Speech 2
Flooring
The older you get the more I feel you become more like your parents. Some of the things that were important to you as a teenager or young adult are no longer a priorty to you. When I was in high school I remember watching my dad spend almost a full weekend on our 2 acre yard making sure it was immaculate. Then once he was done. My mother and him would spend the rest of their time trying to think of ideas to remodel the house or decorate it. I used to think what a waste of time. They could be doing something a lot better than that. Now that Im older I find myself doing the same things my father did. How many of you own your own home or are working towards it? One of the most important things in your home is your flooring. It’s the first thing your company will set foot on and see. So its important to make sure you have one down that works for you and your family so your not constantly replacing it or wishing you could because it looks bad. For those of you who might be thinking about flooring or will be in the near future I’m going to go over a few types of flooring, the benefits to each one, the cleaning process, and how they are installed. TRANSITION The first type of flooring most people are familiar with is carpet. It comes in a low pile or high pile ( plush ), pattern, frieze, berber, or commercial grade. It comes made in nylon fiber or polyester fiber (recycled plastic). Carpet is manufactured in a 12’ – 15’ wide rolls – lengths vary Next option would be vinyl plank or Vinyl tile. Vinyl planks and Vinyl tile come in wood looks such as handscraped or traditional non scrape looks. The vinyl tile comes in many different tile looks some with 3d imagery to give a realistic look. They come in individual planks or tile. They are made from PVC (poly vinyl chloride). My last option is Hardwood. This comes handscraped or traditional looking (non-handscraped). This product can be Engineered or Solid. There are also many types of species of wood you can
The older you get the more I feel you become more like your parents. Some of the things that were important to you as a teenager or young adult are no longer a priorty to you. When I was in high school I remember watching my dad spend almost a full weekend on our 2 acre yard making sure it was immaculate. Then once he was done. My mother and him would spend the rest of their time trying to think of ideas to remodel the house or decorate it. I used to think what a waste of time. They could be doing something a lot better than that. Now that Im older I find myself doing the same things my father did. How many of you own your own home or are working towards it? One of the most important things in your home is your flooring. It’s the first thing your company will set foot on and see. So its important to make sure you have one down that works for you and your family so your not constantly replacing it or wishing you could because it looks bad. For those of you who might be thinking about flooring or will be in the near future I’m going to go over a few types of flooring, the benefits to each one, the cleaning process, and how they are installed. TRANSITION The first type of flooring most people are familiar with is carpet. It comes in a low pile or high pile ( plush ), pattern, frieze, berber, or commercial grade. It comes made in nylon fiber or polyester fiber (recycled plastic). Carpet is manufactured in a 12’ – 15’ wide rolls – lengths vary Next option would be vinyl plank or Vinyl tile. Vinyl planks and Vinyl tile come in wood looks such as handscraped or traditional non scrape looks. The vinyl tile comes in many different tile looks some with 3d imagery to give a realistic look. They come in individual planks or tile. They are made from PVC (poly vinyl chloride). My last option is Hardwood. This comes handscraped or traditional looking (non-handscraped). This product can be Engineered or Solid. There are also many types of species of wood you can