17	32.25	605996	47.19
STANTON	SPECIAL FLATWEAVE	PROVENCE	13.17	7	49	10.24
STANTON	SPECIAL FLATWEAVE	RAINBOW	13.17	23.08	693450	33.77
STANTON	SPECIAL FLATWEAVE	RUSTIQUE	13.17	19.42	28	28.42
STANTON	SPECIAL FLATWEAVE	V61182-3824BB	13.17	21.42	605978	31.34
STANTON	SPECIAL FLATWEAVE	V61182-3893AB	13.17	6.33	605978	9.26
STANTON	SPECIAL FLATWEAVE	V63182/3824BB	13.17	30	70	43.9
STANTON	SPECIAL FLATWEAVE	V63182/3893AB	13.17	23	605979	33.66
STANTON	SPECIAL FLATWEAVE	V63183/3882BB	13.17	22.83	605978	33.41
STANTON	SPECIAL FLATWEAVE	V63184-3882BN	13.17	13.5	605979	19.76
STANTON	SPECIAL TUFTED WOOL	924	13.17	6	26205	8.78
STANTON	SPECIAL TUFTED WOOL	ANDANTE 10	13.17	10.83	C49	15.85
STANTON	SPECIAL WILTON	BUFF LEAF TRELLIS	12	20.25	119781	27
STANTON	SPECIAL WILTON	GREEN BEIGE TRELLIS	12	18.33	119781	24.44
STANTON	SPECIAL WILTON	INT19	13.17	16.42	121236	24.03
STANTON	SPECIAL WILTON	LEMON LIME	12	6.5	2008123	8.67
STANTON	SPECIAL WILTON	SNOWFLAKE	12	6.42	119781	8.56
STANTON	SPECIAL WILTON	SNOWFLAKE	12	7.83	119781	10.44
STANTON	SPECIAL WILTON	VIGNE RED	12	9.25	11020403	12.33
STANTON	SYDNEY	PEBBLESTONE	13.17	6.5	KK	9.51
STANTON	TWILIGHT	SAGE	13	16.58	2014	23.95
STANTON	TWLIGHT	SANDUNE	13	11	119173	15.89
STANTON	TYLER TWEED	PORTABELLO	13.17	15	29428	21.95
STANTON	VALHALLA	OLIVIO	13.17	25	A	36.58
STANTON	VERDONE	LICHEN	13.17	8.92	B7	13.05
STANTON	WOOLRIDGE	RICH FAWN	13.5	11.08	20	16.62
UNIQUE  S LTD	BASTILLE	114	13.17	20.75	111104	30.36
UNIQUE  S LTD	HEATHER GLEN	FLAGSTONE	13.17	10.92		15.98
UNIQUE  S LTD	KINGSTON	NUTMEG	13.17	5.6		8.19

Hardwood flooring with a 50 year warranty from Invincible, Carpet One or Bella, Lumber Liquidators, Home Depot?

Armstrong Invincible Hardwood Flooring – A 50 year warranty that really shines.

Well, I’m not going to open myself up to legal scrutiny, but I will take some time here to elaborate on what makes a truly great 50-year warranty for hardwood flooring… and why Invincible by Armstrong is worth a look.
This is not a 50-year warranty where we take a manufacturer’s 25 years and add our own, knowing full well that no one will pursue it down the line. That is not our style. No, Invincible has a 50-year warranty directly from Armstrong on a product you can only get here… nowhere else. And Invincible is priced amazingly well! 
Email or call for more information on Invincible hardwood flooring – 703-370-0000

What does the Armstrong Invincible hardwood flooring warranty look like?

