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Bamboo Over Black Mastic
Q: I have wood parquet tiles that are attached to a cement slab with black mastic. The tiles are in bad shape and some “pop” as they detach and reattach…
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Time to go site seeing…Manila Here I come
Time to go visit my partners, colleagues and friends in the Philippines, but since my schedule is so tight I will only have a few days there so I plan to…
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BR-111 5/16″ Solid Brazilian Hickory – Installation Question
Q: We’re interested in the BR111 Brazilian Hickory, 5/16 solid for a kitchen floor. Currently have above grade, solid sheet no-wax Mannington floor in…
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Floods
As many of you have heard the great Northwest has been very wet recently. As a side effect shipments from Seattle are suffering 1-2 day delays. Obviously…
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How many square feet?
Alot folks start the floor buying process without arming themselves with a critical piece of information. What is that piece of information? How big is…
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Vinyl Flooring Tiles – Harley Davidson Theme
Q: I am looking for orange and black vinyl flooring squares (we are Harley-Davidson people and would like to do the floor of our enclosed trailer in the…
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Exotic Hardwood Flooring
Not alot of time at the moment, so here are more shots of exotic floors which take my breath away. When people think about exotic hardwood, tigerwood…
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Slopping Floor – What should I Do?
Q: We just bought a home built in 1950 and we just notice that our second floor is slopping and I would love to put new floors down so i would like to…
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A Bamboo Forest
Here are some photos of a bamboo forest that was freshly culled. Of course culling a forest is better than clear cutting so I thought I would share some…
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Home Office Flooring
Q: My home office is upstairs and next to my son’s bedroom. I would like to replace the carpets with a harder surface but I am concerned about noise. I…
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Can I Install Laminate Over An Existing Floor?
Q: This summer we decided to take up the rugs in our dining room and living room, along with the adjacent tiles(peel and press) to expose the oak flooring…
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Problems With Finish – Dull or Milky Appearance, Spots, Flaking and Bubbling
Up for December in our line of editorials will be a bit of information on reasons why problems occur in a finish. From spots and dull or milky appearances…
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Square Footage Question
Q: How do you figure out how much square footage of flooring you need to cover a room? My room measures 15.4 x 11. Which I was told was a little over 165…
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Hairspray on Laminate Flooring
Q: I’m looking for a way to remove hairspray from a laminate floor. Can you assist me? A: A paste of baking soda and water is effective for removing…
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How can you tell the difference in laminate flooring?
When you look at a laminate floor it is very tough with your eyes to detect the differences between a awesome laminate and a crappy laminate. (Sorry to…
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3/4″ Bruce Hardwood Installation Question – Door Transitions
Q: I’ve bought the material to install 3/4″ Bruce pre-finished hardwood. I’ll install it against the front door, looks like the door threshold will be…
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True Luxury –
If you ever wondered what a truly luxurious American floor looks like let me show you: This is a WIDE plank Hickory flooring with a hand scraped…
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Best Floor for Pets
Q: I am looking for some advice as to what type of floor would function best for pets. My husband and I live in Tampa FL and we do dog and cat rescue…
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Bubinga Deep Cognac from Westhollow – Will Adding More Finish Help?
Q: I have installed the 3″ Bubinga Deep Cognac Westhollow® Wood 3/8″ Engineered. I wanted to know if I could put a coat of wood floor polyurethane on…
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A Holiday Miracle
We are shipping so many orders and samples that the volume is tough to keep up! Recently we have had so many orders for samples the guys have been buried…