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Q: I am looking for some advice as to what type of floor would function best for pets. My husband and I live in Tampa FL and we do dog and cat rescue…
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Flooring a Home Office
Q: What is the best material for home office flooring? My biggest concern is for the high loading and scuffing associated with desk chair casters. I do…
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Laminate Brand Wars: Shaw Not Rated?
Q: I did not find Shaw mentioned or rated in the brand war article. I am looking at Shaw single strip 5.5″ wide plank. It has a decent warranty and I like…
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Using Laminate as Decking – Can this work?
Q: We winter in Mesa, AZ and are building a deck. We have been told the laminate flooring will withstand the heat in the summer and can be used. What is…
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Douglas Fir Flooring
Q: Our house was built in 1922. The majority of the house has oak flooring, but it seems that the bed rooms were done in Douglas Fir. A few years back…
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Bruce Pegged Hardwood Flooring
While Steve is on the road visiting the great folks we have around the country, I stepped in here to help out on a somewhat difficult situation: Q: Steve…
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Laminate Flooring Reviews
Q: I am considering putting in laminate flooring in all of our house except bedrooms but have some concerns. How do they stand up to pet stains and…
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Wood Floor Transition – New to Old
Q: We are trying to decide what to install in the kitchen, wood or tile. The problem is the existing 2″ white oak wood floor in the adjacent rooms is…
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Remodeling an Old Camp House
Q: I am remodeling a old camp house that has the original wood flooring in it. The floor can not be saved. The entire house is about 1300 sq ft. We want…
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Flooring Near an Indoor Spa
Q: I am planning on redoing the floor around a spa and am looking for a antislip/water resistant flooring A: For the moisture amount I would suggest…
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Outdoor Flooring
Q: I live in Central New Jersey approximately 2 miles from the ocean. I have a second floor covered porch with the option to have it screened in or open…
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Heavy Furniture on Wood Floors
Q: While cabinets along a wall are attached via screws, therefore displacing weight to the wall, bedroom/office furniture such as armoires, full dressers…
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Flooring a Home Near the Beach
Q: We are buying a house and I want wood/looking floors. Since I live about 30 mins from the beach, which flooring would be better in my location. I am…
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Berry Flooring – Frustration – Need Help
Today’s question makes several references to Steve’s Stage of Floor Shopping, which I highly recommend to folks who are just beginning their floor…
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Flooring Over Black Mastic Adhesive
Q: I removed carpeting in my concrete basement and wooden stairs leading into basement. When we pulled up the carpet there were 9×9 tiles that were stuck…
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Allergy and Noise Reduction Issues
Q: My parents are moving into a co-op building with hardwood floors. However, now they have chosen to enforce the wall to wall carpet rules in ways they…
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Moisture Concerns and Replacing Warped Flooring
Q: Hello. I need some advice. About a year ago we installed a bamboo floor (glue down) with no moisture barrier directly on our cement slab. It completely…
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Brick Flooring with Wood Trim
Q: I have seen photos of brick flooring with wood trim. I asked a representative of a brick company about the photos as they were in their advertisements…
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Light Weight Flooring Options
Q: I am placing a wood floor on an old airstream trailer and an important factor in choosing the right floor is the weight because the trailers needs to…
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Flooring Suggestion – Upstairs rooms and Dog Woes
Q: We raise Shih Tzus dogs and we installed Wilsonart Flooring in a kitchen/dining/living area portion of our basement area a few years ago. Our dogs…