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www.flooringalternatives.com
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Flooring Alternatives
758 Gilman Street
Berkeley, CA 94710
Toll-free: 877-639-1345
Phone: 510-550-4449

Green Profile

Since 1996, our principal, Mari Strain, has assisted homeowners and architects alike to satisfy their desires for high-quality, environmentally-friendly, easy-maintenance wood floors. Those searching for green flooring can be assured that the products available from Flooring Alternatives are sustainable, recycled/reclaimed, salvage, or FSC-Certified (SW-COC-1264).

Company Description

Flooring Alternatives understands that your floor is much more than the surface you walk on. It is, in essence, the biggest piece of furniture in your environment. It can serve to unite or differentiate spaces within a building or within a room. It is a vital design element that sets a tone for the overall feel of a space.

As the largest piece of furniture in your space, the aesthetic role of your floor is tactile as well as visual. Does it feel clean and solid when you walk on it, like our premium bamboo plank floors? Does it feel warm, soft, and resilient like our beautiful cork floors? Your floor is the surface where your feet meet the world every morning as you get up to greet your day. It is what your clients experience (both visually and tactilely) as they cross the threshold to your office or store. What message will a cheap, unstable, or unsanitary floor send them? Our beautiful, durable wood floors are certain to create positive impressions.

Besides being a piece of furniture, your floor is also an environment unto itself. Down below what is knee-level for most of us is the world where your children and pets play. Your floor should be safe for them and easy to keep clean. Within the floor covering material itself may be toxic chemicals that outgas, as well as opportunities for molds, allergens, and toxins brought in on shoes to gather right at the level of your little ones’ world. As many turn away from vinyl and carpet because of associated health risks, Flooring Alternatives is pleased to offer choices that are healthy for the home, and for the planet.

Beyond the aesthetic and experiential role of our floors, there is another which is equally as vital. A beautiful floor adds value to your property. It is an investment in quality-of-life during your residence in a given building, and in resale value after that. It is an asset, and therefore must perform well over time. The goal of sustainability (which can be thought of as establishing a harmonious balance with what the Earth can give us, rather than plundering her) must be extended to the life of the floors after installation. That is, to be truly sustainable, a building material must perform well over the long haul, avoiding the waste of replacing poor quality material. At Flooring Alternatives, our commitment is to happy customers for life. Therefore, we offer materials designed to perform as long - or longer - than vinyl, carpet, or conventional wood flooring. The lasting beauty and value of Flooring Alternatives wood floors and surfaces is an investment that will sustain its worth (with proper maintenance) for years and years.

Lastly, we are at a point in time when the level of innovation and market forces are converging to allow us to offer alternatives to conventional flooring at competitive prices. Carpet and vinyl are still relatively cheaper than our wood floors in the short-term, but not over the long-term (especially when the indoor air quality consideration is factored in!). Compared to hardwood flooring, we are mid-range in price; high-end in quality.

To sum up: As the backdrop of our lives, floors are literally where we connect with the ground. We experience our floors - consciously or not - with every step (and every breath) we take. Secure and healthy, a sustainably-produced wood floor from Flooring Alternatives is a wise investment. 

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