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Tuesday, December 28, 2010

Last week for BR-111 Specials!

BR-111 Hardwood Flooring specials were extended through the 31st of December and are still as hot as ever. Get your product while it is still on the shelf at the best price it has been at in years and before all of the new international wood flooring tariffs make the flooring industry raise all the pricing. Free shipping and 10-20% off all br-111 products until Jan 1!

Monday, December 20, 2010

Final week before Christmas

It is the final week before Christmas and BR-111's 12 days of Christmas Sale is in full swing. 3 more days are left on their major blow-out specials including 10%-20% and FREE SHIPPING on all orders big or small.

Day 1 - 10% off all locking engineered wood flooring. Shop Engineered locking flooring now>>
Day 2 - 10% off all 5/16" Thick Engineered Flooring. Shop 5/16" Engineered Flooring now>>
Day 3 - 20% off the Dolomites Collection of Engineered wood flooring, Shop them here>
Day 4 - 10% off Select Hand-Scraped BR-111 Floors
Day 5 - ABSOLUTELY FREE SHIPPING all BR-111 Orders
Day 6 - Express Delivery Times on all orders
Day 7 - 10% off all 5/16" Solid hardwood Flooring
Day 8 - 10% off Tigerwood!
Day 9 - Free shipping extended until Feb. 2011
Day 10 - Releases December 20th
Day 11 - Releases December 21st
Day 12 - Releases December 22nd

3 more days of specials, don't miss out on the best flooring deals ever by BR-111 Flooring

Thursday, December 16, 2010

Mohawk Flooring Specials

Bluewater Flooring is holding massive Mohawk Flooring specials for the year end event going on at Bluewater now. Most mohawk flooring products will feature 5%-10% off as well as Free Shipping to the nearest terminal with minimal charges to residences.

Monday, December 6, 2010

Big changes in the hardwood flooring line up

There are a major amount of changes happening in the hardwood flooring market these days and lets face it, it is looking good! 3/4" thick solid woods are becoming more readily available at prices actually affordable so long as they are domestic species of wood. More and More wood products are becoming available to the retail market, allowing a greater variety.

The Lacey Act may have decreased the availability of exotic wood flooring and increased the price, however, this just opened the market on domestic flooring such as Maple, Hickory, and Oak wood flooring products that share similar characteristics as their exotic versions.

Saturday, December 4, 2010

solid wood flooring starting @ $2.99

Bluewater flooring carries solid wood flooring starting @ $2.99 from impressions. It is a 3/4" thick solid wood floor that has a 50 year warranty. Product in stock ready to go today.
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Thursday, December 2, 2010

which floor is right for my home?

Which flooring choice should I make?
The daunting question a lot of customers ask us is "Which floor covering is right for me"? The answer to such a question is no easy one, however, there are many choices right for each and every application. The easiest to address is which sub floor you are on, as the sub floor will determine whether or not to use specific products.

Consumers with wood sub floors are open to many products such as Solid wood flooring, engineered wood flooring, floating laminate floors, vinyl, tile & carpet. The disadvantage to wood sub floors over concrete is the flexibility requires a cement board such as DuRock to be used underneath tile to prevent cracking. when installing vinyl plank, it is often required to use 1/4" wood boards to even out the cracks and defects in the ply-wood. A wood sub floor poses great results for solid wood flooring which cannot be achieved easily with a concrete sub floor. Solid wood flooring can be nailed or stapled into the wood sub floor, which is an ideal installation for hardwood flooring. Moisture is generally not an issue with a wood sub floor and will likely not cause any cupping issues or de-laminating problems with your solid wood flooring.

Consumers with a concrete sub floor have just as many positives as they do negatives for installation of their product. A concrete sub floor is often smooth and can be used for any product most of the time without any requirements such as durock for tile. Tile can be laid directly to the concrete, saving a lot of money in the installation process. Vinyl products such as sheet vinyl & vinyl plank will go easily over concrete and will require less preparation work to make the floor as smooth as possible. The one downfall of a concrete sub floor is that they often contain moisture from the environment underneath of them. Solid hardwood flooring is extremely sensitive to moisture and can start cupping at the edges of each board once moisture has entered the wood. A great solution to a semi-wet concrete slab is using engineered wood flooring. The structure of engineered wood floors allows for harsher environments as they are built to withstand more abuse. Another great method and reassurance is using an adhesive that works in high moisture applications such as Wakol our Stauf adhesive. A moisture barrier or concrete sealer are often required and/or recommended by the manufacturer of their product to be installed over concrete slab due to many moisture related problems. 

