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Flooring Contractor Dishes on Wood-look Tile

Wood-look tile looks like a long-term trend. Tile can go where wood wouldn’t dare. Advances in tile-making technology are producing tile that looks close enough to wood you might fool termites. That is until they take their first bite. If you’re considering wood-look tile, get the scoop from Inspired Remodels, the Orange County flooring contractor that knows wood-look tile.

What is Wood-Look Tile?

Wood-look tile is a ceramic or porcelain tile that looks like wood. It is what it says. However, porcelain and ceramic are different. Porcelain is better suited for the kitchen. It resists stains better and is more durable.

Some wood-look tile incorporates grain. Not only does it look like wood, it feels like wood under your feet. But, it outperforms wood time and again.

What Makes Tile Better Than Wood?

Tile is durable. So is wood, but wood needs to be refinished. Tile floors don’t need to be refinished. Wood shows scratches, nicks, and dings. Tile stands up to abuse.

Water swells wood. Porcelain tile doesn’t absorb water. To qualify as porcelain, water absorption must be one-tenth of one percent or less (< 1/10th of 1%). That’s why wood-look tile is perfect for bathrooms, mud rooms and spa retreats. All the beauty of wood without the water-damage worry.

Maintaining tile is easy. Wood maintenance requires special products and techniques. Wood-look tile does not. Vacuum, sweep or mop. The choice is yours. Just keep it clean and it looks good for years.

Wood-Look Tile is Versatile

Wood-look tile is at home in any room in your home. It looks well with dark cabinets. Install it with light cabinetry. Doesn’t matter the wood used to make your wood cabinets, wood-look tile has an option to complement it. In the kitchen, it works and plays well with all appliance finishes. In the bathroom, you can use any color fixture. Any flooring contractor will tell you that wood-look tile doesn’t limit you, it actually makes more choices available.

Wood isn’t appropriate for high-traffic areas. Wood-look tile is. Foot traffic is no match for tile. It takes a beating and cleans up with a mopping. You can’t say that for wood floors. So, wood-look tile is perfect for entryways and mud rooms. You can even use some wood-look tile on exterior spaces to unify your home, inside and out.

Start with the Flooring Contractor that Knows Wood and Tile

Before you start shopping new floors, start with a flooring contractor that knows the pros and cons of all flooring. Call Joe at Inspired Remodels. Expert advice isn’t far away. Inspired Remodels is the Orange County based flooring contractor that works with all flooring materials. From porcelain, ceramic and glass tile to wood and high-end laminate, Inspired Remodels knows the brands that last and the looks you’ll love. Call (949) 716-1938 and schedule your consultation today.

Bathroom Renovation Company Tips for Surviving Your Remodel

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You’ve likely spent months with magazines and Pinterest. You know the HGTV schedule by heart. Your bathroom remodel is one of the most highly anticipated events of the year. Now the contract is signed, a construction date is set and reality sets in. Your bathroom is going to be under construction for some time. You need a bathroom! Here’s tips to survive a remodel from a bathroom renovation company that’s seen the good, bad and ugly of people coping with construction.

Avoid Major Renovations

This doesn’t mean you should avoid performing major renovations. It means you should avoid them. If more than half of your house is going to be under construction at one time, you should consider moving out temporarily.

It’s hard enough to live without a kitchen or a bathroom. But, if your kitchen, bathroom and bedroom are all under renovation at the same time you should probably move out. It’s a great time to take that vacation you’ve been planning.

Just make sure that your kitchen, bedroom and bathroom renovation company know how to reach you while you are gone. That way if problems or questions arise, they can be solved before you return.

Think of it this way, you’re probably going on vacation for a week or two this year. Why not do it during remodeling if a major portion of your house will be unlivable.

Memberships Matter

Got a membership at the local gym? Then take advantage of the shower and bathroom facilities while your bathroom is out of order.

Pack a bag with your personal care essentials and make it a habit to shower at the gym. Many gyms even provide hair dryers!