120 Day Beautiful Guarantee

50 Year wear

50 Year Finish

50 Year manufacturing

50 Year structural integrity

Life Of Floor installation

Here are the styles of Invincible:
Invincible 50-Year Wood Style Cordell – Solid Oak strip/plank – 2 1/4″,  3 1/4″,   4″,  & 5″
Invincible 50-Year Wood Style Caldwell Plank – Engineered Oak 3″ & 5″
Invincible 50-Year Wood Style Allendale – Solid Oak 5/16″ thick
Invincible 50-Year Wood Style Pavilion – Smooth-faced Engineered of various species – 3″ & 5″
Invincible 50-Year Wood Style Prosperity Plank – Color-washed engineered, various species in 3 and 5″
Invincible 50-Year Wood Style Tillman – Solid Maple strip/plank – 2 1/4″,  3 1/4″,  4″ & 5″

Invincible hardwood flooring is so new, we’re the first to get the display, so I’ll be updating this post as information arrives.
Email or call for more information 703-370-0000

All the best,

Chris

Chris Moline, LEED AP

HERE ARE OUR Carpet One Hardwood Warranties

120 day beautiful guarantee 30 year wear warranty Life of the floor installation warranty. Invincible is in this category but gives you 50 years of wear warranty.	90 day beautiful guarantee 25 year wear warranty Life of the floor installation warranty
60 day beautiful guarantee 20 year wear warranty Life of the floor installation warranty	30 day customer satisfaction warranty (materials replacement) 15 year wear warranty Life of the floor installation warranty
15 day customer satisfaction warranty — (materials replacement) 10 year wear warranty Life of the floor installation warranty

Using technology in our retail flooring business to be the best for our clients

I just got a fantastic new toy for my showroom… but it’s not mine!
Actually, it’s for our clients to use and it’s a fun one – a touch-screen, beautiful HP TouchSmart pc with fantastic information on natural wool fiber.
Talk about a cool tool for business.

There are times when my sales staff are maxed out and we have too many clients in the showroom (well, there’s no such thing as too many) and this gives them some time to do some self-learning. It’s also a good tool for my team to brush up on their knowledge.
With instant access to information, we use every tool possible to stay on top of our game and this is just one more example of how we do it.
Another toy I’ve had for some time is a similiar pc (but not a touch screen) that I use to loop informative videos.
One specific example is the Mohawk “Ricko the Rhino Challenge” with Sorona / SmartStrand fiber.
Since that video has been “looping” our sales of this unique fiber have gone through the roof.

Think about it.

Don’t you ever feel over-accessed by radio, tv, smartphones, email, etc…?
This looping video has provided my team with the repetition necessary to truly understand at least one line of product.
I’ve even started inter-mixing other lines and have heard the showroom chatter change with it.

Using looped video in our retail showroom to educate customers… and staff!

The above image is a shot of a table in the showroom with a loop of the Ricko video. It’s got movement and catches attention.

The computer is all-in-one with no tower and the DVD is inserted into the side. It’s a very low-profile pc and has internal wifi so you can have internet access easily without cables.
It’s easily been the best tool yet for me to get a message across to my over-informed staff.
Since setting this up, our Sorona sales have sky-rocketed…

Hope this helps,

Chris

Wanted – Large, Worldwide Flooring Business Looking for Social-Media Adept Suppliers To Do Business With

We do business all over the world.
We also do a significant amount of business (in the tens of millions) locally in the DC-Metro area.
Why do suppliers have such a hard time adopting the use of technology for communicating with me given what’s at stake?
When I say “Follow me on Twitter – @LEEDTHEWAY or @WEBMINDSET” and you can keep track of what interests I have and what I’m working on, I get blank stares.
Well, amigos, this has to stop if you want to do serious business from here on out. I live online and my team has an unparalleled track record of success when it comes to getting and, most importantly, closing online leads.
So, if you work with Armstrong, Shaw, Mohawk Industries, Mannington, Anderson, US Floors (they actually get it), StainMaster, etc… let’s connect online and I’ll walk you through the process.

Cheers,

Chris

How To Use Social Media For Your Retail Flooring/Carpet Business

…and not waste time or money!
Besides making your business and yourself interesting, which is of paramount importance, social media should be viewed as an extension of your personality not directly linked to sales. Use it to create a community around your brand or location/services.
That, in a nutshell, is my way of establishing expectations for this post.
I’ve spoken with hundreds of flooring business owners and it’s clear this message needs to be understood or many will miss out on a major aspect of using the web for business.
Facebook, YouTube, Digg, Twitter, blogs, MySpace, Google Buzz… none of them are to be viewed in the same light as display ads, radio, billboards.

Sure, there are advanced tools to measure ROI of social networking, but if the actual concept of social media isn’t firmly in your grasp, these tools won’t work.
In fact, they’ll probably do more harm than good.
Think about it – have you ever gone to a networking meeting and had someone come in cold and try to put a sell on you?
It’s just not the way things are done.
So, here’s how it works.
First, you look for commonality so you can establish rapport.
  Do you know someone who seems to have something in common with just about everybody? Are they lonely? Probably not. And the same is true online if they translate that personality.
Do I have your attention?
More to come in a few hours after I get out of this meeting.

Chris

  

Carpet and Asthma – IAQ Myths and Facts

Carpet and Asthma and Allergy – Crucial Knowledge For Health Care Administrators and Facility Managers 
Why? Scientific research and data from independent sources helps professionals and the public make educated flooring choices.  

Issue 
Carpet is perceived as a potential contributor to asthma and allergy. 
What You Should Know 
There is no scientific study linking the rise of allergy and asthma to the use of carpet. Indeed, several studies actually disprove any correlation.  

A 15-year Swedish study found no link between carpet usage and the incidence
of allergy or asthma. In fact, even when carpet usage in Sweden decreased by
70 percent, allergy reactions in the general population increased by 30 percent. 

   Carpet may even be helpful to people with asthma: an 18-nation study of nearly
20,000 people found a statistical relationship between carpeted bedrooms and
reduced asthma symptoms and bronchial responsiveness. 
 A possible explanation: carpet acts like a filter, trapping allergens away from the
breathing zone so they can be removed through proper vacuuming and deep
cleaning extraction.

Studies have measured the distribution of airborne dust associated with
normal activities on smooth surfaces and carpeted floors. The findings
show that walking on hard surfaces disturbs more particles, which
become airborne and enter the breathing zone. In contrast, carpeted
surfaces trap more particles so that walking disturbs fewer particles,
resulting in fewer particles in the breathing zone.

For best results removing pollutants trapped in carpet, use CRI Green Label
vacuums and CRI Seal of Approval cleaning products. Details on these
certification and testing programs can be found at carpet-rug.org 

When selling or renting – don’t underestimate the value of “green” for your property

Click on the image below to read an article from Nation’s Building News regarding the value-added by having a “green” property.

“Professionals with expertise in green building sales and marketing attending the National Green Building Conference in Dallas on May 8-10 reported that they are seeing steady progress in educating real estate appraisers and sales agents to recognize the added value of homes that can save energy, promote comfort and indoor air quality and go easy on the environment.”

LEED AP contributes to Washington Post article on energy wasters in DC area retail

“Close the door!”
I can still hear it, ringing in my ears.
Although my father doesn’t have to tell me that anymore, I’m sure my kids hear it when they visit.
He was always energy-conscious, and we had a compost pile and recycling bins nearly 40 years ago.
Maybe that’s why seeing retail stores with exterior doors irked me so badly… especially when temperatures ranged from 90-102 with heat indices over 105.
Or maybe it’s because I am now a US Green Building Council LEED AP and I live for going green.
Add to that, I am a former Marine with a heart for national security through energy independence.
Here is a link to the Washington Post piece by Leslie Tamura.
If this has piqued your curiousity, check out the YouTube video she references below.

I asked various local business questions while holding my BlackBerry Curve in plain sight to record the reasons as a teaching tool.
I made the video out of frustration and it really got some results!
Now all I have to do is email some friends at the USGBC and we’ll watch it go viral… wish I’d spent time editing it!
All the best,

Chris

Christopher Moline, LEED AP