Atlanta Housing Source

My wife Anne Lackey and I have renovated dozens of home in the past ten years.  The home almost always gets new flooring.  Sometimes we use pre-finished engineered wood, sometimes it is vinyl, other times we put down tile and in every home goes some carpet.

For our rental home we have used a base grade of carpet over the years and am now transitioning to a vinyl product that looks like wood and is installed in planks. It is similar to those Pergo type flooring products only the base isn’t a masonite type substance that can expand if it gets wet.

In the last major high end renovation we put Bruce engineered wood flooring on the entire first level, plush heavy pile carpet up stairs in the bedrooms and a smooth commercial type carpet in the terrace level.  The master bathroom received travertine tile on the floors and in the wet areas.  The travertine even extends into the walk-in closet in the master bath area.

Nearly everyday we are involved in the repairs and maintenance of the rental homes we own and those we manage for others.  ‘Turnkey’ is the term we use for the work to be done when a tenant moves out to get the home ready for the next tenant.  Very often the carpet that has a 5-7 year life needs replacing and sometimes vinyl gets torn when the tenant moves the stove, washer or refrigerator.

When we do a turnkey or renovation to resell we always depend on one guy to handle the flooring.  That guy is Rob Lowder, the owner of Floor Creations. He has the best folks working for him from the person that come to measure to the crews who come to install your selection.

Rob has a showroom on the east side of town but don’t worry, they will bring the showroom to you so you can select the perfect color for your home in the comfort of your home.  They service all over Metro Atlanta.  You can reach Rob at 770-918-0043 and tell him Mark sent you.  Check them out at www.atlantahousingsource.com/