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Flooring in Dalton – High Quality is not an accident.
Here is another view of my day in Dalton that I spent at the lab. Lots of cool things about how products are tested and validated for quality. Take a peek…
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Flaking/Bubbling Finish
Q: My wife and I just bought an apartment in March. The poly on the wood floor is bubbling, peeling and flaking off. The builder says he’ll only pay for…
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12mm Handscraped Laminate – Yeah Baby!
Too often I think as an industry we find ourselves rushing to develop new product and get them to market quick. Sometimes that is not the right approach…
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Hardwood Floor Removal and Installation
Q: After pulling up the carpeting in my living room, I found red oak hardwood floors. However, they’re 40 years old, and in poor condition due to water…
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A day in Baltimore!
A day in Baltimore! — archived post from Floor du Jour.
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Testing…Testing..1.2.3
We work hard at iFLOOR to be different.
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Cork Flooring Sheets in a Sail Boat
As a special treat after coming back from his vacation, iFLOOR.com’s CEO, Steve Simonson, forwarded this great email to me to post in our blog as a post…
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Nice Application for flooring and education
I was impressed when I first saw this application that was made by Easy2 for us at iFLOOR (using Westhollow brand) to learn about laminate flooring. I…
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Fish Tank on Laminate Floor
Q: We just installed Pergo laminate flooring in our dining area – it looks great!! My question is – we have a 55 gallon aquarium that weighs roughly 650…
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I’m back –
Ok – after my longest time away I am back. I was going to post some of the pictures and so forth from my trip to Alaska – but I figured it was not really…
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Basement Floors and Flooding Issues
Q: We have installed carpet in our basement and had flood so we remove the carpet and needs to install the new flooring, but not carpet and ceramic tile…
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Bamboo Flooring Over Tile
Q: When installing floating Bamboo flooring over uneven concrete (Old tile mortar and slightly uneven) What would be the best material to use underneath…
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Wood Flooring with Tile Insets
Q: I am trying to find where I can purchase wood flooring with insets of tile. A friend’s home at Marriott’s resort in Hemet, CA has this in her hallway…
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Installing Hardwood on Stairs
Q: Hello. I am ordering hardwood from iFloor that I intend to install myself, as I have some hardwood flooring experience. To obtain a finished look in…
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Removing Thinset
Q: What is the best way to remove the thinset? T&B Flemming A: There are several methods to removing thinset. You can use a grinder to grind the thinset…
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Floating Floors and Carpet
Q: Can you put a laminate floor over carpet? Abohanna A: This is a pretty common question. The answer is “no,” but lets get into a deeper explanation of…
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Screening/Re-screening Floors
Q: What is meant when someone says “re-screen a floor?” A: This goes back somewhat to our question from Lucy about her cork flooring. Re-screening a floor…
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I am off to a cruise…
Well I will be gone for about a week on a cruise. I may log in from time to time, but I wanted to just let everyone know that I would be less likely to…
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Crawlspaces and Wood Floors
Q: We are planning on a new solid hardwood floor. In order to eliminate a height difference between rooms the new hardwood will be installed over a new…
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Cork Flooring and Adding Additional Finish
Q: We have installed Westhollow cork floor in the kitchen(Monticello) and would like to add a top coat to help seal the seams and for make it more…
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Welcome to Dalton, Georgia – Carpet & Flooring Capital of the World.
Well I was really hard pressed for time in Dalton, GA – Flooring Capital of the World, but I snapped a few photos. To add a little backdrop. Dalton is a…
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Bookcases and Laminate Floors
Q: I am doing a 16×16 foot room with laminate. I will be putting floor-to-ceiling bookcases on 3 of the 4 walls, and an entertainment center on the 4th…
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Concrete Floors
If you have concrete floors as your subfloor then you have a more limited set of options for your flooring…or do you? Yes at the end of the day the…
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Installing a Floor After Removing Existing Tile
Q: I have removed my existing ceramic tile. How smooth does the floor have to be to install a laminate wood floor? Does all the thinset have to be…
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Builder business is slow…for some.
I have talked to alot of my friends that are in the builder business. These particular types of builders focus on new construction and typically build in…
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Water Damage on Harris Tarkett Longstrip Floor
Q: We had some water damage in our kitchen, which has caused some of the boards to pop up (a 3 ft by 5 ft section). Several floor installers have come by…
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What is hardness?
Q: What is hardness? A: Hardness ratings for hardwood floors vary from country to country, but the most common test is known as Janka Hardness Rating…
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Hitting the skies
Well as usual it seems I am off to the airport. This trip I will see our Atlanta and Dalton locations as well as meet with some of our key vendors…
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What is Pergo®?
Q: What is Pergo®? A: For those just beginning their search for flooring, the name “Pergo®” is very popular, but not everyone knows precisely what Pergo®…
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3-in-1 Underlayments
Q: What does 3-in-1 mean for Underlayments? A: Underlayments which are labeled as “3-in-1” are a combination underlayment which consist of a foam…
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End Board Sizing During Installation
Q: When I lay out the first row of flooring I end up with a 1.5 inch cut off. Would I be better off to cut a board in half to start the row, so I end up…
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Wood Floors Over Cement
Q: What type of flooring goes over cement subfloors? A: There are several floors you can put over a cement subfloor. Floors that can be installed as a…
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There is more than meets the eye to buying right
I heard some quotes today from a supplier based on Asia for laminate that were much higher the going rate. I don’t know what they are thinking – but they…
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Sound Transmission Class – STC Ratings
Q: What is STC rating? A: STC rating, or Sound Trasmission Class, refers to the amount of sound reduction a given floor has. This is typically a rating…
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Dark Colors – Hot Fashion
Dark colors are all the rage at this moment in flooring. There are some new colors and styles coming into the category at the moment that are incredible…
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Pets and Hardwood Floors
Q: How will a hardwood floor hold up with pets? A: This will depend on how active your pets are. Most floors have aluminum oxide or similar protective…
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To match or not to match that is the question.
A lot of folks working through a remodeling project are faced with a dilemma. They are remodeling and changing floors in part of the home, but not all of…
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Screened-in Porch Question
Q: I am building a screened-in “porch” over a pre-existing patio. The patio has a cement floor and I want to install a wood floor over it. Sleepers will…
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Back in the saddle.
Ok – after a whirlwind tour of the NE I am back. I saw alot of great new store locations in th Boston area as well as Nashua, NH. Then I zipped down to…
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Welcome to the iFLOOR.com Flooring Expert’s Blog
As the title says welcome to the blog. Here you can ask questions and get answers for your flooring project or find out information about anything having…
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It is priced like it fell off the back of a truck!
Every now and then there are deals so HOT that you wonder if in fact they are HOT! 😉 Of course we would only do the right thing when it comes to buying…
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On the road again….
Well I am headed on the road to the east coast to view new site locations in Boston, Philadelphia and the DC Metro. Additionally I will be stopping by…
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TV Ad
Well I will just show it. Here is a TV ad we are testing in certain regions.
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Darn it – Home Depot is at it again!
Let me say first as I begin this entry that the many good people at Home Depot are not the issue that I am addressing herein. When we open new stores that…