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Thinscape WilsonArt countertops are often referenced by those in the home remodeling industry, yet some homeowners aren’t exactly sure what these unique counters are really all about. The Thinscape performance tops are distinct from every other option available on the market. These counters were expertly designed for an elegant aesthetic that makes a kitchen look and feel that much more upscale and welcoming.

All in all, the Thinscape WilsonArt countertop collection has a dozen slim, versatile, and sturdy slabs. These slabs feature on-trend materials for truly artful surfaces you are proud to have in your home. Examples of such surface materials include aged metal, planked wood, large stone, and quartz. Thinscape provides a balance of presentation, durability, functionality, and affordability. There is no need for any type of special tooling when these counters are added to your home or other space.

Countertops That Prove Resistant to Damage

Each of these unique countertop creations is resistant to water, meaning you won’t have to worry about damage from spills or other forms of moisture. Add in the fact that the Thinscape WilsonArt counters are resistant to stains and can be maintained with ease in the kitchen, and there is even more reason to upgrade your home’s counters.

A Thin Performer

Though Thinscape WilsonArt counters are thinner than some others, they are eye-popping, functional, and sleek. These thin counters are designed with performance and beauty in mind, ultimately providing your kitchen with the optimal combination of form and function. Thinscape is the happy medium between thin porcelain that looks modern yet doesn’t stand the test of time and conventional harder materials such as granite and marble that hold strong yet prove quite costly.

Flexible and Artful Countertops Suitable for Every Home

Wouldn’t it be nice if your countertops were the highlight of your kitchen, bathroom, and other parts of your home? If your current counters are outdated, unsightly, or simply no longer appeal to you and/or your family, add Thinscape WilsonArt counters to your kitchen, bathroom, or other room, and you’ll feel as though you are living in a new home. These artful counters can also be added to garage worktops and laundry rooms.

Choose the WilsonArt Thinscape design option that is ideal for your home, and you’ll be proud of your new counters’ look and function. Thinscape WilsonArt counters are available in an array of design options, one of which is sure to look fantastic in your home. From the popular stone design option to granite, wood, and marble, there’s a design for every unique kitchen, bathroom, and other room in the home in need of new countertops.

American-Made Counters

Part of what makes Thinscape counters so unique is that they are made with the highest quality craftsmanship. The materials and labor used to create these distinct counters are both from right here in the land of the free and the home of the brave. The fact that the counters are made in America means they also carry the UL GreenGuard Gold Certification. This certification is indicative of elite indoor air quality.

Domestic manufacturing is also beneficial in the context of counter production and installation as it ameliorates potential supply chain issues, ultimately ensuring your new counters are installed in accordance with the promised timetable. Add in the fact that the domestic production of Thinscape counters allows for greater control over product inventory and availability without the worry of tariffs pertaining to international trade, and there is even more reason to support the American economy by adding Thinscape counters to your home.

Easy to Clean and Maintain

Thinscape performance countertops do not require specialized cleaning solutions. Nor do these counters require highly frequent cleanings. Thinscape counters can be cleaned with relative ease, yet they don’t require a considerable amount of attention as they are resistant to impact, moisture, and scratches.

A Small Foundation With Big Appeal

Though the foundation of Thinscape counters is intentionally small and comparably thin, the diminutive build of the counters is revered as a strength. Thinscape counters perform better than other counters, retain their beauty, and hold strong years into their lifespan. These qualities are precisely why Thinscape has taken the sector by storm.

Thin countertops pair just right with modern thin cabinets, creating a whole that is greater than the sum of its parts. Fast forward a couple years into the future, and you just might find Thinscape has set the trend of kitchen and bathroom counters with a wave of new counters with thin profiles.

Contact Hiltons Flooring Today

If you suspect the time is right for new flooring, be proactive by contacting our flooring team today. You can reach Hiltons Flooring by dialing (817) 461-5189 or by completing our online contact form.

Do you need a new floor? Maybe you’re replacing something old. Maybe it’s a new construction project. Either way, good flooring options are important.

You need something that looks great, is manageable in terms of maintenance, and adds value to the home or building. These are reasonable expectations, and there are a number of flooring options that can meet all of the criteria.

