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20 Feb 18 General 0

How to Choose the Best Quality Loose Lay Vinyl Planks?

When we say ‘Best Quality Loose Lay Vinyl Planks’, there is always a great exclamation in ‘Those are 100% waterproof’. With such innovation, these planks are best for wet floors as they are designed to keep the moisture away from sinking through the subfloor or beyond. Moreover, the loose lay

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22 Nov 17 Carpet 0

Types of Carpet

The aesthetic appeal, texture, and longevity of any carpet are majorly determined by its type. Carpets come in both natural and man-made fibers, with styles for every floor of your home decor. At Mike’s Carpet, we offer the best of the carpets in Victoria - in a cut pile,
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Find Quality Luxury Vinyl Flooring Tiles & Planks
11 Oct 17 Blog 0

Find Quality Luxury Vinyl Flooring Tiles & Planks

The interior design trends change every season and this year, we can’t get enough of the luxury vinyl flooring planks and tiles. These products look like ceramic tiles or stones and come with gorgeous natural colors and textures. They feel like the real thing and resemble wood planks from species
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02 Mar 17 Blog 0

Tips For Choosing The Right Carpet

Carpets are the most luxurious feelings under our feet, and are available in many beautiful colours, designs and materials. With so many great variations to choose from, it can be difficult to choose the right carpet for yourself. Considering all the major factors about carpets, these also come with many advantages
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15 May 15 Blog 0

Buyer’s Guide To Timber Flooring

In a marketplace where choices are unlimited, purchasing the right timber flooring can be a daunting task--visiting hundreds of stores, looking for each’s vast collection, and then picking the one out of hundreds if not thousands.
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20 Apr 15 Blog 0

Choosing the Right Timber Floor

In today’s marketplace purchasing a timber flooring can be a complex task. The difficulty mainly accounts for the numerous types of timber flooring available in the market. On top of that, individual choices in the terms of cost, look and wear, further complicate this task. Potential buyers are inclined to be
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04 Mar 15 Blog 0

Few Tips for Cleaning Vinyl Floors

Those durable and versatile pieces of design that can enlighten the mood of any home, Vinyl floors, on the other hand, can be especially depressing and offset positive energy of someone’s home in the absence of a regular maintenance and cleaning. However, many find it extremely cumbersome to clean their
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31 Jan 15 Blog 0

A Guide to Buy Wooden floors in Australia

In today’s market buying a timber flooring can be a complicated task. The complication mainly accounts for the many types of wooden flooring available in the market. On top of that, personal choices in the terms of cost, appearance and wear, further complicate this task. Prospective buyers are tend to be extra
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31 Dec 14 Blog 0

Are you looking for vinyl flooring designs? Here are some tips.

Vinyl, considered as the most resilient, versatile and affordable among flooring choices that are available today for buying. An affordable alternative to other flooring materials, Vinyls can be 70% cheaper than any other flooring materials, depending on the surface that you choose. Vinyl provides flexibility in the terms of style
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11 Aug 14 Blog 0

Steal the Show with the Carpets in Vogue

Carpets can make your feet feel mellowed with their warmth and mild touch. These days, it is becoming a hard nut to crack for picking and shelling out money to purchase the right carpet. The range of carpets has been revamped with many attributes such that they add a new
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23 Jul 14 Blog 0

Believe in Feng Shui? Choose the Right Carpet

The aftermaths of Feng Shui are felt in the human mind, body and spirit in ways that can either enhance or diminish one’s personal aura. Undeniably flooring defines the overall visual impression of your space. But the question is about choosing the embellishing ideal carpet in respect to Feng Shui. Positive
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03 Jul 14 Blog 0

Why choose Timber Flooring?

Timber flooring is one of the widely chosen flooring options in Australia. With its soothing pattern ranges, durability and sustainability, it has become one of the most popular flooring choice for people in Australia. With today’s fast paced lives, the feel of country living in itself is very soothing which is
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03 Jul 14 Blog 0

Vacuuming the Carpets: Reasons to do it Regularly!

Why you should vacuum your carpets on a regular basis? Carpets play a vital role in enhancing the look and appeal of any home. Available in a variety of designs and patterns, they add charm to the interior of a house and make it look all the more classy and elegant. However,
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03 Jul 14 Blog 0

Explore the wide world of Carpets!

