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Care and Finish of Cork Floor
Q: When we purchased Westhollow® Cork Provincial Collection Lunenburg we were told that after a couple of years we would probably need to apply a new…
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Cork in a Bath Room or Laundry Room
Q: Can I use cork in a laundry room? how about a bathroom? Thanks, Maureen Felman A: Yes. Before you get too far though, let’s go over a few bits of…
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Cork Flooring
Q: 1) I wish to use the Westhollow “click together” cork flooring of two complementing colors in a border pattern. Can this be done and what kinds of…
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Cork Flooring Over Marble
Q: Hi, I’ve just bought a condo with a black (YAK!!) marble floor in the kitchen. I’m thinking of covering it with a cork floor. What are the do’s and…
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APC Cork Flooring
Q: I am a little confused about what type of underlayment I should purchase for the APC Athene Cork flooring I am purchasing. The floor I am installing…
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Home Office Flooring
Q: My home office is upstairs and next to my son’s bedroom. I would like to replace the carpets with a harder surface but I am concerned about noise. I…
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Installing Cork Flooring on Slab
Q: Please tell me about installing Cork flooring over a concrete slab (on grade). I live in the Las Vegas NV area and want to know if any special…
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Flooring a Restaurant – Is Cork a Good Idea
Q: Im looking at using cork flooring for a commercial kitchen. is this a good idea…do you have a better suggestion or a specific type of cork flooring to…
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Using Cork for Sound Dampening on a Wall
Q: I want to install cork on the wall behind washer and dryer for sound damping (and looks). Which type of tile would be best for this? A: First I would…
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Westhollow Cork Problems – Follow Up
CJ wrote back to get a bit more help with his problem. The original advice I gave him with his Westhollow Cork Problem involved the two most common…
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Westhollow Cork Problems
Q: I have Westhollow Cork flooring, it has been down for approx. 6 months. I have 3 areas where the seams between the floating planks is uneven, one side…
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Eco-Friendly Flooring
As a new feature here to our Ask the Flooring Expert blog, we are going to begin doing a monthly editorial about issues that have come up frequently or…
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Is Underlayment Needed with a Cork Floating Floor?
Q: Is a cork underlay needed if the cork floor, is going over a cement subfloor? We have turned a very large crawl space into 2 rooms and a bathroom and…
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Tile Alternatives
Q: I have a quick question. I’m interested in reflooring all of our downstairs – living, dining, kitchen, half-bath and laundry area. I am very interested…
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Cork Floor in a Kitchen
Q: I plan to install one of your floating cork floors in our living room and possibly into the kitchen, but I’ve come across a few snags. First, there are…
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Outgassing Concerns
Q: Dear Steve, Thank you very much for writing that detailed article comparing different brands of laminates. It was very helpful and goes way beyond what…
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Cork vs Carpet STC ratings
Q: We are going to replace the flooring in our condo apartment in the near future. A floating cork floor system is our preferred choice but the condo’s…
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Mold and Mildew with Cork
This extra post comes from a member of iFLOOR.com’s great Sales team, Aaron C. After noticing a co-worker helping a customer with some info about mold and…
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Cork in a Wine Room
Here is another special boost of information from Ryan W. helping folks out with a flooring question for their upcoming wine room. Q: Ryan, We are…
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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…