One of those options is tile, and even though you know what tile is, you might be underestimating its potential. In that light, here are six reasons to choose tile flooring.

Maintenance

There’s a reason that tile has remained one of the most popular flooring choices for so many decades. It’s easy to manage. Tile is tough, doesn’t stain easily, resists water, and generally does all of the things that make life simpler. You don’t have to break your back scrubbing and fighting to keep it clean and in good condition.

Tile can withstand the common struggles of multiple pets, raising children, maintaining a social life, and living in general.

Aesthetics

Taking care of tile is easy, but that’s not the only reason so many people love it. From an aesthetic standpoint, it’s arguably the most versatile flooring you can choose.

Sure, you’ll have countless options for patterns, colors, and textures. You can get a tile that speaks to you, matches the room’s aesthetic, and really ties a visual idea together.

You can also get tiles that look nothing like tile. Modern tile is able to mimic stone flooring, enabling you to have the beauty of a marble or other stone floor without the pains of installation and maintenance.

You can also get tiles that look like wood. So if you want the finish of wood flooring with the maintenance advantages of tile, that’s another way to go. If you can envision a look for your tile, it is probably available.

Longevity

This probably won’t come as a surprise. Part of the reason that tile is so easy to maintain is that it’s tough. It doesn’t easily break or chip. As already mentioned, it’s resistant to stains and water damage.

With so much cutting in favor of tile, you can expect it to maintain a long lifespan. Because of that, the tile you install today is likely to retain its value for the rest of your life. If you ever sell the house, the tile will still be adding to its overall value.

Price 

With all of these advantages, you might expect to pay a premium for tile flooring. The opposite is true. Tile is usually not the very cheapest option available, but it’s in the lower tiers of flooring in terms of pricing.

You will pay less for tile per square foot, and yet you get premium aesthetics, longevity, and maintenance values. This is why tile is one of the best flooring investments you can make. Wood flooring might go in and out of style, but it won’t last as long as tile, and yet you can often tile a floor for less money.

Sustainability

For the environmentally conscientious among you, tile is a great choice. It has no toxic components, so if it is broken and removed from the home, it isn’t creating any hazardous waste. It can return to the natural elements quite harmlessly.

Because tile lasts so long and is so easy to install and maintain, it creates less waste than many other types of flooring.

Adding to all of that is the fact that tile is more sustainably sourced than most flooring options. Making tile has a relatively low carbon footprint, and it doesn’t require destructive mining techniques. It’s really one of your best options for sustainability.

Air Quality

Something a lot of people overlook is that tile can help improve indoor air quality. There are a couple of reasons for this.

First, tile is nonporous. That’s why it doesn’t really fret about water damage, and it’s also why molds, mildew, and bacteria all have a harder time growing in tile as opposed to other flooring options.

The other advantage of tile is the smooth surface it creates. Dust and allergens don’t get trapped in tile (like they might with carpet), so your flooring isn’t actively protecting air pollutants that you would rather do without.

It’s easy to see. Tile has a lot to offer any home or business. It’s a powerful flooring choice for a number of reasons. If you want to explore the depths of your tile flooring options or if you want to see even more possibilities beyond tile, contact Hiltons Flooring today. We’ll take you through the full range of options so that you can find the perfect floor.

Tile flooring is a type of floor made from strong and durable materials like stone, porcelain, or ceramic where the gaps are filled and sealed with grout. Grout is a powder made of materials like cement, lime, or sand, and when mixed with water, the mixture hardens.

Regardless of the type of material used, tile flooring is a popular option for homes and businesses and has actually been around for millennia. Tile has always been closely connected to ceramics and pottery, and archeological digs across the world have found tile floors in ancient Persia, China, and famous sites like Pompeii.

Tile is an extremely versatile flooring option and comes in a variety of designs and colors. While commonly used in kitchens and bathrooms, tile flooring can be a great option for any room of a home or building. It also transitions well from room to room.

At Hiltons Flooring, we love tile floors, so our team here has come up with the following list of the top four benefits of tile flooring for your next project or renovation.