The different carpet types and their uses! As carpets in Victoria have turned to be most fashionable and popular flooring choice, most people are now available of the various types existing in the market. There are innumerable rugs and carpets, differing by colour, texture, fashion and material. They even have a function. Some
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03 Jul 14 Blog 0

Modern Vinyl Flooring: Its origin, use & benefits!

How different is the new vinyl flooring from the older version! Understanding Vinyl flooring Vinyl is a kind of plastic; a man-made material that is made out from ethylene. Ethylene is obtained from crude oil, and chlorine, which is found in salt. Vinyl is mostly used in flooring - both in the
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03 Jul 14 Blog 0

Features You Must Look for in Vinyl Flooring!

Vinyl Flooring features you must look into before making the purchase! Vinyl flooring comes with a wide range of features which are very important from a buyer’s point of view. However, it is not mandatory that you will find all the features in both sheet and the tiles. Let us here discuss
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03 Jul 14 Blog 0

Maintaining timber floors: The essential guidelines!

Important tips to clean and maintain timber floors. Quality timber flooring enhances the beauty of your home and certainly stands as a striking feature of your abode. It is the current rage in the world of interiors and is in great demand. People are getting back to this old mode
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03 Jul 14 Blog 0

Laminate Flooring & the New Innovations Glorifying it!

Laminate flooring is getting popular widely with more and more people referring its use for home décor. Nowadays, designing experts are even making it a point to bring in some innovation to the old techniques and bring out a more novel and classic appeal with laminate flooring. The newest trend is
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03 Jul 14 Blog 0

Taking care of your Vinyl Floors!

Let your vinyl floors retain their charm for longer following the useful cleaning tips! Vinyl floors have brought in a new change in the field of home decor and flooring solutions. It happens to be low maintenance requiring type and can be kept in good form for a long time. However, despite
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03 Jul 14 Blog 0

Review of timber floors by Interior decor experts

For sorting out dilemmas regarding the choice of wooden floors, the best advisors would be flooring experts or interior decor specialists. Giving you an insight of the fashion quotient, Interior experts put light on advantages and drawbacks of timber floors. Giving a rational view of the whole flooring scenario, they prove
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03 Jul 14 Blog 0

Most attractive facets of laminate floors

Flooring provides an additional appeal to the space through aesthetics and design. Dressing floors with different types of flooring solutions not only guard the base floor but also create a fashion statement. Laminate floors in Melbourne get highest votes in the realm of glamorous floorings. This form of synthetic wooden floors
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03 Jul 14 Blog 0

Stylish and affordable Flooring solution

The easiest way to lay down floor without any stress of hammer and nails is possible through floating timber floors. These form of wooden floors gets easily adhered to the backing layer at cheapest rates. The advantage is that there are many vendors offering  high quality floating floor timber in
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03 Jul 14 Blog 0

The anatomy of laminate floors

Laminate has been extensively used in creating tenacious flooring solutions. Plus Australians have a penchant for attractive looking floors. There are numerous online and brick mortar shops offering laminate floors in Melbourne. This man made floor proves less expensive than other hard wood floors giving one a breather on the budget. Laminate
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03 Jul 14 Blog 0

Classic solution for wet surfaces

Vinyl floors are an inexpensive way to cover flooring surface. These are light weight and are made up by adding plasticisers, pigments, stabilisers etc. into vinyl compound. Sold commercially, vinyl has been topping the flooring industry with its durability and affordability. These floors are ideal for places with high affinity towards
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03 Jul 14 Blog 0

Timber floors add a touch of glamour to office area

Timber is considered ethnic for its natural look and ethereal texture. But, the same properties can give a striking appeal to your office space. Let's brain storm how timber can add a touch of glamour to any formal space. Firstly, timber is even and uniform in design. The uniformity of wood
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03 Jul 14 Blog 0

Bamboo floors – a tangible, lasting timber flooring solutions

Bamboo floors are becoming increasingly popular for their natural appeal. These user-friendly floors signify the 'go green' attitude. Available in plenty, bamboo is the finest row material for flooring solutions. The best alternative to hardwood, bamboo floors with distinctive nodal patterns are considered ideal form of timber flooring. There are many
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03 Jul 14 Blog 0

Most common myths about carpets in Australia

Carpets are the best form of fibre art! While guarding the floor these are the finest way to augment your home, office or business places in Australia. They are used as a protective layer of the hard floor which make the floor look attractive and gives a soft, cushioning effect to
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03 Jul 14 Blog 0

Real and fake Floating timber flooring solutions

Floating timber flooring solution is a term defined for floors that are not nailed or glued to the sub floor. Easiest to install these floors have become a rage in flooring coliseum.

