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Nailing 3/8″ Engineered Floors
Q: I am installing 3/8″ Bubinga Deep Cognac Engineered hardwood flooring that I ordered from iFloor. I have chosen the staple/nail option for…
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Self-Adhesive Tiles Over Pergo
Q: I just put down my new Pergo flooring my house and it looks beautiful! I was wondering if I can stick 10 self adhesive vinyl tiles on top of Pergo…
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Flooring for a Cabin
Q: I want to put laminate or some kind of flooring up at our lake cabin.. The cabin is not heated during the winter time the cabin sits on a wood flood up…
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Shaw Engineered Floors
Q: We got a decent price on upgrading the flooring in our new home from carpet to an engineered wood floor. They offer mannington, bruce, and shaw. The…
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Free Catalogue Preview
Although we don’t want to waste trees by running hundreds of thousands of our new iFLOOR catalogue I did want to share the “pre-press” version…
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Back in Seattle
Another whirlwind tour to visit with the great people of iFLOOR. Flew out Monday evening and visited Balitmore, Parkville (MD), Wilimington (DE)…
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Wide Plank Flooring
Q: We are building a 2300 sq ft ranch w/ heated basement in the Chicago area. We like the look of wide plank flooring but builder has not worked with it…
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DIY Tips for a Successful Floor Project
June’s editorial will go over a few tips for the DIY folks out there as we get into the swing of the DIY season. New flooring is a very common DIY project…
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Refinishing Bamboo
Q: Is is possible to refinish a solid bamboo floor? If so, would you use the same techniques as refinishing any hardwood floor? Thanks, Mike A: Solid…
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Greasy Residue on Brazilian Cherry Floor
Q: We have a Brazilian Cherry floor that has developed an almost “greasy” residue on it. The floor is 4 years old, and has never been cleaned with…
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West Roxbury, MA – iFLOOR Store
The West Roxbury store around Boston is a great store with great people setting new records. I have attached some pictures that show this location which…
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Decorating with Pergo
Q: I have a decorating question. In 1998 i put Pergo laminate in my kitchen and laundry room. Let me back up a minute. I live in a mobile home. I now want…
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A Bamboo Excursion
Part of buying bamboo right is knowing where bamboo comes from, how it is harvested, managed and otherwise cared for environmentally speaking. There are…
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Floating Floor Over Parquet
Q: I have a parquet floor that is glued to a 3/4″ plywood underlayment. The parquet is sound, but showing wear, and I would like to replace it with an…
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Nashua, New Hampshire iFLOOR Store – Tax Free Haven
A well known tax free haven in Nashua New Hampshire is home to a iFLOOR location to allow customers from near and far to pick up product there without…
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Laminate Flooring in Kitchen with IKEA Cabinets
Q: I was reading your answers and came upon something discussing problems with cabinets or heavy objects resting on a floating floor. IKEA’s cabinetry…
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Naperville (Aurora?) Illinois iFLOOR Store
Flooring has a new name in Naperville with the recent iFLOOR store opening there. We have customer routinely surprised at the values they find at iFLOOR…
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Click Type Hardwood Floors
Q: My handyman told me that there is a new type of installation for hardwood floors – click – no glue, no nails and that the finish is strong and durable…
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Palatine- Chicagoland area iFLOOR store
Part of a recent journey through the Midwest included a stop in Palatine, Illinois among other Chicagoland stores. Here are some photos from this stop at…
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Pergo Floors are changing
Every so often brands “refresh” their line up and right now Pergo is no exception. There is a large amount of change coming in the pergo line up. If you…