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Cork or Bamboo Flooring – Can I Install Over Radiant Heat?
Q: I am interested in installing cork or bamboo flooring on a heated concrete floor. Is this possible? Rick A: It is possible to install either of these…
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Common Question about Flooring
Here is a common question we get about flooring: How should I maintain the flooring? I have talked about maintenance in the past, but I really believe…
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Bellawood or Pergo?
Q: What are the differences between bellawood and pergo? Which would you recommend over a concrete subfloor? Chris A: From the start here we are trying to…
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Unbelievable Offers
Well I think the merchandising and marketing teams have got together to give me a coronary. The fact that you can buy SOLID hardwood for only $2.49 per…
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6mm Cork Underlayment
Q: I am going to install a Pergo Vintage Home Traditional Strip floor in my dining room. I am going to use 6MM cork as an underlayment. Does the cork…
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Samples Are Rolling….
The daily pallet(s) of samples is very impressive. A lot of folks out there understand that iFLOOR is the link between high quality flooring and great…
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Removing Residue From Laminate
Q: We currently have a bamboo floor we bought from your company. However we don’t seem to be able to remove some rubber stains. What product to you…
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Flooring for a 3-Season Porch
Q: I have an existing 3-season porch/sunroom (completely enclosed but no heat or air conditioning) and I want to finish the floor… It’s currently just a…
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Cork Flooring for a Travel Trailer
Q: I am interested in installing cork flooring in my Airstream travel trailer. What type do you suggest. I currently have a glue down carpet installed…
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Hot Deals in Phoenix
I had the pleasure of visiting with the Tempe staff (while my camera was still working) and shot a couple quick photos. They have a great crew and are…
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Transitiong from Hardwood to Tile
Q: I am installing a tile floor directly onto slab that is going to but up against a 3/4″ hardwood floor. I don’t want to incur the costs of adding a 1/4″…
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KUDOS to Harold & Hannah!
Hannah, Thank you for all helping me pick out the correct floor and everything I needed. I was very nervous and skeptical to order this floor over phone…
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Commercial Flooring Question
Q: I have employees with allergies and would like an alternative to carpet for a professional office (approx. 3700 sq. feet of flooring). Most of the area…
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Great Photos from a DIY laminate job well done
Kudos to Kirk who apparently built his own home/cabin and installed the flooring with superlative results. What a stunning Cabin. That looks like a real…
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Installing Solid 3/4″ Brazilian Cherry
Q: I will be installing solid Brazilian Cherry, 3/4″. I want to install parallel to the longest outside wall. However, this would be parallel to the floor…
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Planting Trees for our Future
To celebrate Earth Day and ultimately Earth week we have joined with a great enterprise called Trees for the Future. We hope to help plant more than…
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Travel, Travel, Travel
In the past week I have the great pleasure of visiting our Orlando, Melbourne, Oakland Park Florida stores as well as the Charlotte North Carolina store…
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IIC Rating for Cork Floor
Q: I have an upstairs condo where I want to replace my carpet with a cork floor. The HOA requires a minimum IIC of 50 for a new floor. The existing floor…
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Sound Issues in a Bedroom
Q: My wife and I are trying to figure out what we need to do to replace the flooring in our bedroom. A few years back we ripped out our old carpet and…
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Red Oak – What Other Floor Will Coordinate?
Q: Please Help! My husband and I want to install a laminate floor in our condo. The biggest problem we are having is finding a perfect match to our Red…
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Removing a Proboard Subfloor
Q: I am installing laminate flooring in my kitchen and living room. Under the current vinyl in the kitchen is a proboard sub-floor on top of one or two…
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Santos Mahogany
Q: Santos Mahogany, natural and not laminate: I have owned Santos Mahogany in a number of homes and the color from all vendors was always the same – a…
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Wood Flooring with Tile and Installation
Q: I have two questions to ask. First I would like to know the different ways and the best way to install 3/4 inch red oak up against tile? Can you build…
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Flooring Suggestion – Durability
Q: My wife is in electric powered scooter/wheelchair all the time and looking for a laminate floor because our house is on a cement slab. I need to make…
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Columbia Jefferson Oak Laminate
Q: We are looking at replacing our dog stained carpets with a nice laminate. We liked the look of Columbia’s Jefferson Oak Cashmere however I noticed on…
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American Walnut
Q: I have fallen in love with American Walnut flooring. THE WAY IT LOOKS WHEN IT IS NEW! The beautiful grain patterns and cool, deep taupey-brown tones of…
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Flooring Help for an Older Double Wide
Q: We just bought our first place which we plan on building on in the future. Currently the lot has a 1977 double wide on it which we want to fix up as…
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Carbonized Bamboo Flooring – Durabuility Question
Q: I’m an architect based in New York. Few months ago I proposed your 3’ horizontal carbonized bamboo (Westhollow bamboo, style series II premium) to some…
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Underlayment Question
Q: First, let me say thanks for hosting such an informative website about flooring, especially information about laminate flooring. I plan on installing…
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Installation Problem – Groove to Groove
Q: I have laid out the engineered hardwood and started nailing down the floor. My room is a combo living and kitchen with a nook. I laid out the full…
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Tiling Over Concrete
Q: I have an outdoor concrete patio and walkway that is approximately 700 square feet. The concrete is over 20 years old but in good condition. I want to…
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Cork Installation – Design Ideas
Q: Would it be possible for the “Experts” to assist with the Design, or make a suggestion? With your collective experience, I’d bet y’all have some clever…
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When does $5.00 equal pure joy?
Brooke is brilliant. She went on Craig’s List found a picnic table for kids we can set up in the showroom and with that plus some crayons and coloring…
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Concrete Over Plywood and Hardibacker
Q: We currently have plywood subfloors in a 1980’s 1 story home home. We are re-doing the kitchen floor (100 sq ft.) We have the Hardibacker and were…
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Bamboo Over Composite Vinyl
Q: I have a 9×9 composite vinyl tile floor over what appears to be a plywood underlayment. The floor is solid and relatively flat. Can I leave tiles in…
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KUDOS to AMIR!
just want to say, thank you to my sales rep. Amir Jusic ,was very helpful with any question i had , about styles ,quality, delivery ,ordering etc…
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Common Misconception: Thicker Hardwood Flooring is Better
For our editorial this month, I would like to go into depth about a very common misconception when it comes to shopping for flooring. Before we get…
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Acrylic vs Urethane
Q: What is the difference between Acrylic and Urethane finishes? – Rob A: The technical definition here is that urethanes, scientifically known as…
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Bamboo Floating Floor in a Hallway.
Q: I am planning on installing your bamboo in my hallway it is 60 feet long. I am planning on floating the floor. what is the maximum length that the…
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Tigerwood – 5″ Wide Solid 3/4″ thick $4.99
Get it while it lasts. We have a couple truckloads of Tigerwood from the contractor’s choice collection that is a STUNNING buy. Get it before it is gone…
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RV Flooring
Q: I was considering cork, for it’s comfort and many green properties, as the flooring in my 78 Airstream Argosy travel trailer. We camp mostly without…
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Another Truck Joins the iFLOOR Fleet
Finally got deliver of a new truck for the NW area. Here’s a quick photo i shot at night, but it still looks good: