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Wood Flooring 101

When thinking about wood flooring for your home, you can choose between solid hardwood, engineered wood, and a laminate floor. Once you have selected a flooring type, you can choose the wood species and color that goes with your décor.   Here’s a short primer on the three flooring options.

Posted: 28 January 2012 | more Arrow

Quartz Countertops

Today, the trend is towards quartz-based counters, many which use recycled ingredients in their mix. Boasting the best qualities of laminate and stone, quartz began appearing in U. S. homes just a few years after gaining popularity in Europe.

Posted: 2 December 2011 | more Arrow

Cork Flooring

Are you one of those people who saves wine bottle corks thinking you will someday do something creative with them? These days, cork flooring is looked to as a great “green” building material but truth be told, it first came into use at the end of the 19th century.

Posted: 2 December 2011 | more Arrow

The New Necessity - a Generator

Interest in generators is escalating! As we recover from the second major storm in eight weeks with even more widespread extended outages than we had with Hurricane Irene, people are getting serious about making some arrangements to "up" their abilities to generate power during a CL&P outage.

Posted: 2 November 2011 | more Arrow

The Challenge to Buy Made in America

By buying more "Made In America" products on our projects, we can make a difference in creating opportunities for jobs for other Americans.  If you watch the ABC Evening News you may be following a recent series of stories dedicated to creating jobs by purchasing products Made In America.

Posted: 15 October 2011 | more Arrow

Layers of Light - Undercabinet Task Lighting

As designers, we always speak about the various “layers of light” that a space should have.   A kitchen is no different from other spaces in this regard.   General, ambient and task lighting are musts for a room that gets as much use as our kitchens.

Posted: 14 October 2011 | more Arrow

Fall Open House

This Friday and Saturday, between 9am and 5pm, we invite you to take a break from your fall activites and spend some time here at Clark Construction and Maldon Kitchens as we, and our local merchants, celebrate with a Fall Open House and the Branchville Octoberfest.

Posted: 14 October 2011 | more Arrow

Thermofoil Cabinetry

An expanded selection of door styles and colors, as well as improvements in the technology make Thermofoil doors an attractive and cost effective option for kitchens today.

Posted: 3 October 2011 | more Arrow

Remodeling Creates an Opportunity for Charity

We're excited to give away a lot of near-perfect and new materials to help others realize goals for their homes.  We're doing this through a  partnership with Habitat for Humanity and their ReStore.

Posted: 29 September 2011 | more Arrow

Website Launch

We are pleased to launch the new www. clarkconstruction. net website.   It’s exciting, beautiful, and chock full of useful and interesting stuff!   We’ve expanded our Portfolio section significantly. There’s a lot more to look at.

Posted: 21 September 2011 | more Arrow

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