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Carpeting the Basement

Bob explains that the carpeting pattern in the basement may look like wall-to-wall carpeting, but actually it is Binvetec carpet tiles. Instead of being made up long rolls, the tiles are non-adhesive squares. The pattern on the tiles is designed so that any way the tile is laid, a pattern is created. The system is flexible to allow freedom for creative design.

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Carpeting the Basement

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" And we seemed to have wall to wall carpeting down but actually it's been -- carpet tiles. We thought a perfect choice in a basement would be a product that wasn't. You know wall to wall huge rolls and stuff these are squares. That can be replaced should you ever have to replace one. And you assemble them there they're non adhesive which means it did they're not permanent you know they they do stick and one of the interesting things is that. Creating this pattern which you see here is something that you can really get creative with this the way the the design is made. Any way that you lay them out. Something works out they all match the curves the balls and the different shapes so that you really can't make any mistakes putting them down. And you can get very creative with the pattern as you can see here in the overall kind of be can kind of what you see on the floor it's very very nice and it's not quite finished yet."

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