Long Lasting

When installed correctly and maintained, tile flooring has a very long lifespan (in fact we discussed above that some ancient tile floors are still intact today). Tile floors are a great investment for a home or building, and they are made of high-quality materials that can hold up to the day-to-day wear and tear of life.

There is actually a tile floor rating system of Class I to Class V, with Class V being the most durable. When choosing what type of tile floor rating is needed, it’s important to discuss the area of the home or building in question. This will help an owner and contractor think through how much foot traffic and use a space will endure so the best tile option is chosen for the job. Choosing the correct class of tile flooring will have a direct result on its longevity as well.

Durable

We discussed the connection above between longevity and durability, but we cannot emphasize how strong tile flooring is. It’s made up of naturally tough material like stone and fired clay, so things like heavy foot traffic and constant activity will not wear down tile.

Tile is also highly resistant to staining, so it holds up to things like pets and children a lot better than carpet. It’s more often than not the case that if something is dropped on a tile floor, it’s going to break instead of the tile. However, tile is susceptible to cracks and breaks if something really, really heavy is dropped or if there is a corner/sharp-edge direct impact. Tile is a rigid material and does not give or absorb an impact like other materials, but it still takes a good hit to crack tile.

Water Resistant

Between the tile material itself and the grout seal, tile flooring is one of the best water-resistant options on the market. Tile flooring is not affected by water in the same way carpet, hardwood, or vinyl materials are.

There is a reason tile is so popular in areas like a kitchen and a bathroom. You can spill, splash, have muddy footprints tracked along, and mop all day long, and a tile floor will not really be phased.

When water or another liquid is spilled on a tile floor, it puddles and pools for easy cleanup. Liquid spilled on tile does not absorb or seep into anything as quickly or as much as other flooring materials either.

It is worth noting that while extremely resilient toward water and liquid, tile is not waterproof. There are actually categories that rate the tile material in terms of water absorption, so this is another area to consult a flooring expert or contractor.

Easy to Clean

Tiles’ water-resistant qualities also make tile flooring extremely easy to clean. Home and business owners who have installed tile floors often rave about how simple it is to maintain a tile floor with occasional sweeping and Swiffering.

Tile does not soak in liquid and stains like other materials, so spills and accidents are not as big of a deal on a tile floor. Many people wipe up things on a tile floor with a simple sponge or paper towel.

Serving the Arlington Community

At Hiltons Flooring, we are the premier flooring store in Arlington, Texas, and we cannot wait to help you with your next flooring project. Our team is here to make sure home and business owners have the best flooring options available. We specialize not only in tile and stone flooring but also in carpet, hardwood, laminate, and vinyl.

Our services range from flooring installation and help with financing to shower remodels and granite countertop projects as well. Call us today or get a quote or stop by our emporium in Arlington.

Choosing flooring for a home or business is a big decision, and there are a lot of options to pick from. Floor projects have factors like budget, size, appearance, durability (especially in a high traffic area), and compatibility with current features like cabinets, furniture, and painted walls. 

Laminate flooring is quickly becoming a popular choice among home and business owners alike not only because of its affordability but also because of its versatility.

We’re going to take a moment to highlight some of the main reasons customers are choosing laminate floors to meet their needs, as well as a few things to note.

Laminate Flooring 101

Laminate flooring is synthetic, meaning it is not made with a natural material like wood or stone. It’s created by heat-fusing multiple layers together, or laminating.

Laminate flooring usually includes a base of structurally sound materials such as fiberboard, particleboard, or a melamine resin core and then has an image layer on top with a protective covering to seal everything. This image layer is printed to look like an actual piece of wood, simulating a hardwood floor.

Not only does it look like hardwood, but the image layer can also be printed in a variety of different colors, so laminate flooring provides a lot of options for interior design.

Benefits of Laminate Flooring

In addition to the interior design benefits mentioned above, laminate flooring is popular for many more reasons.

Affordability

Because laminate flooring is synthetic and not actual hardwood, it is a lot faster and less expensive to produce. In turn, this makes it less expensive for the customer. People who have a small flooring budget or want to save money on a larger project prefer laminate flooring over other types because it’s extremely cost-effective.

