Flooring experience

I was born and raised in Dalton, GA the carpet capital of the world.
My grandmother ran one of the largest rug companies in the world and her husband worked for a major carpet manufacture.

My dad started his company Craig's Carpet in 1980 the year I was born. From the time I was 10 all the way through high school I spent my summers working in the warehouse loading trucks and learning about the company from the bottom up. In 1999 my dad bought Georgia Carpet Industries and opened his store up to retail sales.

I have been working full time at Georgia Carpet Industries for 12 years now. I have done just about everything you can do in a flooring store and now I do all day to day operations. By doing all types of different jobs in the company I feel like I have a well rounded view of how things work in the company.

I wanted to start this blog to help people in their flooring process because it is not as easy as going to buy a TV and is something your family is going to use for years to come.

I am going to talk about new products, the purchasing process, DIY, and general information about the flooring industry.

Stainmaster Pet friendly odor removing carpet

Brand new product coming out in March from Beaulieu is a Stainmaster carpet with Magic fresh added. It removes odors without doing anythng to the carpet. I ran some test myself and I was really surprised. If you have pets and want carpet this is the way to go. Click the link below for more information and get an idea of what it cost.

Textured Carpet - Touch Of Heaven Textured Carpet - Georgia Carpet Industries

Things to have with you when you shop for flooring

1. Have the dimensions of the rooms you want to put new floors on.
2. Know what type of subfloor you are putting the floor on.
3. Know if you are above grade, grade, or below grade.
a. Above grade: upstairs
b. Grade: main level
c. Below grade: basement
4. Have a piece of fabric or wall color you are trying to coordinate your flooring with.
5. Also know where your high traffic areas are.
6. If you have pets or children look for flooring that is designed to with stand the little ones.