There are a lot of great reasons to go green.
Maybe you want an all-natural home free of contaminants, to protect your familyâs health. Maybe you want to use renewable materials to protect the planet. No matter your motivations, Patrice Raven and Garry Lozon at Âé¶čAVâs are here to help.
âA lot of people arenât aware of the eco-friendly flooring options available,â Lozon says.
And you donât have to sacrifice comfort or quality to go green. Here are four flooring solutions that will help your home in more ways than one:
1. Super-soft carpets made from recycled plastic bottles
is excited about Tryesse Carpets, and not just because theyâre eco-friendly.
âItâs really soft,â Lozon says, âAnd itâs made to last.â
Recycled plastic bottles are spun into a long, continuous filament, which means thereâs no shedding.
âThe really cool thing is that it doesnât absorb like other carpets. It cleans really easily.â
Pets, wine, and other stains donât stand a chance on this carpet. People donât believe them at first, but Raven encouraged one customer to take home a sample.
âShe tried it at home and then bought a whole bunch!â
2. Natural New Zealand wool carpets
Not only is wool renewable and all-natural, it also absorbs household air pollutants and is naturally stain-resistant.
You can sink your feet into luxury and know that at the end of your carpetâs lifespan you can save it from the landfill because wool is biodegradable.
âWool carpets are more expensive, but for customers who have the budget itâs a worthwhile investment. Wool is a quality product and at Impression Floors weâll install it with care. All our customers want is a quality product and a job well done,â Lozon says.
3. Ethically sourced hardwood flooring with an all-natural finish
Impression Floors only carries hardwood certified by the , which means the wood comes from responsibly managed forests. Their eco-friendly wood products are free of chemical contamination and wonât release pollutants into the air.
âGreenâ flooring also uses an all-natural oil finish.
âYou never need to sand them,â Lozon says, âYou just oil the high-traffic areas when the texture starts to change. You donât have to do the whole floor.â
4. Luxury vinyl
More and more vinyl is made from recycled materials, and itâs built to last â the less frequently you have to replace your flooring, the better for the planet. Impression Floors works with some Canadian manufacturers who are focused on reducing their energy consumption during production.
Visit the store at . near the corner of Hwy 33 and Hwy 97, or call 250-979-7419 to find out about the latest deals.