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Floating Cork over Concrete
Q: I am planning to replace the carpet in my family room with a floating cork floor (Westhollow Cordoba Natural). I haven’t checked, but I’m pretty sure…
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Installation in a Perfect World
Here is a little flooring story – kudos to all involved in putting this together!
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Protecting a Tile Garage Floor
Q: I’m looking at buying a house in LA that has a garage converted into an office. I’d like to use the garage but protect the new tile floor. I’ve seen…
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What does the Exdura Hardwood finising line look like?
If you wondered what a high quality finish line looks like I am going to share a couple photos. I won’t give away some of the cool secrets nor can I go…
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Cleaning Alloc Hardwood Floors
Q: I have an alloc wooden floor. Ive tried cleaning with different products that say they are safe for real wood floors. (Scotts liquid gold wood wash and…
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What is engineered hardwood?
I get asked all the time what exactly does the term “engineered” mean. And Although I have talked about this is the past it is worth a 2 minute review…
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Adding Shine to Procelain Tile
Q: I recently put down a porcelain floor in my entry and kitchen and now wish it had more shine, is there anything I can use to give it shine? A: There is…
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What Floor Will Stand Up to Multiple Pets?
Q: I want to remove my rugs and put a wood floor down. Problem is that I have 6 cats, 1 dog and 1 bird. The floor takes a beating. I need one that will…
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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…