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Cleaning Pergo Laminate
Q: How do I clean a Pergo laminate floor? A: Cleaning laminate floors is a fairly simple process. First make sure to sweep or vacuum the floor in order to…
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Handscraped SOLID hardwood – liquidation priced
I have seen a ton of handscraped hardwood both engineered and solid being sold at retail for $15.00-$25.00 per square foot. We were lucky to pick up some…
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Floating Floors need a T-molding – how to install?
Here is a great little video about installing a T-molding for a glue down installation.
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Creaking Shaw Laminate
Q: I have an inlaw suite in my basement that we finished in 2000. At the time I had an inexpensive laminate flooring put down directly over the concrete…
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Old School – New School
When we first started iFLOOR, we asked ourselves, “How do we take an already confusing process (buying flooring) and make it work on the internet?” Well…
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Replacing Carpet with Laminate
Q: My home is a double-home trailer and I want to remove my carpet and install laminate flooring. What do I need to install this floor on my trailer? Hope…
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Cork Flooring – IFLOOR Video
Here is a quick video about the important topic of underlayment – in particular about 6mm cork underlayment.
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A couple more tourist shots
As a mentioned some of my photos had to be taken on my phone, which are not awesome quality – but I wanted to share a nice area in Shanghai called old…
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DuraCeramic Wood Grain
Q: I am looking for some DuraCeramic Wood Grain flooring. It looks like a wood laminate, but is made with the same materials as the DuraCeramic tile. Can…
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Flooring for an Elevator
Q: I am looking for some light-weight eco-friendly flooring for our elevators in our condo. Do you have suggestions. It is a contemporary building with…
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Nutty Deals
You may have noticed some amazing deals on the site lately, and quite frankly, I’m not sure how long they’re going to last. It seems my voicemail and…
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Installing Laminate Flooring at 45 or 90 Degree Angles
Q: I am considering installing a border of dark walnut around the main light planking of my kitchen DIY project. Some of the border planks will have to be…
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Some pictures from a tourist stop
My camera actually died while I was in China a few weeks back so I used my phone, so the pictures aren’t great, but they are all I can share. Below are a…
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Slow going
I have not been able to post regularly as normal when travel gets crazy it is hard to keep up. Last week I traveled to North Carolina to see the Exdura…
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T-Molding Transitions
Q: I have an area of transition from the hardwood I am installing over to a tile floor where the span is longer than 1 piece of T Molding. What is the…
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Laminate Over Vinyl
Q: We have vinyl in the kitchen and laundry. Must I remove the vinyl before installing laminate? A: As long as your vinyl is in very good shape – no…
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Columbia Click Floor Buckling/Warping
Q: Help! About 7 years ago my wife and I installed Columbia Click flooring in our Condo. IT has been great – up until about two weeks ago. In our dining…
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Pergo for a Bathroom
Q: What do you think of laminate flooring in a bathroom? Also if you use Pergo would you still need and underlay and what type? Thanks Leo A: Laminate can…
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Laminate Flooring – AC Ratings
For our August edition editorial here on the Ask the Expert blog, I wanted to break down and discuss AC ratings for laminate floors. AC or Abrasion Class…
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Gas prices are all we hear about
You can’t go anywhere these days without hearing about gas prices, and since we ship more flooring across the globe than just about anyone, I probably…