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The Citadel Journal

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Buyer guides, brand deep-dives, and the practical detail behind every surface we sell. Written for Sacramento homes, useful anywhere.

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Carpet, luxury vinyl plank, and hardwood flooring samples side by side Buyer Guide Carpet vs LVP vs Hardwood: Which Flooring for Which Room A head-to-head comparison of carpet, LVP, and hardwood with room-by-room recommendations for the whole home. Read → Broadloom carpet roll beside modular carpet tiles Buyer Guide Broadloom vs Carpet Tile: Pros, Cons, and Costs A clear comparison of broadloom and carpet tile covering feel, installation, repairs, and total cost by room. Read → Plush carpet in a sunlit modern living room Buyer Guide Carpet Buying Guide 2026: Types, Fibers, and How to Choose A complete 2026 guide to carpet fibers, construction styles, pads, and how to match the right carpet to each room. Read → Wide-plank luxury vinyl flooring in a modern open-concept loft Buyer Guide How Much Does Luxury Vinyl Plank Flooring Cost in 2026 A 2026 breakdown of luxury vinyl plank costs by material tier and installation, with room-by-room budgets and money-s... Read → Wide-plank Nove luxury vinyl plank flooring in warm Bayhill Blonde tone in a sun-washed open living space Buyer Guide Nove, Nove Plus & Nove Reserve: A Curator's Read on a Three-Tier Wide-Plank LVT Line The Nove wide-plank LVT line read closely, three CrystaLux tiers, eight colorways, and the rooms where each one earns... Read → Hospitality lobby with high-wear porcelain floor tile in warm graphite, slip-rated finish under a brass-trimmed reception Buyer Guide Commercial-Grade Selection: Hospitality Tile That Holds Up What commercial and hospitality projects demand, wear ratings, slip, and the surfaces built to live in public. Read → Quarry-sourced natural stone slabs stacked at a sustainable yard with provenance tag in foreground, embodied-carbon detail Buyer Guide Sustainable Stone: Sourcing Standards and Embodied Carbon What sustainability actually means in surface materials, sourcing standards, embodied carbon, and end-of-life. Read → Curated Citadel showroom display of slab samples and tile boards beside a delivery crate, the showroom-to-site dealer journey Buyer Guide From Showroom to Site: How a Curated Dealer Actually Works Inside the partnership, how Citadel guides projects from showroom selection to site delivery. Read → Quiet library-style room with wide oak plank floor and acoustic linen wall panels, warm reading light Buyer Guide The Quietest Floors: Acoustic Performance of Premium Surfaces Sound transmission, footfall, and the floors that actually live quietly, wood, LVT, and underlayment science. Read → Pet-first backyard with turf zone, gap-jointed cream pavers, and a shaded oak bench, late-afternoon shadow across the yard Buyer Guide Pet-First Backyards: Turf, Paver Gaps, and Shade Strategy Designing backyards around pets, turf zones, paver gaps, drainage, and shade that actually works. Read → Spa bathroom detail with linear drain, recessed niche, and book-matched marble slab wall behind a deep soaking tub Buyer Guide The Small Decisions That Make a Spa Bathroom Drains, niches, slab choice, and the quiet details that turn a bathroom into a spa. Read → Floating pedestal porcelain pool deck pavers with shadow gaps revealing the system below, drainage and thermal movement detail Buyer Guide Pedestal vs Mortar: The Pool Deck Revolution & Why Floating Changed Everything Floating pedestal pool decks vs traditional mortar bed, drainage, thermal movement, maintenance access, and 2026 cost. Read → Sacramento home exterior with travertine pavers, drought-tolerant landscape, and quiet-grey cladding tuned for local resale Investment Designing for Resale in Sacramento: A Local Buyer's Field Notes Material decisions that move the needle in Sacramento, climate, water table, and what local buyers reward. Read →
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