Once the sub floor has been addressed, the next question is often in the case of a wood product, are you interested in smooth or hand-scraped. Smooth woods are traditional and can have square edges that simulated a sand and finished hardwood flooring, micro-beveled to show the edge of the board with a slight edge, or kissed to round the edges of each board. Hand-scraped wood flooring can bring a modern or rustic look to any home depending on the style of the hand-scraping. A hand-scraped wood has grooves in the plank and can have different degrees of imperfections that give the wood character. Every wood floor has it's own special characteristics that can make a home look the best it can.

A third question we often get is "what color should I go with?" We often recommend lighter colored flooring as it gives the eye and illusion that makes a room seem larger. When picking out a tile, the color of the tile can set the mood for the entire room, such as a neutral beige or cream can give calming vibes or a rusty orange or brown can bring our a Tuscan look to your home. A modern tile such as a solid glass tile can really shine in the right application or a traditional black and white solid tile can bring back an older nostalgic era. Hardwood flooring coloring can often be a difficult decision as there are so many stains in the industry. The natural color of each wood can very from one extreme to another which often will cause darker woods to not have many available colors to pick from. Traditional oaks generally have 6-8 color choices all of which start at a blonde color and go to a smokey gray or midnight black coloring. We recommend shaping a room to the floor that is in it. You can always repaint, replacing a floor can be costly and a lot of time unaffordable, especially when it comes to the cost of a gallon of paint versus a floor being removed, prepared an installed. Large rooms often look great with a darker color, that can give a rich and grand look to a room, where smaller rooms showing off lighter colors often give the illusion that the are bigger than they really are.

Whatever your choice in flooring, you can be sure to find it at the best price at our online flooring store http://floorsbybluewater.com .

Wednesday, December 1, 2010

Aluminum Truck Ladder Racks

Beauty meets utility with a custom ladder rack


Recently Bluewater Flooring had it's trucks outfitted with custom aluminum truck ladder racks by High Speed Welding in Wilmington, NC. These ladder racks are amazing, they are fully made out of high grade aluminum and support upwards of 2000 pounds. We had a wind deflector installed on our ladder rack to keep the road noise down that your get from traditional steel ladder racks. We are very impressed with our truck ladder rack from High Speed Welding and will be recommending them to anyone in the country as they ship NATIONWIDE for a great price. Check out their ladder racks selection at their online store www.CustomAluminumProducts.com

Thursday, November 18, 2010

Make sure to check out the specials running this month! BLACK NOVEMBER!

Bluewater's Black November specials are in full swing, we will have a few products during the entire week next week at up to $1.00 per square foot off. Check the impressions hardwood flooring section out for the best deals we have to offer on the best product we carry.

Sunday, November 14, 2010

Nobody does Hardwood Flooring like Bluewater Flooring!

Bluewater Flooring is a wholesale Dealer to the retail market for Hardwood Flooring products. Bluewater specializes in wood floor products and has expert customer service reps ready and waiting for your questions about your next solid hardwood flooring or engineered wood floor project.

Wednesday, November 10, 2010

Learn about Engineered Wood Flooring

Bluewater Flooring Learning Center
Learn about why Engineered wood flooring is the choice for your floor at Bluewater Flooring.

"Installing hardwood flooring over a concrete subfloor can often times become a nightmare if the product you have chosen is a solid wood flooring product. Solid woods will often absorb moisture from the concrete through the wood and show signs of moisture by cupping at the edges of the board or swelling. Often installing solid wood flooring over a concrete subfloor can result in breaking of the products warranty due to improper installation. How do we remedy this issue?" Read more at the Floors by Bluewater Learning Center.

Tuesday, November 9, 2010

.25 cents off all Impressions hardwood flooring

We took a biiiig discount off all of our impressions hardwood flooring this month @ http://floorsbybluewater.com
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Wednesday, October 20, 2010

Balterio Laminate flooring in stock NOW

Balterio Laminate Flooring IN STOCK

Check out our Balterio Laminate Flooring the industries best built laminate product is now available online at Floors by Bluewater. Please browse our collection and call for a sample today, we have this product IN STOCK.

Solid Wood Flooring Sale

Bluewater Flooring is having a 5% off all solid wood flooring sale the months of October & November.

Take a 5% Discount on all of our Solid hardwood flooring products all month of October & November. Save even bigger with Impressions solid wood flooring through the rest of the year with free bona cleaning kits and deep shipping discounts.

Tuesday, August 10, 2010

Earthwerks Flooring - Luxury Vinyl Plank Flooring

Bluewater Flooring is still commanding the best price on Vinyl Plank Flooring on the web. Partnered with Earthwerks flooring, Bluewater is pulling out all the stops to offer you rock bottom pricing on Earthwerks vinyl flooring.