Easy Installation

Laminate floor installation involves something called a click-and-lock system. This means that each floor panel has a set of interlocking joints that click together with another piece of the floor paneling, thus locking them into place. The benefits of this installation are that the floor is smooth with no gap. This eliminates flooring nails, screws, or glue completely and makes the installation process extremely fast.

Time is money in the world of construction, so with a fast installation, a project is looking at a lower labor cost out of the gate.

Durable

Laminate flooring holds up to wear and tear and is extremely resistant to scratches and dents. This is especially important for a floor installed in a high-traffic area or in a household or business with kids or pets.

Easy to Clean

Laminate flooring has a smooth surface with its protective top covering, so cleanup is easily done with a broom, and minimal wet cleaning is usually sufficient. Products like Swiffer even have specific options for laminate flooring.

It’s a very sanitary flooring option as well, as it does not allow for dust to be trapped, and dirt can be wiped right up. Laminate flooring is also a great choice for those with allergies.

Things of Note

While the most obvious advantages of laminate flooring are its low price point, simple upkeep, and variety of design options, there are some things to note when comparing it to other floor types:

• While it is water-resistant, laminate floors are not waterproof (so checking with the manufacturer or specifications is important when deciding whether or not to install laminate floors in a high humidity or high moisture area).
• Due to the nature of their design, laminate floors cannot be renovated. If a panel is damaged, it needs to be fully replaced (unlike with hardwood where a panel can be sanded down and refinished).
• Because laminate flooring is synthetic, there is a level of off-gassing that occurs during installation (customers might notice a smell during and for a short time after installing a laminate floor).

There are pros and cons to any type of flooring material, but it all comes down to choosing the right kind of floor for your specific project.

We Know a Thing or Two About Floors

At Hilton’s Flooring, we specialize in repairing and installing laminate flooring along with carpet, hardwood, tile, stone, and vinyl. If you have a home or business in the Dallas–Fort Worth Metroplex, we’re here to help with your next flooring project, and we have an A+ rating from the Better Business Bureau. Contact us today to speak with someone about your flooring needs and to receive a quote.

In addition, we also know a thing or two about bathrooms and kitchens and have a great selection of offerings for shower tile installation and granite countertops. You can view our selections online or visit our showroom located in Arlington.

Tile flooring is an excellent choice for your home. It is durable and affordable, and it withstands regular wear and tear without signs of aging. You can use tile for any room in your house, but it is especially good for high-moisture rooms that often get wet, such as bathrooms, laundry rooms, kitchens, and basements.

If you decide to install tile flooring, you have two options: do it yourself or hire professionals who will do it for you. 

How Long Does It Take to Install Tile Floors?

It is hard to answer this question because it depends on several factors. These factors are the size of the room, the quality and type of material, and your skill level. Experts say that it will take about 16 hours for a complete beginner to install tile flooring in an average room. If you have some previous experience and understanding of how to do it, the installation will take you about 12 hours. Professionals with years of experience will do it much faster — in less than 10 hours.

How Can You Make the Process of Laying Tile Flooring Faster?

You can make the process of installing tile floors faster and easier by trusting a professional. Without industry knowledge, all of the following factors may add considerable time to your tile floor installation.

First, professionals will need to make sure that the surface is properly prepared. They need to know your existing subfloor and adjoining floor height. This will help them understand and decide which underlayment they should use. 

You can expedite the process of installing your tile by planning the layout of your design before you start. Even if you’re not sure exactly what you want, going to a professional with an idea of what you want can help speed up the process. However, if you’re just not sure, your flooring contractors will be able to help you through the process.

There are also certain tools professionals will use in order to get your tile job done faster. Here is a list of them:

• Tile wet saw. This is a great tool that can cut different types of tile, including ceramic, glass, porcelain, and stone. Even though a tile wet saw may look intimidating for those who have never used it before, it is actually a fast, simple, and efficient tool for tiling. 
• Grout float. Resembling a trowel, a grout float is made with hard rubber with a handle on one side, which allows a flooring contractor to press grout into the joints between tiles quickly and efficiently. There is no other tool that can do this job as well.
• Notched trowel. This tool is used for spreading and combing the adhesive before the tile is laid into place. It not only makes the whole process easier but also helps to lay the tile evenly.
• Nippers. These are used to make irregular cuts like semicircles, for example. The nippers work like a fingernail trimmer. They nibble away the tile with the help of biting jaws and plier-like handles. 
• Chalk line. Straight lines are important in tiling, and one of the best and quickest ways of laying down a straight line is using a chalk line.
• Rubber mallet. This tool is for tapping tiles into place. Some people decide to use a regular hammer wrapped in something soft, but this is less effective. 

