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Radiant Heat and Floating Floors
Q: I am expanding my kitchen and some part of the expansion will be over an open area underneath; therefore, I want to put in a heated floor, preferably…
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Frequently Asked Flooring Questions (VIDEO Responses)
We were talking about some FAQ’s (Frequently Asked Questions about Flooring) and we had an idea to just turn on the iFLOOR TV Camera and have me talk for…
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Hardwood Flooring And Older Dogs
Q: I have 2 dogs 10,13,yrs. So i have to plan for accidents.my mother had gym finish on her floor, does any hardwood come with a protective finish or…
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Pine Flooring Outside
Q: My contractor wants to use tongue and groove pine flooring on the deck. The deck doesn’t have a slope. Will there be enough space for the wood to move…
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Flooring for a Bathroom with Children
Q: Can you use wood flooring in the bathroom, which get very wet with children? Thank you – Nancy Click Below For The Answer!
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Transitioning from Laminate to Tile
Q: We have laminate over the majority of our upstairs and in some rooms it connects to ceramic tile and the laminate piece in between the two types of…
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Flooring that Fits
Here’s a quick tip of the day: When installing your floating flooring (or fitting your floors for our British friends) you need to consider what type of…
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Installing Tile on a Wood Deck
Q: We currently have a raised wood deck off our living space, and we are wanting to have stone laid on top of the wood. I have heard about floating tiles…
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Gluing vs Stapling
Q: I am interested in purchasing some engineered flooring. I have installed engineered flooring before that could be glued or stapled down. I chose to…
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Consumer Reports gets it.
Well in the world we live in today the buzz word is value. Walmart, Costco, Target will fare better than Sears, Nordstrom and Tiffany. Clearly iFLOOR is…
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Bruce Flooring Problem
Q: I had Bruce hardwood floors installed in my retirement home. Weeks later, holes and cracks and everything else started happening to my floor. Called in…
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Time is Tight
I can’t seem to find enough time in a day to post on the BLOG. I will have to catch up some night when everyone is sleeping. In the mean time here are…
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Hardwood Flooring Over Radiant Heat
Q: Hi good morning, we have a concrete floor in our walkout basement we are putting in an apartment I would love to have hardwood flooring we have radiant…
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Bamboo in Colorado
Q: I read in our local paper someone complaining that they got bamboo floors and they were drying out and falling apart in our dry Colorado climate. Is…
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Laminate for a Sun Room
Q: I would like to install a wood laminate in a new sun room. The room is built over a wood deck, but will be insulate. Is a laminate a good choice for…
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Transitioning Between Different Laminate Floors
Q: I’ve just had my old Pergo oak floor removed due to warping from water damage. My house is on the market and I can’t afford to wait weeks to match the…
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Still trying to keep up
I have been jammed up and haven’t had any time to post on the blog and so for the folks emailing me to get on track I apologize. I will post a couple…
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Pergo Cherry Blocked Laminate
Q: About 10 years ago I had installed “Cherry Blocked” Pergo laminate in my kitchen. I am in the midst of redoing my kitchen and need to patch the floor…
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Waterproof Flooring
Q: We are refinishing our basement and I want to use a waterproof flooring material to prevent potential flood damage, yet it must be very comfortable to…
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My New Laminate Floor is Noisy – Help!
Q: Our new laminate is only a week old and it goes from our entry way throughout our kitchen…..the entry way feels solid and has no noise, the kitchen…