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Hello Christine,

I really need advice about installing new flooring in our basement area. The problem is, ever since we bought our house, my wife and I have been experiencing breathing problems. The house is circa 1920, and every time we are in the basement we have coughing jags. I have heard there are some hypoallergenic solutions for flooring. What do you suggest?

– Bob, Ontario, Canada

Bob,

It sounds like there could be several reasons you are coughing. Seriously – it could be the air quality, mold or allergies. I suggest hiring a professional to help solve the problem before your new floor is chosen and installed.

When selecting flooring, consider one of the best hypoallergenic solutions on the market today – an easy care product called Marmoleum. The product is made from natural ingredients (linseed oil) with no VOCs or toxins. It is warm underfoot, very durable, and the natural bactericidal properties of Marmoleum prevents micro-organisms including Salmonella typhiimurium and Staphylococcus aureus from multiplying themselves. It comes in a multitude of colors, faux finishes, and styles. Living Green Magazine said it is the healthiest floor covering on the market. We installed it at CSP International headquarters! It comes in sheets, tiles, and ClickBoard (like wood). Good Luck!

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About Christine Rae

Christine Rae influenced the staging industry from the beginning of her career, through the innovative development of a business training and certification program.

In a non-regulated industry where “anything goes” she established value for education, maintaining a steady, clear message that ethics, professionalism, systems, training, actionable knowledge and continuing education count, especially when dealing with the largest investment most people make. An industry pioneer, bestselling author, multiple award-winning entrepreneur she is most proud of the thousands of Academy’s graduates’ success and the quality of the certified trainers who travel North America and Australia teaching the CSP process, systems and proctoring the “in-field” examination.

When Christine was named as one of the top 100 Elite women who are shaping the real estate industry, she said, “staging is a serious business, not one to be treated lightly. Stagers are charged with the responsibility of not only securing the equity of the property but also visually supporting the value of it. Real certification for stagers is as important to a real estate transaction, as a license is for real estate agents. Within the next three years there will be a tsunami of need for this work and tremendous change will take place regarding how stagers work in this field”

Is Staging Certification Necessary?

The home staging industry is unregulated and there is no “governing and regulating association”. Don’t let this alarm or dissuade you from pursing your dream. The Home Inspection industry is non- regulated also, in fact many industries are rooted in non-regulation. What it means is simply anyone can say they are a stager and anyone can provide a training course, online or in person………….. without ever having staged a home! Shocking isn’t it? We believe as a new business starting out you need as much ammunition and information as possible to position you as an expert instead of a newbie. Certification for a stager is as vital as a license is to a real estate agent.

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