Floating timber flooring solution is a term defined for floors that are not nailed or glued to the

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03 Jul 14 Blog 0

Give small rooms an enlarged effect through carpets

When you have a small, cute home your choice of colour and room accessories can give it an expanded look and make it look bigger than what it actually is. You can give it an illusion of a larger space through accessories like rugs, mirrors, curtains and windows. Today we would
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03 Jul 14 Blog 0

Bamboo – ideal material for timber flooring in the kitchen

Kitchen flooring demands a sense of good understanding and far sightedness. The kitchen area is exposed to frequent splattering and damping. For these reasons it needs effective flooring solutions. In the realm of timber flooring, bamboo champions as the ideal material. For its characteristic properties of durability and ease of maintenance
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03 Jul 14 Blog 0

Most dependable solutions for homes and offices

Floors are one of the finest ways to pose a style statement! Good looking floors entice the onlooker by generating warmth in the entire space. In the realm of floor solutions, timber flooring is considered an ideal choice by floor and decor specialists. Apt for homes and offices the wooden floors
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03 Jul 14 Blog 0

For modish ambiance embellish the space with timber

Timber floors are most preferred choice for they are tenacious, durable, affordable and fashionable. Suitable for homes and offices alike, these form the best flooring solutions. Adding ecstasy to homes and offices has become the mantra of the moment! The ambiance of the space holds a significant place in today's modish
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03 Jul 14 Blog 0

Benefits of Vinyl Floors

Vinyl floors offer a lot of advantages due to many reasons. Most of the people are not aware of these benefits. This post will help you understand those benefits, so that you can make most of these benefits the next time you go for any construction or interior make over. Benefits:- Various design
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03 Jul 14 Blog 0

How to Choose the Best Laminate Flooring

Laminate flooring is one the most amazing flooring solutions available. It is inexpensive and durable as compared to other flooring options. If you are getting laminate flooring installed for the first time, you need to know what kind of laminate flooring will be required for your home. There are several
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03 Jul 14 Blog 0

Carpets – Common problems and solutions

Home and office carpets at times offer some problems that need to be fixed to keep look and feel of the carpet fresh and elegant. Here is a list of problems that you might come across with solutions that will help you fix them. Browning:- Also known as cellulosic browning, browning
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03 Jul 14 Blog 0

Things to know before you buy a carpet

Who doesn't want a luxurious and beautiful home? You are choosy and want just the best quality carpets for your sweet home; yet you tend to get equally confused, while you start looking to buy a carpet, according to size of the rooms and colors of walls etc. And why not,
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03 Jul 14 Blog 0

Solid strand woven bamboo floorings discount offer

Did you drop the idea of purchasing Solid strand Woven bamboo flooring because of budget? Now, you have a reason to smile! Woven bamboo flooring is captivating and so is your smile. Mike's Carpet Discounters bring you fascinating and quality bamboo floorings at unbelievably discounted price. Yes, you read it right. Mike's
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03 Jul 14 Blog 0

Get into know latest trends in Home Flooring

Fashion is universal! Everything we do today has its own fashion and trend. Be it our clothes or ornaments or shoes or anything else! And home decoration is no exception! When we speak about home decoration, first thing we consider is flooring of the home. The design, look and style
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03 Jul 14 Blog 0

Get into know how the carpet is constructed

Have you ever imagined how your beautifully carved carpets are constructed? If no, get into know it now, because it is really interesting and useful to know the stuff.

May be you need to know it in future for any reason, so why not have a look at some

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03 Jul 14 Blog 0

Timber Flooring Information and FAQs

You might have come across timber flooring and you might also have installed and be using timber floors at your home or office. Or simply you might be looking for timber flooring system to be installed at your home or office. But at the same time, there are a number of
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03 Jul 14 Blog 0

What is Timber Flooring?

