Islanders searching for floors that balance style and durability can’t skip a visit to City Flooring, which offers the opportunity to browse an inexhaustible range of floors and home design products. “We’re always complimented on how spacious our showroom is,” says City Flooring Retail Sales Specialist Lynda Cameron. The PEI-based business is managed by Katie Fraser; top Canadian brands, such as Quebec-based Ceragres, comprise its core product lineup. “Katie wanted to highlight Canadian content,” says Cameron. “We’re the only Ceragres boutique on PEI. We carry products you can’t find anywhere else on the Island.” Ceragres’ appeal can be partly credited to its versatility. “Tile has taken off. It’s not just for floors anymore,” Cameron says, pointing out that Ceragres tiles complement projects as diverse as accent walls, backsplashes, and custom showers. Customers preferring elegant, minimalist wood floors can browse natural and engineered hardwood brands such as BSL and Mirage (both Quebec-sourced).
When choosing wood floors, Cameron warns, considering a home’s location is crucial. “If you’re in a cottage on the water, you don’t necessarily want hardwood, due to the humidity and moisture.” However, she notes, Ceragres’ uniquely beautiful hardwood-style ceramic tile suits custom cottage showers perfectly. “We focus on customer service... we want to ensure customers are happy and taken care of.” City Flooring also offers cushioned Mannington vinyl floors, as well as Kraus carpeting. Despite the current appetite for sleek vinyl, tile, and wood, carpet reportedly remains a favourite in bedrooms and on stairs: “it’s the best, slip factor-wise,” points out Retail Sales Specialist Chelsay DesRoches jokingly. DesRoches also notes carpet’s special appeal to empty-nesters. “People go back to carpeted living rooms after their children leave, when it’s just them at home. They
don’t have to worry about spills, or kids horseplaying, so they’re looking for comfort underfoot again.” City Flooring’s accommodating sales team expertly guides clients through the showroom’s selection, which includes doors, heat pumps, siding, windows, and window coverings. In every case, “we focus on customer service,” says Cameron. “We want to ensure customers are happy and taken care of.” Their exceptional performance received public recognition last year, in the form of a 2017 Greater Summerside Chamber of Commerce Business Excellence Award. The calibre of City Flooring’s service extends beyond the showroom. Employees visit customers’ homes to take measurements, provide quotes, perform installations--and alert customers to unique home quirks that might affect the finished product. “It’s not ‘just’ flooring,” Cameron emphasizes. “There are all kinds of levels underneath that help make a good floor. Flooring is just the tip of the iceberg.”
2017 Greater Summerside Chamber of Commerce Business Excellence Award
City Flooring 601 Read Dr., Summerside 902.724.3220
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