When accidents or natural disasters happen, replacing damaged flooring can be a costly endeavor which could involve your homeowners insurance.  If you can properly file a claim, you might better cover the financial burden, but how is this best done?

A colleague of ours used to assist an insurance claims adjuster, the people who investigate your insurance claims on behalf of the insurance companies, so we asked if she would share any advice with our shoppers.  

These six tips should help you work toward as smooth and successful an insurance claim process as possible.

Top 6 Things to Keep in Mind with Insurance Claims for Replacing Damaged Floors

Flooring specialists can be a little opaque with their wording: 2 strip, random length, wear layer, plies, micro-beveled and so on.  It's probably hard for any specialist group to not fall into using their jargon even when talking with 'laymen', so to speak.  I'll go over some of those terms, as well as talking about what the standard sizes are for the planks or pieces of flooring you'll be seeing as you shop.

Very Common Flooring Terms About Features and Dimensions

The standard flooring options include  solid and engineered hardwood, laminate, various forms of waterproof flooring, ceramic tile, stone tile and carpet. You may have a very good idea of what you want, you may have no idea, or you may have questions about whether your selection will be the best fit for your room. Here I'll share some very broad tips to get you started, and the written article has links to go deeper on any topic you want to investigate further. 

Here's that piece:
https://floorstoyourhome.com/resource-center/10-basics/02/floor-basics-2/

Flooring Basics

Shopping for a new floor doesn’t have to be an intimidating process, and we’re here to help make it as painless as possible.  Everyone has their own way of doing things, but in this mini-episode, we give a few basic guidelines to help you get started.

Shopping Tips

Well, I never! Art-pop amblers Buffet Lunch have embarked on their blue period. Released today, new single ‘Blue Chairs, Blue Floors, Blue Folders’ is the first track to sally forth from their forthcoming album ‘Perfect Hit!’, out on April 4th through Upset The Rhythm.
 
Comprised of musicians based in Glasgow, Edinburgh and (sometimes) Newcastle, Buffet Lunch craft ramshackle odysseys of observational charm. Always catchy, often profound. Buffet Lunch have been previously described as a band that create 'a hodgepodge of noises’, and who are 'lyrically ridiculous'. Both claims are strongly denied by the group.
 
‘Blue Chairs, Blue Floors, Blue Folders’ is a deceptively carefree track, with its lengthy Shadows’ style intro, it is packed with anticipation, it revels in waiting, enjoying the mundane surroundings that often accompany monumental changes. This defines the modus operandi for a whole album of curious turns; a record that sees the band focus on more overtly personal themes like ancestry and becoming a parent, without neglecting the flawed Presbyterians and conker champions of the subconscious. ‘Perfect Hit!’ is built from bricks, ideas and plots, melodies and hooks, each stacked upon the other. It is available to pre-order now on 180g yellow vinyl from all the best shops and our very own website here: https://upsettherhythm.co.uk/
 
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Buffet Lunch - 'Blue Chairs, Blue Floors, Blue Folders'

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Most of us spend far too much time in the pub. What makes them so wonderful? Four of us went to Bristol to find out. (Unlike most of these podcasts this one is recorded on a small hand held device. Quality is sometimes compromised. And we get drunk.)

The Pub

Here is a moment captured during our latest "Unity" jam session in Saint Ouen, La Communale — a collective gathering of musicians and DJs from the Parisian scene.

Musicians on this moment:
bass: Léo Aoun 
dj: Victor Dijoud 
drums: Tao Ehrlich 
guitar: Clément Ceni 
keys: Nathan Mollet 
sax: Antoine Martin
vocal: Galawesh Heril

Mixed by Mélanie Gérard
Mastered by Victor Dijoud

Next "Unity" event on June 20, 2025.

Jam Session @ Unity [Live from La Communale, Saint Ouen, March 14th, 2025]

Seidy - Telling Me ( Original Mix )

Wein - Faded (Original Mix)

HYPECUE Radio is a cutting-edge digital radio station based in Canada, providing a global platform for electronic music. With a free-to-download app available on both the App Store and Google Play, listeners can easily tune in to enjoy expertly curated tracks. Featuring a lineup of talented DJs from around the world, HYPECUE Radio specializes in genres like Afro House, Melodic House, Progressive House, Indie Dance, and Organic House, creating an unparalleled listening experience for electronic music enthusiasts.

With over 100 years in the business, we're your flooring experts.  We sell and ship overstock and discount flooring right to your home, anywhere in the continental United States.

UPSET THE RHYTHM is a live music promoter and record label based in London, which is collectively run with enthusiasm, commitment, a sense for adventure and a desire to have fun in the process. 

Psychic Investigations:
exploring the weird British Isles

New tracks tagged #Floors