Smartphone Apps That Will Make Your Flooring Project A Thing Of Beauty

Home improvement projects are often pretty hard to visualise at the beginning. We may have no issues with the practical side of the work, but before we pop down to the local DIY store, we really need some design plans that will cut the mustard. Professional home improvement advice usually comes with a hefty premium attached and we canâ??t always justify that extra cost. Thankfully, there are some very neat smartphone apps that can cut out the flouncy middle man. Many of these are changing the way that amateur handymen are improving their homes. This article looks at some of these apps that aim to help us to beautify our floors without making us bankrupt.

Room Measurement Calculator– http://www.gocanvas.com/mobile-forms-apps/207-Room-Measurement-Calculator

This smartphone app will run on your iPhone, iPad, Android, Blackberry and all Windows platforms. It is an extremely useful application that allows you to measure any room dimension with ease. You can switch from square footage to square yardage and has a very handy storage point for all of your roomsâ?? details. The cost of various floor coverings can be calculated and compared and the application also has a very smart diagram section to allow you an animated look at your intended project. The waste footage is also taken into consideration and the fact that this app runs on pretty much any device and platform makes it a real winner in our eyes!

Floor Finder by Lumber Liquidators â??

Free – https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/floor-finder/id347639613?mt=8

This app will work on iPhone, iPad and iPod touch, it will require iOS 4.3 or later for smooth running.  Floor Finder is a very easy to use application that promises to find you a â??perfect floorâ??. Well we had a very close look at Floor Finder and we believe those claims are pretty near the mark indeed! Simply take a photo of your intended floor and upload it into the app, this is where the fun begins! You can choose from a multitude of coverings and each one will allow you to tweak the colour and tone until your choice is on the money! You have more wood choices on tap than any real home improvement store can ever hope to offer. Cork and Bamboo are also strongly represented and laminate floor types abound! This app is also linked to the latest deals and you can even place your order via your smartphone as long as you can decide on which floor to buy! We love this app and believe you will have hours of fun browsing through the myriad of possibilities at your fingertips!

USG Tile and Flooring Solutions by USG Corporation â??

Free – https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/usg-tile-flooring-solutions/id412666426?mt=8

Our last flooring champion is by no means the least and it will run on your iPhone, iPod touch and iPad, it requires iOS 5.0 later to run on your device. This is a very comprehensive application that links you directly to those fine folk at USG, and they are a very innovative tile and flooring company at your disposal. You can easily calculate the cost of any future project with the help of the built-in flooring calculator. Use the touch and drag tool to input your flooring area and swap around the myriad of flooring materials until you get that perfect combination. There is a huge amount of product information at hand and you can share your own ideas and results with the company Facebook page. If you have any concerns or need any more information, you can simply use the app to relay these issues to the USG maestros. We love this flooring app and believe it will be an asset to any home improvement fan!

Are You Floored Yet?

Well there you have it, 3 great flooring apps that will soon have your home improvement project well on the way to success!

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Todayâ??s featured writer, Lyon Higgs, is one of the natural stone suppliers in Toronto. In his spare time, he likes to watch documentaries on Discovery channel.