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February 2008
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Movement in a Floating Engineered Floor
Q: I recently purchased the engineered wood red oak flooring from Pergo (5 inches and 3/8 thick). It is to be floated. I hired an installer and noticed…
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Floating Installation Question
Q: I purchased over six hundred sq ft of 3″ American Maple Natural Westhollow® Wood 3/8″ Engineered / 6mm cork underlayment From iFloor.com I plan on…
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500 Trucks of Illegal Timber – Nabbed in Brazil!
500 trucks of illegal logs seized after Brazil police retake town View Gallery By Alan Clendenning in Sao Paulo HEAVILY armed Brazilian federal police…
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Base Molding and Transition Question
Q: We have just installed 3/4” Capella engineered pecan plank flooring and now we are doing the trim and molding. We have a couple of open doorways where…
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Kudos Corner
Dear Steve, We corresponded over three years ago when I first learned of your company. I have planned on purchasing from you and last week I finally was…
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Another Potential Wager
On the heels of that Green Bay packers story below I am surprised by my own action, but I made a challenge to the company last week; a wager if you will…
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Vinyl Floor Problem
Q: A few years ago I had a vinyl floor installed by a professional. He put down a flake board underlayment over another vinyl floor, and then installed a…
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Bamboo Floating Floor with Knicks/Scratches
Q: We are in the slow process of redoing rooms in our home. Our first two we went with cork flooring, the second two with bamboo, as we were told it a…
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Outdoor Patio Application
Q: Do you carry any products that can be placed on top of concrete for an outdoor patio area? What would happen to cork? We live in So California so rain…
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A Football bet gone wrong…
At times we get competitive around here. I suppose it is the nature of a group of high performers that they are always cooking up some kind of bet or…
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Quality of Cork Flooring
Q: The cork flooring you offer ranges from $2.79/SF to $7.69/SF. What influences the price? I purchased a bunch of cork samples based on color so they are…
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Matching Existing Carpet
Q: I have been having trouble identifying a commercial carpet that needs to be reordered. It’s possible that it has been discontinued but I would still…
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Landing again
Another safe landing in Seattle. I think I am already past 20,000 miles for this year in frequent flyer miles, but you never take a safe landing for…
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Top Nails Popping Up
Q: I have an old floor, about 80 years old. It is an oak veneer top nailed floor that is very thin. I have noticed lately that some of the nails are…
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HGTV shoot.
While I was in Florida I flew from the Orlando show down to our Fort Lauderdale showroom (technically in Oakland Park by the Lowes) and did a quick video…
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Transition from Old Hardwood to New
Q: I am in a house that is 8 years old. Originally the hardwood in the rest of the house was put down, sanded and stained. The family room had carpet laid…
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Kudos Corner
From: Ray To: Feedback Subject: at-a-girl My company has worked with you on a couple of occasions and I am very pleased with how my account is treated…
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Laminate Floor Problem
Q: We had a laminate floor installed in April. I was concerned from the beginning that noise would be an issue but was promised that it would be okay…
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Airplanes, Builders, Architects and more flooring fun!
Last week I flew to Florida to spend a couple days at the International Builder Show (IBS) which was a great time to visit some of our past customers as…
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Bamboo Review
An interesting article: This article “Is Bamboo Flooring Really Green” is on the MSN: BAMBOO STORY As I have been preaching for a long time – not all…
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Installing Wood Flooring Over Tile
Q: Purchasing a house and it has all white tile downstairs (large tiles). I am used to having wood floors so the tile must go! The kitchen also has white…
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Finish Choices for American Cherry
Q: We installed American Cherry flooring about 2 1/2 years ago in our new home, through out the 1st floor (kitchen, family, dining and play room). I was…
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Click Bamboo Flooring Problem – Gap
Q: I installed bamboo engineered click flooring on my garage floor that was converted to a media room. Floor wasn’t completely flat in a couple of…
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Vinyl Floor Shopping
Q: It’s been a long time since I shopped for vinyl flooring, but now I m looking for some for my entryway and kitchen. I looked at Armstrong and…
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Tongue and Groove Flooring Over Concrete Slab
Q: What is your opinion on how to place tongue and groove flooring over concrete slab ? Jack Flounders A: Any time you are putting a wood floor onto…
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Loose Laminate Plank Problem
Q: I have another situation with a new laminate floating floor that was also just put in my home. The last plank which is up to a door way with tile in…
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Las Vegas Memories
Just thought I would share some random photos from last week. Still running fast paced, but lots of great memories from the trip. The Awards dinner…
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Refinishing Hartco Acrylic Impregnated Floor
Q: Can a urethane finish, acrylic-based or otherwise, be applied to a Hartco Pattern Plus acrylic impregnated floor? Will there be adhesion issues? We’ve…
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Flooring is always fun
Last week at Surfaces 2008 (the United States flooring trade show) we saw alot of great suppliers and interesting products as well. It was a great time…
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Flooring for a Basement
Q: I have wood floors in the basement. As I have an art school it has very high traffic. The wood floor has lasted for about 8 years and it is already…
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Hardwood in a Basement
Q: I would like to install a light maple hardwood floor in my basement, poured in 2000 and is level. From reading your responses to other questions the…
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Installing Flooring Over In-Floor Heating Systems
Q: I was reading your blog and it, along with the rest of the website, is super helpful. My boyfriend is building a house on a slab, and the slab has…
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Lots going on
Sorry for the delays in posting. I have been on the road like crazy this past 7 days. We had a great event last week in Vegas with alot of our key people…
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Bathroom Flooring Options
Q: Our question is concerning what type of flooring to install in our upcoming bathroom redo. Our home is a 1950’s ranch duplex with a 3′ crawl space…
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Rubber Flooring
Q: I just purchased a 4×6 of the recycled rubber tire flooring. What temperature can this flooring withstand before melting? I would like to “print” on it…
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Options to Floor Over Concrete
Q: I would like to know what is the best /least expensive option for a floor over concrete. I have a shop that is built on a floating slab of concrete. as…
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Concrete Joint Preparation for Flooring Install
Q: I am going to install an engineered wood floor (Kahrs-Woodloc Original Collection – 15mm) in my basement. I understand some self leveling compound can…
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Vinyl Floor – Full Glue vs Perimeter Glue
Q: Under what circumstances would a vinyl floor be fully glued vs. perimeter glue? Diana Buffalo, NY A: Vinyl has come a long way as far as how it is…
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BHK Brazilian Rosewood
Q: I’m interested in the Brazilian Rosewood BKH Laminate by Moderna SoundGuard and would like to know if this type of flooring is the easiest to install…
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Flooring for Bathrooms
For this month’s editorial I’d like to go into a bit of depth about flooring for bathrooms. As we get closer and closer to the start of the remodeling…
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Flooring a Basement
Q: I want to replace the carpet in my basement rec/TV room. The carpet was nice but could not withstand kids, dogs, etc. Can you suggest another type of…
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South Pacific – Bon Voyage!
The new colors of the 2008 South Pacific laminate introductions are really something to see. I first saw these decors long ago in the development phase…