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Installing Wood Flooring Over Tile
Q: Purchasing a house and it has all white tile downstairs (large tiles). I am used to having wood floors so the tile must go! The kitchen also has white…
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Finish Choices for American Cherry
Q: We installed American Cherry flooring about 2 1/2 years ago in our new home, through out the 1st floor (kitchen, family, dining and play room). I was…
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Click Bamboo Flooring Problem – Gap
Q: I installed bamboo engineered click flooring on my garage floor that was converted to a media room. Floor wasn’t completely flat in a couple of…
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Vinyl Floor Shopping
Q: It’s been a long time since I shopped for vinyl flooring, but now I m looking for some for my entryway and kitchen. I looked at Armstrong and…
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Tongue and Groove Flooring Over Concrete Slab
Q: What is your opinion on how to place tongue and groove flooring over concrete slab ? Jack Flounders A: Any time you are putting a wood floor onto…
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Loose Laminate Plank Problem
Q: I have another situation with a new laminate floating floor that was also just put in my home. The last plank which is up to a door way with tile in…
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Las Vegas Memories
Just thought I would share some random photos from last week. Still running fast paced, but lots of great memories from the trip. The Awards dinner…
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Refinishing Hartco Acrylic Impregnated Floor
Q: Can a urethane finish, acrylic-based or otherwise, be applied to a Hartco Pattern Plus acrylic impregnated floor? Will there be adhesion issues? We’ve…
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Flooring is always fun
Last week at Surfaces 2008 (the United States flooring trade show) we saw alot of great suppliers and interesting products as well. It was a great time…
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Flooring for a Basement
Q: I have wood floors in the basement. As I have an art school it has very high traffic. The wood floor has lasted for about 8 years and it is already…
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Hardwood in a Basement
Q: I would like to install a light maple hardwood floor in my basement, poured in 2000 and is level. From reading your responses to other questions the…
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Installing Flooring Over In-Floor Heating Systems
Q: I was reading your blog and it, along with the rest of the website, is super helpful. My boyfriend is building a house on a slab, and the slab has…
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Lots going on
Sorry for the delays in posting. I have been on the road like crazy this past 7 days. We had a great event last week in Vegas with alot of our key people…
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Bathroom Flooring Options
Q: Our question is concerning what type of flooring to install in our upcoming bathroom redo. Our home is a 1950’s ranch duplex with a 3′ crawl space…
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Rubber Flooring
Q: I just purchased a 4×6 of the recycled rubber tire flooring. What temperature can this flooring withstand before melting? I would like to “print” on it…
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Options to Floor Over Concrete
Q: I would like to know what is the best /least expensive option for a floor over concrete. I have a shop that is built on a floating slab of concrete. as…
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Concrete Joint Preparation for Flooring Install
Q: I am going to install an engineered wood floor (Kahrs-Woodloc Original Collection – 15mm) in my basement. I understand some self leveling compound can…
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Vinyl Floor – Full Glue vs Perimeter Glue
Q: Under what circumstances would a vinyl floor be fully glued vs. perimeter glue? Diana Buffalo, NY A: Vinyl has come a long way as far as how it is…
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BHK Brazilian Rosewood
Q: I’m interested in the Brazilian Rosewood BKH Laminate by Moderna SoundGuard and would like to know if this type of flooring is the easiest to install…
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Flooring for Bathrooms
For this month’s editorial I’d like to go into a bit of depth about flooring for bathrooms. As we get closer and closer to the start of the remodeling…