Timber Flooring is, simply a way to enhance the beauty, look and feel of your home/office. To be more precise, timber flooring is wooden flooring method. It is somewhat as equal as wooden flooring but a little different than it in a way that timber floor is made from recycled
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03 Jul 14 Blog 0

How to choose professional looking Carpets for the office

Carpets are generally used as a means to enhance the beauty of the home and other surrounding places. But that’s not the only use of the Carpet. Now a days, carpets are widely used to decorate the office/shops/showrooms (in short the commercial surroundings). People now choose carpets for both their
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03 Jul 14 Blog 0

Making your kids learn through carpet paintings!

Our kids are mostly habituated to learn through the traditional learning system that we have developed in our schools. But have you ever thought of a fun way to teach your little ones? Yes, now you can make your kids learn through carpet paintings! However selecting and
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03 Jul 14 Blog 0

How to take care of your carpet: Experts overview

Carpets have been used for not just enhancing beauty of your places, but it is also used to make yourself feel comfortable while you walk over it. So taking proper care of carpet has always been a top priority and a big concern for carpet owners, but that doesn’t seem so
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03 Jul 14 Blog 0

Searching for best Carpets

Are you looking for suitable carpet to floor your home, office, workplace or social centre? Do you want carpet that may not only enhance the look of your place and comfort but also ensure a long live quality? Then the place where you will get all your carpet needs fulfilled
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03 Jul 14 Blog 0

Making Carpets different ways

There are different work patterns used during the making of carpets. Some of them are: Woven Production of such carpets is done on the looms that are similar to the looms used for woven cloth. There is a use of a variety of coloured yarn for the processing. There are innumerable pattern
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03 Jul 14 Blog 0

How to enhance beauty of your place?

Enhancing the beauty of your home or office or any other place is always full of confusions and choices. Although you are available with many options to choose from for enhancing the beauty of your place, the best option would be by using carpets. It just don’t increase the beauty
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27 Dec 13 Blog 0

Ways to extend your carpet life!

Easy ways to extend the life of your carpet and maintain its charm for long! Presently, home decor might seem to be dominated by the tiling and laminated flooring options. But carpets are still considered to be the most commonly used flooring option and it is even the most trusted among
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27 Dec 13 Blog 0

Why to Choose Timber Floors For Your Home?

The many benefits of timber floors that make them the right flooring choice for your home. Timber Flooring BenefitsWhether it is about designing a new home or renovating the existing one, the perplexity related to choosing the right type of flooring takes a toll on all. However, as there are a
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27 Dec 13 Blog 0

Care and concerns of commercial carpet cleaning

Carpets giving comfort and cushion effect need to be maintained with absolute care. Else they will be the breeding ground for dust, pollens, allergens etc. Cleaning the carpets is an added task but has lot of significance. Dirty carpets are an absolute no from the hygiene point of view. If you
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27 Dec 13 Blog 0

Give home flooring a make over with attractive carpets

Carpets are the best ornamentation for flooring homes, offices and public places. The flooring industry has seen tremendous growth in the past few years with the increase in number of fashionable customers. From designer carpets in Melbourne to simplistic rugs with crazy prints, the idea of decorating floors has become a
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27 Dec 13 Blog 0

Parquetry timber floors – perfect antique flooring!

Artistic designs accentuate timber floors and give it a traditional and sophisticated appeal. Famed to enhance the aesthetic value of the place, these designs add to the attraction of the floor. With a designer appeal and beautiful visage, parquetry were traditionally used for entrance of the house. Contrasting colours of wood
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27 Dec 13 Blog 0

Warranties to be checked while buying timber floors

Timber floors signify an excellent mix of sophistication, style and traditional feel. Manufacturers in Melbourne design various types of engineered woods with different wearing rates. According to statistics if a floor wears 10% in the first year and 20% in the second year and so on then it is
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27 Dec 13 Blog 0

Check list for buying carpets in Melbourne

While you are fond of adorning the house with carpets, you must have a fair idea about checking certain aspects before the final purchase. As carpets are priced as per weight so, be careful else it would prove dearer to you. There are plenty of stores selling carpets in Melbourne. But
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