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Restoring Shine to a Bamboo Floor
Q: Hi Flooring expert, We have had our bamboo kitchen floor for close to 8 years. We love the floor, but after so many years, we notice that the shine is…
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How Much Flooring Do I Need?
Q: we live in a mobile home that the flooring is in pretty good shape. my question is how much flooring will we need if we do our living room which…
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Wood Floor Transition – New to Old
Q: We are trying to decide what to install in the kitchen, wood or tile. The problem is the existing 2″ white oak wood floor in the adjacent rooms is…
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Molding Questions from a 1st Time Installer
Q: I am planning on installing laminate floors in my kitchen and have been doing a lot of research on how to perform the installation and the products…
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Flooring Choices – Hardwood, Laminate, Cork, Bamboo and so much more…
The world of flooring is getting more interesting by the day. We are seeing some really cool 2008 introductions including the new lines from Ming Dynasty…
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Hardwood – not Laminate – can use Refresher
A great product to use for annual maintenance on certain floors is the “hardwood refresher” by Bona…
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Condo Installation – Laminate on Wooden Subfloor
Q: I am embarking on a remodel project of an older condo project built in 1985, the unit is on the 4th floor and the structure I am told by the current…
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Bamboo Bows? Bamboo flooring that is handcrafted into something special
Wow what a cool customer! Recently we received pictures from a customer that talked about a VERY unique and inspiring usage for bamboo flooring: You can…
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Adding to a Subfloor and Underlayment Help
Q: I am working on laying new 3/8″ engineered wood flooring over a wood subfloor. I also have ceramic tile floors which will meet with the new wood floor…
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Installing Around a Brick Hearth
Q: We are going to install a good quality laminate flooring in our mountain cabin (4,800ft. elev.). There is a concrete slab subfloor. At one end of the…
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Quickstep Handscraped Eligna Country Collection
Q: Hi, I found your comparison on the various laminate floor options VERY insightful. Do you have any thoughts or data on the Quickstep Handscraped Eligna…
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Spice as Nice – Strand Bamboo is FOR YOU! – Bamboo Flooring is changing.
iFLOOR.com – 6′ Spice – Engineered Strand Woven – Ming Dynasty Bamboo – Bamboo Flooring I think our customer Marcus Sorensen said it all in his review…
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Remodeling an Old Camp House
Q: I am remodeling a old camp house that has the original wood flooring in it. The floor can not be saved. The entire house is about 1300 sq ft. We want…
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Brazilian Cherry – Made in America
Brazilian Cherry Westhollow® Wood Exotic Solid Hardwood This floor is made in America – that means although it is grown and harvested in Brazil or areas…
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Road Trip!
I am hitting the skies again shortly. I expect to hit Chicago, Palantine, Tinley Park, Bensenville and a couple other new Chicagoland locations this…
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Heavy Traffic and Allergy Worries – What Floor Should I Use?
Q: Our house recently took on water damage. Some of our floor was wood (not sure which kind, not real wood) and we are going to have to replace it. I have…
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Flooring Near an Indoor Spa
Q: I am planning on redoing the floor around a spa and am looking for a antislip/water resistant flooring A: For the moisture amount I would suggest…
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Westhollow White Oak Butterscotch 3/8″ Engineered Installation Help
Q: Hello Ifloor Experts I placed the order today (10/8/07) for Westhollow White Oak Butterscotch Engineered wood 3, 3/8 to be installed over concreted…
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Bamboo – flooring that can be green, but not all bamboo is green.
I have talked about this idea of eco-myths before, but let’s review: Bamboo is only as green as the company that makes it, the process that produces it…
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Laminate for a Sports Floor?
Today we have another great question answered by the CEO Steve Simonson. I personally have had several folks in the past look into cheaper flooring…