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Removing Damaged Bruce Flooring
Q: We have builder installed Bruce Natural Hardwood flooring (NOV 2001) installed in our kitchen and foyer. This is the nail/staple-down type. Despite…
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clicflooring, flooring that clicks together & floors that are click together
If you are thinking about laminate in today’s market it may come as a surprise to you that just a few years ago laminate was 100% glue together at the…
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Flooring a Restaurant – Is Cork a Good Idea
Q: Im looking at using cork flooring for a commercial kitchen. is this a good idea…do you have a better suggestion or a specific type of cork flooring to…
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Cracking Noises with an Engineered Floor
Q: My Universal Flooring engineered floor makes cracking and crunching noises that are so annoying it wakes up the kids when we walk around. Are the…
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Costa Rican Maple – Flooring That looks so REAL!
The flooring on this page is something that I just can’t believe how awesome it looks. If you have never seen a floor with a “Cost Rican” maple styling…
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Removing Hardwood Flooring
Q: I am going to remove 3/8″ thick x 1 1/2″ wide oak plank hardwood flooring in my house. I was wondering if there is any tips to remove the planks and…
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Jeez – now we’re giving away free floors?
Well you always know the best marketing ideas have 2 things in common: 1) Giving something away for free. 2) Don’t tell the CEO I just saw that we are…
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Can I Install a Laminate Floor Under Kitchen Cabinets?
Q: Should you install a laminate floor under your new kitchen cabinets? My contractors recommends that i install them under the cabinet so I won’t have…
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Hardwood Floor and Radiant Heat
Q: Can a 3/4″ hardwood floor be installed on a subfloor that is heated by radiant heat?? Thank-you, in advance for your response. Kathy Farmer A: As a…
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Grand Opening!
Starting on Thursday we are having a 3-day grand opening event both in stores and online. We are doing a nationwide celebration for our new stores which…
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Keys to a Successful Installation Preparation
Throughout September I received several installation based questions, many of which were the unfortunate few who have problems after installation because…
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Cool Rugs = Cool You
If you are cool – check out these rugs – when I see the total collections these guys offer the styles blow my mind. This is true art for the floor. (if…
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Engineered Flooring Over Radiant Heat
Q: Are there any species of engineered hardwoods that should not be used over radiant heat? Thank you A: Generally speaking you can use any species of…
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Installation Options Over Tile
Q: I’m just bought a brand new house that was built on a concrete slab and the entire 1st floor is tiled. I would love to put in hardwood floors…
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Finally
Ok I am back in the office, a bit of catch up to get after, but I expect normal posts for next week. Keep your eye on the website for some exceptional…
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Can I Install Laminate Flooring in My Kitchen?
Q: Can I install laminate flooring in my kitchen? A: The short answer to this would be that you can put any floor anywhere you want, but that doesn’t mean…
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Berry Flooring – Frustration – Need Help
Today’s question makes several references to Steve’s Stage of Floor Shopping, which I highly recommend to folks who are just beginning their floor…
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Flooring Over Black Mastic Adhesive
Q: I removed carpeting in my concrete basement and wooden stairs leading into basement. When we pulled up the carpet there were 9×9 tiles that were stuck…
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Moven’ Moven’ Moven’ – Rawhide
Still going. Today Orlando, Baltimore – flew into Providence, Drove to Boston and will be done here tonight about midnight. Tomorrow – NY and then back…
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Hardwood in the Basement
Q: I am going to install hardwood in my basement. I will most likely use the engineered wood, but I was wondering if I need to install a vapor barrier…