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Commercial Flooring Question
Q: I have employees with allergies and would like an alternative to carpet for a professional office (approx. 3700 sq. feet of flooring). Most of the area…
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Great Photos from a DIY laminate job well done
Kudos to Kirk who apparently built his own home/cabin and installed the flooring with superlative results. What a stunning Cabin. That looks like a real…
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Installing Solid 3/4″ Brazilian Cherry
Q: I will be installing solid Brazilian Cherry, 3/4″. I want to install parallel to the longest outside wall. However, this would be parallel to the floor…
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Planting Trees for our Future
To celebrate Earth Day and ultimately Earth week we have joined with a great enterprise called Trees for the Future. We hope to help plant more than…
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Travel, Travel, Travel
In the past week I have the great pleasure of visiting our Orlando, Melbourne, Oakland Park Florida stores as well as the Charlotte North Carolina store…
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IIC Rating for Cork Floor
Q: I have an upstairs condo where I want to replace my carpet with a cork floor. The HOA requires a minimum IIC of 50 for a new floor. The existing floor…
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Sound Issues in a Bedroom
Q: My wife and I are trying to figure out what we need to do to replace the flooring in our bedroom. A few years back we ripped out our old carpet and…
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Red Oak – What Other Floor Will Coordinate?
Q: Please Help! My husband and I want to install a laminate floor in our condo. The biggest problem we are having is finding a perfect match to our Red…
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Removing a Proboard Subfloor
Q: I am installing laminate flooring in my kitchen and living room. Under the current vinyl in the kitchen is a proboard sub-floor on top of one or two…
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Santos Mahogany
Q: Santos Mahogany, natural and not laminate: I have owned Santos Mahogany in a number of homes and the color from all vendors was always the same – a…
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Wood Flooring with Tile and Installation
Q: I have two questions to ask. First I would like to know the different ways and the best way to install 3/4 inch red oak up against tile? Can you build…
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Flooring Suggestion – Durability
Q: My wife is in electric powered scooter/wheelchair all the time and looking for a laminate floor because our house is on a cement slab. I need to make…
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Columbia Jefferson Oak Laminate
Q: We are looking at replacing our dog stained carpets with a nice laminate. We liked the look of Columbia’s Jefferson Oak Cashmere however I noticed on…
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American Walnut
Q: I have fallen in love with American Walnut flooring. THE WAY IT LOOKS WHEN IT IS NEW! The beautiful grain patterns and cool, deep taupey-brown tones of…
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Flooring Help for an Older Double Wide
Q: We just bought our first place which we plan on building on in the future. Currently the lot has a 1977 double wide on it which we want to fix up as…
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Carbonized Bamboo Flooring – Durabuility Question
Q: I’m an architect based in New York. Few months ago I proposed your 3’ horizontal carbonized bamboo (Westhollow bamboo, style series II premium) to some…
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Underlayment Question
Q: First, let me say thanks for hosting such an informative website about flooring, especially information about laminate flooring. I plan on installing…
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Installation Problem – Groove to Groove
Q: I have laid out the engineered hardwood and started nailing down the floor. My room is a combo living and kitchen with a nook. I laid out the full…
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Tiling Over Concrete
Q: I have an outdoor concrete patio and walkway that is approximately 700 square feet. The concrete is over 20 years old but in good condition. I want to…