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Laminate with Attached Underlayment
Q: What is the best brand laminate with attached underlayment. This will be installed in a foyer and hallway. I notice there are different thicknesses…
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12mm laminate vrs. 8 mm laminate
Q: I read an article in your blog explaining why thicker wood doesn’t mean better and/or that will have better durability. Does the same apply for…
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Installing a Floating Floor in a Room with Tile Walls
Q: My kitchen has 1940’s tile that goes from the floor to 1/2 way up my walls. I have been searching for flooring options and was wondering about either…
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Travel
I had a great week last week traveling to all stores in California. Having a really cool flooring source in local communities in California like Los…
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Floating Installation Over Slab and Vinyl
Q: Hi Flooring Expert! I’ve found your answers very helpful on other topics so I’m hoping you’ll be able to help with this question. I’m preparing to…
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Bruce Engineered Floor – Subfloor Prep for Glue Down Install
Q: I am installing a Bruce engineered hardwood floor over a concrete slab. When the house was built and the base board was painted, the painters left…
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Armstrong Grand Illusions vs Bruce Park Avenue
Q: I have seen the Armstrong Grand Illusions and Bruce Park Avenue laminates. They are as close to hard wood as any laminate that I have seen. What I…
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Flooring a Kitchen – Hardwood or Laminate?
Q: I want to re-do my kitchen floor, which would be best hardwood floor or laminate in a wood grain? A: When it comes to kitchens, nearly any floor can…
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Floor or Cabinets – Which Comes First?
Q: I’m planning a kitchen remodel with new cabinets and nailed-down hardwood floors. About 30% of the floor space will be covered by cabinet bases. I can…
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Vinyl Flooring – Glue Down or Self Adhesive
Q: I want to put down vinyl planks in my kitchen, living room and entrance way and I want to know what would be the best way to go. There is both the glue…
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How is bamboo made?
Although I don’t have time to demonstrate the full process I wanted to include some photos from a nice bamboo mill in the Shanghai area to illustrate a…
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Bamboo Flooring in a Basement
Q: We have just finished remodeling our basement. We are looking at flooring options. I would love to do bamboo in my new office but I realize being below…
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The funny thing about Europe
It’s always fun to goto Europe and explore different cultures. I love to see old buildings and think of the past. One thing I found interesting on a trip…
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Quick Step Laminate Floor & Water Damage
Q: I have Quick-Step (Perspective 4) laminate (only 6 months old) installed throughout my home and we recently experienced flooding from the flat above…
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Repairing a Gouge in Stone/Tile Floor
Q: We have 12 inch tile stone flooring and when someone was here working in the attic, their ladder leg made a gouge in one tile. How can I fill that in…
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Gapping in a Cork Floor
Q: We had a cork floor installed 3 years ago and each winter the ends pull apart and a gap of 1/8 to 1/4″ is evident. I’ve had the installer out and the…
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Refinishing Hardwood Floors
For May’s editorial we’re going to go into a bit of depth about refinishing floors. As the DIY season is coming around, many people will look into various…
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Flooring and Lizards – huh?
On my recent trip to Melbourne Florida I came face to face with a wild animal. Ok maybe not wild. (if you knew Josh you would say, yes – wild.) Anyway…
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Cork Flooring Installation Question
Q: I notice that a number of snap together cork floors require expansion joints at 30 feet. I have a game room that is 41 feet long and 18 feet wide. I do…
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Denver – Littleton Colorado – Rocky Mountain High!
I had the opportunity recently to fly into beautiful Denver Colorado to see the iFLOOR store there and had a great visit. What a tremendous team! It was…