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  • Cork – Planks vs Glue Down

    Q: I had been previously considering terra cotta colored ceramic tiles for my kitchen as we have red dirt here in Oklahoma. Lately I have been looking…

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    Floor Slab Sweating

    Q: My husband and I are looking at a home to remodel, but we have been told that the slab floor sweats. Is this a problem we can fix? Angel in Kansas A…

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    Laminate

    A common mis-perception that seems to have made it’s way into the flooring market is that the thicker a product is the better it must be. I have talked…

  • Quick Step Scraped Rustic Hickory

    Q: I bought the laminate flooring I have now from IFloors and am looking forward to doing the same in the home I am building. The living/dining area is…

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    I put my name on it – signed Johnny

    For my colleague and friends: An inspirational real story about how people make a difference. I love the story. I put my name on it – will you? CLICK HERE…

  • Flooring and Arthritis

    Q: Hi, my grandfather would like to know the best type of flooring to have if dealing with arthritis. He currently has a floor that is carpeted over…

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    KUDOs Corner – Flooring

    Dear Sir I wanted to take a moment to let you know that the very high quality of store management and personnel in your Melbourne FL store and the skills…

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    Washington Post Mention about iFLOOR

    A wise writer and columnist in the Washington Post gave us a quick mention which my cool GOOGLE Alerts helped me notice. The article titled, Good Deals…

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    Popping Noise from Tile

    Q: I just had a new porcelain tile floor put down on top of a concrete subfloor. Since then I seem to have been a few popping noises in the house at…

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    DEAL O THE DAY

    I noticed that iFLOOR is offering a handscraped laminate for only $2.49 this morning. That is a great break through price and something I am certain won’t…

  • Laminate Near a Fireplace

    Q: I want to install laminate in my family room. I do have a fireplace that has brick in front of it about 2 ft. Sometimes the fire place does project…

  • Hollow Spots in a Bellefloor Maple Floor

    Q: I just got 1100 sf of Bellefloor hard maple installed over concrete sub-floor. I had the installer put MVP sealer just to be on safe side. After the…

  • Fading Brazilian Cherry Flooring

    Q: I have a less than two year old Brazilian Cherry hardwood floor throughout most of our home. We had placed little area rugs on the floor in front of…

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    SlickDeals.com

    It is always fun to have a big and vibrant web community notice your company. SlickDeals.com is one of the best known and active communities for consumers…

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    Smell from Konecto Presitge Flooring

    Q: Two weeks ago we installed Konecto Prestige flooring. We’ve had our windows and doors open daily all that time due to the warm weather we’ve had…

  • How Long to Wait Before Putting Furniture Back on to a Bamboo Floating Floor?

    Q: We are planning on installing a bamboo floating floor throughout our first floor (on-grade slab). How long should we wait to allow the…

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    Underlayment for floating floors

    Some topics are so important that they deserve repetition and additional information. Today’s topic is underlayment for floating floors. A floating floor…

  • Chip in Laminate Floor

    Q: I unfortunately have a chip in my Shaw Natural Sensations Classic Maple floor laminate floor in my living room, it is a surface chip (not deep set) and…

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    KUDOs Corner

    Absolutely a true CHAMPION. Great work Angela!!! Tempe, AZ is on the map! KUDOS! ________________________________________ From: Elizabeth H Sent: Friday…