Honestly, the gym management doesn’t care that you didn’t work out. After all, they’ve got your monthly membership fee and that’s what matters to them. Shower at the gym in the morning before work or in the evening when your day is done.

Plan Carefully

Plan with your bathroom renovation company very carefully. Before work begins, remove all items from the bathroom that you need on a regular basis. Talk to them about how they will contain debris and dust while they are working. Windows should be open if possible. Not only should doors be closed, but a containment area should be set up if sanding is involved.

Talk to the contractor about protecting your HVAC ducting system from construction debris. If your unit runs while construction is underway, dust will be picked up from the areas under construction and deposited all over the house. If the climate must be controlled to protect the materials being installed, then the AC might need to be left on. In this instance, make sure a thorough cleaning of the blower motor, coils, and ductwork is performed once work is complete.

Bathroom Renovation Company that Cares

Inspired Remodels knows your home is more than our work area. Your home is your castle. We pledge to minimize the stress involved with a major renovation. Get a single point of contact for the entire project, get designers and remodelers that work as a team, and get a truly inspired remodel of your bathroom in Orange County. Call (949) 716-1938 and schedule a consultation today.

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Bathroom Remodeler Gets Creative with Tile

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Inspired Remodels, the inspired Orange County bathroom remodeler, has been getting creative with tile. Take a look at these recent jobs and you won’t look at tile the same way again.

Pebbles

Natural materials are so incredibly cool. That’s why they are hot. In the bathroom, pebbles bring to mind visions of bubbling brooks and babbling streams. Water and rock are paired in nature. That’s all the inspiration Jason and Joe Mueller need to create amazing bathrooms.

This soaking tub is perched on a pad of pebble tiles. The contrast with the wood is pleasing to the eye because wood and stone complement each other. Wood, water, and stone. It’s the beauty of the forest stream in your bathroom. Now your eyes may not see a forest stream, but your soul senses the spirit.

Pebbles are the basis of this shower floor and also provide an accent stripe on the wall. Once again, its wood, water, and rock. Except this time, the wood is tile. Just close your eyes and you are transported from your Orange County bathroom to the outdoors, showering peacefully in nature. It’s inspired!

Wouldn’t You Know – It’s Not Wood

While wood provides natural beauty to the bathroom, it’s not terribly practical. Water ruins wood. It softens wood. Water promotes the growth of mold and wood fibers provide the food for fungus to grow. That’s the last thing you want in the bathroom, mold growth. Water also causes wood to swell. So, Inspired Remodels is the bathroom remodeler that gets wood looks into the bathroom without using wood. They use tile!

These tiles so perfectly emulate wood many of them even have grain and texture. Your toes won’t know it’s not wood, your eyes won’t know it’s not wood, but your mop will know for sure it’s not wood. Wood look tile is cleaned like standard, ceramic or porcelain tile. Get out the vacuum, get out the mop, get out the Swiffer. However you prefer to clean, you can use that method to clean this wood-look tile.

Like the look of reclaimed or distressed wood but not the price tag? Wood-look tile is the perfect solution. You get the historic, rustic feeling without breaking the bank.

This tile gives you the look of reclaimed wood with the price and ease of care of tile. As a bonus, it’s much easier and more practical to install radiant heat under tile floor. Wood expands and contracts under heat. While it’s possible to install radiant heat under some wood floors, it’s not practical for all wood floors.

Radiant heat is perfect for keeping the chill in the bathroom at bay. Tile and radiant heat are easy to install together. Wood-look tile allows you to get the warmth of radiant heat and and warm look of wood without the hassle of actual wood floors.

Inspired Bathrooms Start with an Inspired Bathroom Remodeler

Need a little inspiration for your next bathroom remodel? Contact Inspired Remodels. Want to freshen up a guest bath, redo a half bath, remodel a shower, or create a new master bath spa? Harness the creativity of Inspired Remodels. From pebbles, to wood-look, to the latest pattern tiles, Jason and Joe make your dreams reality.

Call (949) 716-1938 or Contact Us online today.