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Q: What is the best material for home office flooring? My biggest concern is for the high loading and scuffing associated with desk chair casters. I do…
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Self Adhesive Tile
Q: Looking for a tile that i can just peel the paper off from the back and place on the the floor, what should i be looking for? Thank you for any help…
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Laminate with Dogs?
Q: I’m considering installing laminate wood flooring in my home. I have 4 small dogs, and wondered if this wood like laminate flooring is tough enough to…
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Carpet Tiles that really work
I have seen a ton of carpet tiles used in the past. Most are commercial in style which can be fine. The residential styles that are now emerging are…
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Cognac Horizontal Satin – Ming Dynasty Bamboo Install
Q: I’m planning to install “Cognac Horizontal Satin – Ming Dynasty Bamboo” over a concrete sub-floor using the glue down installation. I was hoping you…
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ONE DAY ONLY – NOVEMBER 15th
Our first time ever (and possibly the last – the costs for this are killing me!) we are offering YOU the choice: NO SALES TAX –OR– 18 Months No Payments…
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Cupping on New Floors
Q: Katrina Renovations Deep in the South: Our home is located within walking distance from a near by lake. Due to Hurricane Katrina, we lost part of our…
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HOT DEALS
Country Cabin $3.09/SF Handscraped Oiled Plank : Ash Natural Dark $4.89/SF Handscraped Oiled Plank : Tiger Ash Natural $4.59/SF Handscraped Vintage…
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3/4″ Naildown on Concrete – Follow Up
I heard back from Gordon after his question about nailing down a 3/4″ solid floor to concrete – so here’s our follow up work with him. Q: The only problem…
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Hardwood Flooring – Handscraped Angelim
Some photos of a customer success. A great story!
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3/4″ Naildown on Concrete
Q: Hi I have been looking at the different flooring options for a while now. It seems the widest selection is in the 3/4″ solid line. I have concrete…
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Photo recap- flooring tour in Chicago, Detroit and Minneapolis
I thought I would share some quick photos of my great experience recently in the mid west touring stores. Great people, great customers and excellent…
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Shaw Arden Heights
Q: I am trying to find a product called Shaw Style “Arden Heights” #50108 Color 08305 Valley Green. Can you tell me who makes this product or where I can…
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Foam Flooring?
Q: hi, one of my friends just had new flooring put down in her apt. They way that she describes the floor is “foam flooring.” I can’t seem to find…
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Laminate Brand Wars: Shaw Not Rated?
Q: I did not find Shaw mentioned or rated in the brand war article. I am looking at Shaw single strip 5.5″ wide plank. It has a decent warranty and I like…
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Rip and Renew – on HGTV – BEAUTIFUL Design!
The recent episode of Rip and Renew featured some flooring from iFLOOR.com and Woodstock MW – hand scraped wide plank hardwood as well as the great…
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Cork Underlayment and Radiant Heat
Q: We are ready to buy an engineered wood floating floor, but have gotten stuck on an issue. I have a single story house built in 1951 with slab radiant…
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Westhollow Solid Brazilian Cherry meets Asian Decor – Stunning Design
Wow. That is about all I can say. A customer recently submitted photos of their new Westhollow solid Brazilian Cherry flooring in the wide plank version…
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Engineered Floor Stability
Q: I just finished installing a new lock-and-fold engineered hardwood. I had some problems with getting the concrete subfloor level in the bedroom and…
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How to Glue Down Hardwood – A FREE Video online right now
We have alot of talented folks in the building here and they put their heads together to shot a video on how to install a glue down hardwood. In the case…