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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…
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Flooring Advice – Laminate or Hardwood?
Q: Which flooring would hold up the best in heavy traffic areas? I was leaning towards wood, but heard laminate was good. Please give me advice. Thank…
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Wood Flooring Over Uneven Wood and Cement Subfloor
Q: My husband and I recently purchased an older home and are remodeling. We pulled up the old carpet in the family room and discovered that a little more…
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Floating or Nail-down Installation?
Q: We plan to install about 600 sq ft of engineered wood floor over in 5 areas, all interconnected. Are we better off using a floating system, or nail…
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Vinyl Flooring on Stairs
Q: I am elderly and due to age – the carpet’s and mine, I need to replace carpet on the stairs and upstairs. I want something other than carpet for ease…
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Flooring Covering Advice
Q: What would be good durable floor covering choices for a basement apartment remodel. The existing floor is concrete. A: Depending on the type of…
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They made too much, so I bought it all!
One of the benefits of being one of the largest flooring companies in the world is that when your vendors overestimate on production or have other…
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Replacing 9″ x 9″ Parquet Tiles
Q: I am looking for 9″ by 9″ tongue and groove parquet flooring to replace water damaged tiles — I believe it may be model “K-36.” Do you know where I can…
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Kudos to LA
Kudos to Jamie and the good folks in LA who are getting it done. From: brent Sent: Wednesday, July 23, 2008 8:57 AM To: Jaime Lopez Subject: final shot…
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Success is their middlename
We have such superlative installation talent – they have no conducted more than 10,000 in home service calls and the number continues to grow. A video…
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Floating Hardwood Meets Stair
Q: I’m going to install Mannington Caspian 5″ LocNgo and I have a problem with the hallway. One side of the hall is wall, the other meets the molding to…
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How to clean your floor?
As I have mentioned many times in the past cleaning and maintenance of your flooring is CRITICAL to long term satisfaction. Check out my video with a…