Hiltons Flooring — Discount Tile Flooring at Incredible Prices in Arlington, TX

Doing the tiling yourself is possible, but may not be as easy and quick as you think. Sometimes, it is better to leave it to professionals.

If you live in Arlington, TX, or any other nearby area, and you are looking for experts who do tile flooring professionally, then contact Hiltons Flooring. At Hiltons Flooring, we provide exceptional and affordable flooring options and do everything possible to ensure you get the right tile flooring. Our team consists of professional installers with years of experience who work with all types of tiles. If you have any questions, or you want to know more about the options we offer, feel free to give us a call at (817) 461-5189 or contact us online.

If you have fallen out of love with your living room flooring, you’re in a very normal place. Flooring wears out over time. It can also go out of style. In many cases, it was never the flooring you really wanted. You just haven’t gotten around to replacing it yet.

When you’re ready to think more seriously about what kind of floor you would prefer, then a quick guide can jump-start your search for the perfect option. When it comes to living rooms, there are three types of flooring that stand out from the crowd.

Carpet

Carpet is one of the most common flooring options for a number of reasons. At the top of the list is comfort. When it’s cold, you can still walk barefoot on carpet without freezing. Every other type of flooring is more uncomfortable when it comes to cold weather.

Even when it’s hot outside, carpet doesn’t pick up that heat. It’s also soft and plush, so it feels great all the time.

Aside from comfort, carpets look great. With the sheer range of colors and styles, you can find a carpet that you absolutely love. It can be in your main living space so that you get to enjoy it forever.

Another great thing about carpet is that it doesn’t show dust easily. That means you don’t have to sweep it five times a day for it to look clean. Vacuuming a couple of times a week is usually sufficient.

One of the main reasons carpet isn’t everywhere is longevity — which goes hand in hand with maintenance. Carpet’s need to be replaced is often compared to other types of flooring. You can extend the life with regular carpet cleaning, but that is a major bit of maintenance compared to the upkeep associated with hardwood and tile.

Hardwood

Hardwood is still something of the gold standard in residential flooring. A lot of people absolutely adore the look of hardwood floors, and they tend to add direct value to your home. Home prices always vary, so there are no guarantees, but it is common for a home’s value to increase one-to-one with an investment in hardwood floors.

Hardwood floors are fairly durable and can last decades. They come in a wide range of colors with an unlimited variety of grain patterns. That second part is a major contributor to the popularity of hardwood flooring. No two floors ever look exactly alike.

Hardwood flooring is in the middle of the road in terms of installation. It takes some effort, but it’s not the most specialized or difficult. That means you don’t have to pay extreme fees to have it installed.

Hardwood requires some maintenance, but it’s not super hard. The most important thing is to clean up spills right away. Water or other liquids left on hardwood floors can warp, stain, or damage them. Other than that, they just need regular sweeping.

Tile and Stone

It might be cheating to put tile and stone into a single category. Technically they are two different types of flooring, so we should be listing the top four. The reason they are combined is that many manufacturers make both stone and tile flooring, so it’s easy to browse them at the same time. If you find a stone you like more, you pick it. If tile wins your heart, you go with it.

Another reason to think similarly about these two types of flooring is that, in application, they are a lot alike. Both are firm underfoot and cool in the summer. Care for each is extremely similar. They even cover a lot of the same aesthetic principles.

So if you like the idea of natural stone flooring or pristine tiling, this is a great option. You get durable floors that are easy to clean and maintain. They can last an entire lifetime, and they can cover more interesting and beautiful looks than any other flooring type. If you want options, variety, and ease, these are the floors for you.

