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This home features amazing travertine with lots of range. This floor was an exceptional choice for this home, especially at the front door and main traffic thoroughfare.

• The range in the floor will do a great job of hiding dirt
• The range in the floor shows off the natural beauty of travertine
• The large size tiles help the area appear larger
• Turning the tiles on the diagonal help the area feel larger
• Turning the tiles on the diagonal add a design element to keep the floor interesting
• Notice how the same stone was used as the stair riser (the stair treads can also be travertine)

Some things to remember about this floor:

• This floor should be properly maintained to last
• This floor should be sealed for protection
• If you were to order this exact same floor, it will not look exactly the same since travertine is a natural stone product
• This floor can be used with radiant heat flooring

For a flooring store locater in your area that can show you travertine samples, click here.

To visualize a tile like this in a room, click here.

To learn how to maintain this floor, click here.

To browse travertine samples, click here. (many others are available)

Why is this so exciting?

Carpet tiles are one of the greatest flooring inventions. The offer design flexibility because you can lay them straight or 1/4 turn them for more pattern. The best part is if something happens to one of the tiles, like a stain or damage, that tile can be removed and replaced! Read below to learn about new residential carpet tiles!

Dalton, GA, June 18, 2008–For the first time, Mohawk is offering carpet tile to Mohawk residential dealers.

Modular by Mohawk is part of the Aladdin Home and Office Collection.

The line features four styles and design options. The company sees residential tile as a growth area.

“Light commercial is still a strong market segment, and this lets dealers pursue business they couldn’t before, with a stylish, competitive tile product,” said Phil Stoner, Mohawk market development director.

“Not only can dealers build tile business now, but the availability of tile opens discussions for other types of commercial business.”

The tile line contains Mohawk’s Encycle backing, which is produced in an ISO_14001-certified and Clean Air Class 1 facility. Encycle is the first and only non-PVC carpet tile that can be completely recycled back into itself in a single process, which Mohawk calls “thermal re-activation.”

Encycle carpet that has reached the end of its useful life is melted down and made into new Encycle backing without ever separating the face fiber from the backing layers. Avoiding the separation process altogether reduces energy use and saves resources in the recycling process. The reclamation and recycling of Encycle tiles is all handled by Mohawk’s ReCover program.

Encycle is a 100% non-PVC thermoplastic modular backing technology. It uses a minimum of 28 percent less virgin raw materials than its previous generation PVC modular carpet tiles.