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Best Flooring For Big Dogs
Q: We have 2 large dogs and as you can imagine, their claws are very hard on flooring. Hardwood is a bit out of our price range and we are debating…
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Alloc – Super Tough!
One of the toughest laminates in the market is Alloc. It has been around for years and is tried and tested both in terms of the locking system and well as…
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Transition from Old Hardwood to New – Follow Up
Jamie sent in an email with a similar situation to Lisa’s problem with trying to transition from old hardwood to new. So let’s delve in a bit to this…
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Flooring For A Media Room
Q: What is the best option for media room flooring? My husband wants hardwoods but we’ve been told carpet is best for a media room with surround sound…
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Flooring Over a Concrete Subfloor
Q: I am currently constructing a concrete house in the sunny isle and would like to know which flooring is best. I would like to have finished flooring in…
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Pergo on Stairs
Q: I have just recently installed Pergo Savannah oak (accolade) throughout my home. I have a split foyer design home. I have seven steps up and 6 steps…
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Is Bamboo For You?
I get a ton of questions about Bamboo so I am going to repost an article here that I have written in the past. There are 2 key things that I encourage…
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Floor Leveler Cracking
Q: Adding a basement bathroom, painted concrete floor, going to add ceramic tiles. Used latex bonding over the painted floor, allowed to dry according to…
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Tip ‘O the Day
Getting into the St. Patrick’s day spirit I thought I would give you a quick tip: When you prepare for installation moving appliances or heavy things is…
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Kudos Corner
Hello, I wanted to comment on the terrific experience I had in placing my first order with ifloor.com. It began with my initial telephone call and…
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Replacing Salito Tile With Hardwood
Q: I have Salito flooring and I would love to have hard wood flooring installed in the entire house. My question is do I need to remove this floor and if…
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Workout Room Flooring Suggestions
Q: I would like to install a laminate (floating) floor in my basement, in a workout area (under a treadmill and a recumbent bike). My home is 17 years…
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Overage also known as Waste
When you plan a construction job of any kind you are inevitably going to need to talk about a so called “waste factor.” To a guy like myself that tries to…
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Need Help Choosing a Floor – Scratch Problems
Q: I have two four year olds and a large dog. I installed bamboo in the bedrooms, but its scratched already. Is laminate scratch proof or what type do you…
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Area Rugs
Any home that searches for a unique look must consider art work of some kind. The kind I like the best is art work for your floor. Recently I was looking…
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Installation Question – New Floor and a Grand Piano
Q: I am going to have my parquet floor with new hardwood floor in my living room, which houses a small concert grand piano. The subfloor is concrete, and…
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Old Floor, Old Dog, Old Dad
Q: We have an old (30 years) linoleum kitchen/dining room floor and an old dog who slips quite a bit on the floor. I’ve spread throw rugs and runners…
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Konecto with Underlayment
Q: I am interested in using the Konecto vinyl planks in my kitchen/breakfast nook/den. Unfortunately the existing flooring is the old ’70s style “brick”…
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Laminate – Which Brand is the Best?
Q: What is the best brand and series Wood laminate flooring on the market today? A: This is a very tough question to answer as the “best” is usually a…
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Void Where prohibited
There are lots of neat opportunities if you are a flooring consumer in the market right now. Cool products, innovative design, spectacular engineering and…