There is one reason you might choose the other flooring options instead of tile and stone. Tile and stone are harder to install, and that can come with higher installation costs. Still, you get excellent returns on that investment with the longevity of this type of flooring. There is a perfect floor for your living room, and the best way to find it is to browse. Visit the showroom at Hiltons Flooring and check out as many flooring options as you can stand to see. We have experts there to help you find exactly what you want, and when you pick your flooring, we can install it professionally. Contact us today and let us help you start you on your journey to a whole new look and feel for your living room.

If you’re looking into getting new floors in your home or business, you have a lot of options in front of you. Hardwood, carpet, stone, tile, and so many additional flooring materials are widely available. Each comes with its own pros and cons, and each offers something dramatically different in terms of the look and feel of the floor.

While you’re browsing options, there is a flooring type that you should get to know: vinyl. Vinyl flooring has been around for a long time, but in the past 10 to 20 years, it has seen major improvements as a flooring material. Vinyl can do just about anything, and it would be a shame to miss out on it.

Here’s a quick list of the six leading benefits of vinyl flooring and why you should seriously consider it for your floors.

Durability

Durability is probably the top reason to consider vinyl flooring. It’s very water-resistant, and many vinyl flooring options are truly waterproof. It’s also very scratch resistant. This is the go-to flooring for homes or businesses that are going to be rough on the material. You can trust it to last for a very long time. Plenty of vinyl floors survive longer than 50 years (although few are warrantied that long).

In a general sense, vinyl flooring is as durable and resilient as it gets. You won’t find many floors with a longer average lifespan.

Low Maintenance

The durability of vinyl flooring is closely tied to its minimal maintenance requirements. You’re never really worried about anything harming the vinyl, so you don’t have to baby it. For the most part, you simply need to clean up messes. The flooring will never need refinishing or specialty cleaning tools or services (barring catastrophic events). Just clean it so it doesn’t get slippery or messy. That’s it.

Aesthetic Variety

The great strength of vinyl flooring is the aesthetic variety. These days, vinyl floors can be made to look like anything you want. If you like wood floors, you can have vinyl that looks exactly like hardwood but maintains the advantages of vinyl.

Vinyl flooring can look like stone, tile, exotic materials, and so much more. If you can imagine it, it probably already exists as a vinyl flooring product.

Affordability

Vinyl costs less than most flooring options. On average, it’s going to run between one and eight dollars per square foot. Prices for luxury products can get higher, but even then, it’s often less expensive than most hardwood options. The same can be said about natural stone and a number of other flooring choices.

With vinyl, you get beautiful floors for less money than other options. At the same time, it lasts longer and requires less care. It’s pretty compelling.

Resale Value

Flooring upgrades typically improve resale value, but there’s a lot of unpredictability in the numbers at play. Most home buyers want a home that doesn’t require new floors. That alone makes a house easier to sell, and often the final price will go up on account of having good floors.

Vinyl takes this to another level. First, vinyl flooring costs less, so your potential for return on investment is higher than with other flooring options. On top of that, vinyl has such a great reputation for longevity that prospective buyers know they won’t have to ever replace the floors. You push the value to its extremes, even while spending less on the floors. Vinyl is arguably the smartest flooring choice from an investment standpoint.

Easy Installation

There’s one more way that vinyl flooring is helping you. As compared to other flooring choices, it’s pretty easy to install. Vinyl installation does require some labor, but it isn’t overly complicated. It isn’t extremely heavy like marble, and it doesn’t require awkward, specialized equipment.

Because the installation is easier, it often costs less. You can have your vinyl floors professionally installed and once again save money because of your flooring choice. You’re winning all around.

Vinyl floors are great. Still, not everyone picks them, and that’s because there is a perfect flooring option for everyone. If you want to browse flooring options and find the choice that is exactly what you want, then head over to Hiltons Flooring. We’ll show you samples and discuss your situation. We’ll help you browse as many floorings as you need to see. Then, you can select the exact flooring that is right for you. When you do, we’ll also handle professional installation in Arlington and the surrounding areas. Everyone should have floors that they love. And you can too when you let Hiltons Flooring help. Give us a call, and one of our friendly and knowledgeable team members will be happy to answer your questions.