The Flooring Studio
St. George flooring showroom offering carpet, tile, hardwood and luxury vinyl alongside design services.
The Flooring Studio pairs a St. George showroom with design help, covering carpet, tile, hardwood and luxury vinyl. Choosing between them in this valley involves one factor that rarely makes the national comparison charts: how much direct sun a given room takes, and for how many hours.
The wider picture
Houses here are built to capture views, which means large expanses of glass, and glass on a south or west elevation admits a great deal of ultraviolet light along with the view. Ultraviolet exposure fades floors as reliably as it fades furniture and fabric. On natural wood the change is not always a loss of color - many species darken or amber rather than lighten, and cherry famously deepens - but it is uneven, so a rug lifted after two years leaves its outline behind. Printed products like luxury vinyl and laminate carry a photographic decor layer under a clear wear layer, and how well they resist fading depends on whether that construction includes ultraviolet inhibitors.
Wear layer thickness is the other specification worth reading on resilient flooring, expressed in mils, because it is the only part of the product that takes traffic - the decor layer beneath it is a printed film that cannot be refinished. Tile sidesteps both problems: fired ceramic and porcelain are color-stable under sunlight and effectively unaffected by grit, which is why so much of the valley's flooring is tile in the main living areas with softer materials reserved for bedrooms. Low-emissivity window coatings and window coverings reduce the ultraviolet load substantially, which makes the flooring choice and the window covering choice genuinely related decisions.
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Nearby: Wood Ash Rye, The Advenire, Autograph Collection, Benja Thai and Sushi.
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Address
596 E Tabernacle, Suite BSt. George, UT 84770
Contact
- Work Phone: 435-767-8564
- Website: https://stgeorgeflooring.com/
Frequently asked questions
Does sunlight fade floors?
It does, and homes here take an unusual amount of it through large view windows. Wood changes color unevenly under ultraviolet exposure - many species amber or darken rather than lighten - and printed products such as luxury vinyl and laminate fade in the decor layer unless the construction includes ultraviolet inhibitors. Tile and porcelain are essentially unaffected.
What does wear layer thickness mean on vinyl flooring?
It is the thickness of the clear protective top layer, usually given in mils, and it is the only part of the product that takes traffic. Beneath it is a printed decor film that cannot be refinished, so once the wear layer is gone the pattern goes with it. A thicker wear layer is the single most useful indicator of how long a resilient floor will look new.
Do window coverings affect flooring choice?
They are closely related decisions. Window coverings and low-emissivity glass coatings cut the ultraviolet reaching the floor substantially, which widens the range of materials that will hold their appearance in a bright room. In a room with large unshaded south or west glass, the flooring specification has to carry that load on its own.
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