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Using Cork for Sound Dampening on a Wall
Q: I want to install cork on the wall behind washer and dryer for sound damping (and looks). Which type of tile would be best for this? A: First I would…
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Removing Quick Step Flooring
Q: I took down a few walls and now have to add uniclic/quickstep flooring where the wall used to exist. To do this I need to remove some of the existing…
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Will cork underlayment void my flooring warranty?
A very insightful customer was discussing their flooring project with me the other day and I recommended cork underlayment for her flooring to help…
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Wood as a Border Around Travertine Tiles
Q: How would I use wood as a border around travertine tiles? I would like the wood to border each individual tile. Gail Before getting into an explanation…
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Moisture Matters – A quarter a day keep the flooring doctor away.
I don’t have enough time to go into the detailed reasons why moisture is so critical when you think about flooring, but I wanted to give a quick note…
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Westhollow Cork Problems – Follow Up
CJ wrote back to get a bit more help with his problem. The original advice I gave him with his Westhollow Cork Problem involved the two most common…
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The Tale of a Discontinued Item
Have you ever wondered how and why a flooring item gets discontinued? If not, that means you probably have not been stung by that situation, but I can…
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Stark Adhesive Coverage
Q: How many square feet does a 4 Gal Can of Stark Wood floor adhesive cover? A: Stark’s Adhesive generally will cover roughly 45-50 square feet per…
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Timing is everything
This is the time of year when everyone puts their home improvement projects a bit higher on their priority list. Flooring is certainly at the top of many…
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Floor Buying Guide
It is worth reinforcing the Flooring Buyer’s Guide. I am pressed today for schedule, but the guide has been really helpful for alot of customers! Check it…
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Replacing a Marmoleum Floor
Q: We’re moving into a 1950s Eichler home with the original (still functioning) radiant-heated floor system. It’s a great place, however, the marmoleum…
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Canine Quandary
Q: I want to replace the wall-to-wall carpeting in my house with either hardwood or bamboo flooring. I hesitate to do so because I have two large dogs (50…
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Business 2.0 – officially dead
Well I was saddened to read the story here: http://investing.reuters.co.uk/news/articleinvesting.aspx?type=media&storyID=nN05209951 It talks about the…
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Installing Bamboo on a Landing
Q: I read the previous posts on installing wood on stairs and I’m ready to go except for one issue I haven’t seen addressed. I want to use the solid stair…
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What is OSB?
Q: What is OSB? Eric A: OSB stands for Oriented Strand Board. OSB evolved from Waferboard and is an engineered wood product formed by layering strands…
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TerraPass
I have heard alot of about Carbon Offset and I hesitate to do the math on my own consumption, however, I am certainly interested in companies like…
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BHK Laminate Locking Problems and Red Resin Paper
Q: I am in a dilemma with some laminate flooring I recently installed in my home. I am not happy with the joints after a week of living on the floor. I…
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Strand Bamboo – Now It Can be for You!
I have said no to most strand bamboo’s since they have been introduced for formaldehyde reasons up to now. Finally we have an engineered solution that…
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Golly – Here we go again…in Houston iFLOOR vs. Home Depot.
If you have followed this blog at all you know that from time to time we have had some difficulty with our bigger and stronger rival Home Depot. I like to…
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An installation
Here is a link to an installation time lapse. Completed by one of our star folks here at iFLOOR. Of course he is a programmer, not an installer so that…