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Kudos to Utica & Amir (again)
The measure of a company is often the “will you recommend us” percentage. I am thrilled to see the Utica team and Amir continue to serve their community…
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Finishing a Basement
Q: We are about 1/2 way done with finishing our basement. We pretty much have everything “floor wise” decided except for the exercise room. The floor is…
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IIC Ratings
Q: I am wondering how to add IIC ratings for two different materials, as I know that I can’t simply “add” them together for the total score. I am meeting…
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Creaking Laminate Floor
Q: inherited a 10 year old laminated floor. it was placed over tile. don’t know more of history. previous owner had metal strips as thresholds between…
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Hot Summer – Hot Service – Phoenix Flooring Mania
A recent customer in the Phoenix area (near our Tempe, AZ iFLOOR – full service flooring store) submitted this brief, but very on point feedback: Chris…
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Konecto Prestige Plank
Q: As a “floating” product what are the weight restrictions for Konecto plank flooring ? ie; furniture, free standing kitchen islands, refrigerators…
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Bamboo for Dance/Yoga
Q: I am opening a dance/yoga studio and of course, on a shoestring budget! I am interested in bamboo for ecological reasons, and wonder if you know if it…
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Utica, MI – Detroit – making a difference in flooring
To Whom it May Concern, I just wanted to let you know what a great experience I had working with Amir Jusic at your, ifloor, Utica, Michigan location…
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Hardwood Installation in a Condo over Gypcrete
Q: I’m a new condo owner and would like to install hardwood (like the BR-111 Engineered Tigerwood or Triangulo Tigerwood). The builder didn’t offer…
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iRobots and Laminate Floors
Q: Can I use a irobot to clean my laminate floor? If not what is the best way to clean them? A: Tough question, and technically the answer here is yes and…
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Flooring – shopping online is good for you!
One of the benefits of buying on the internet is savings, right? It’s certainly a big benefit, but I think one of the other big ones is convenience…
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Laminate Near Limestone Fireplace
Q: I’m interested in putting laminate flooring in my family room but I have one problem. We have a limestone fireplace, and there is about a 2 inch…
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Streaks on Shaw Laminate
Q: I purchased a Shaw laminate floor about 6 years ago. I was told by the sales associate in the flooring department at Home Depot to treat the floor just…
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Scratched Laminate
Q: I just installed a laminate floor in the living room and it has a scratch. Is there anything I can apply to hide the scratch??? Marge A: There are a…
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Can you use flooring for your porch (or exterior deck)?
Although I didn’t rehearse I got most of the answers to this question wrapped into this video. Take a peek. Because the question arises so often about…
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Installation in a Perfect World vs. The Real World
A few days ago I posted this blog entry: PERFECT WORLD INSTALLATION Basically that was the video how things go in the perfect world. However this video is…
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Hardwood Floors Damaged by Dog
Q: I have a large dog who has put scratches and some poke holes in my hardwood floor. 1. How can I fix the floors without taking them apart and re-doing…
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Flooring Below Grade
Q: We want to float a floor in our basement over a cement slab, but can’t tell when looking through all the products out there, which are recommended for…
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Don’t forget your stairway to Heaven.
So often people get excited about getting flooring projects going and they forget what a tremendous impact their stairway makes in an entry of the home…
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Cracking Noise from Bamboo
Q: We have a 2 yr old bamboo floor (Teregren). Installation was partially glue down (edges and in smaller spaces) and rest was nailed. Subfloor is…