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Decorating with Bruce Turlington American Exotic 5″ Maple
Q: We’re buying a new townhouse which will have hardwood flooring throughout the first floor. We’ve never had hardwood floor before and have had a very…
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One of my Favorites
I was referred to a great sales book called “The Little Red Book of Selling” a couple years back by a great guy and I wanted to pass this tip along to…
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American Duet Vintage Pine by Armstrong
Q: I would like to purchase the American Duet Vintage Pine Narrow by Armstrong but it doesn’t look like much padding on the underside. I’ve seen some…
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Westhollow 3/8” Engineered 3” Bubinga Deep Cognac
Q: I am wanting to replace the carpet and vinyl in an “L” shaped area that is my living (approx 310 sq. ft.) and dining area (approx 110 sq. ft.) with…
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Guilt leads to these photos
I was feeling guilty about not posting over the last week or so, but I was driving through Yellowstone, the Grand Tetons, Bighorn Recreation area in…
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Installing Hardwood on Stairs with Newel Posts
Q: I have a question in regards to wood floor installation around the stair newel posts. Our flooring company is advising that it will look much cleaner…
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Sacramento Does it Again!
Service is something that we really have passion for. There are so many people in the iFLOOR organization that spend their professional career advancing…
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Cork – Finally
We have finally seen a bunch of our cork hit the port and is now in stock. That is great news for customers that may have been waiting. More cork will be…
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Tile Alternatives
Q: I have a quick question. I’m interested in reflooring all of our downstairs – living, dining, kitchen, half-bath and laundry area. I am very interested…
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Matching a New Floor to Existing Oak Stairs
Q: My wife and I bought a new house that has an existing oak staircase (in excellent shape, about 7 years old), and carpet upstairs. We’d like to install…
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Price Fixing – It’s now Legal! Prices will rise soon.
Discounting may soon disappear online and offline! Recently the Supreme Court overturned a nearly 100 year old rule that prohibited price fixing by…
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Back again
After some more travel I am back in the saddle again. I should be back to daily postings by tomorrow.
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Nail Down Installation – What is Resin Paper?
Q: I am looking at maple hard wood flooring from RONA. They have a wonderful deal on at the moment, about 3 Canadian dollars a sq foot. It looks…
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Removing Laminate Flooring
Q: What is the best method for removing laminate flooring? Brett B. A: The “best” method for removing laminate is always which one works easiest for you…
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Engineered Wood Floors – Any VOCs?
Q: I want to put wood flooring in my walk-out basement. Since it is below grade, I understand that I need to use an engineered wood floor. Can you tell me…
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Slate Approaching Oak Stairs
Q: We are installing slate tile on a floor up to the top edge of a stairway, but we don’t know how best to finish the edge along that top step. It’s…
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Laminate flooring
Laminate flooring has really been in the United States and Canada for about 11 years, but what a ride it has had. Pergo was first introduced through…
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Floating Floor over a Sloped Subfloor
Q: I am flooring on the second floor over wood and different types of tiles (some at different heights by the way). One of my rooms also has a gradual 1…
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Cork Floor in a Kitchen
Q: I plan to install one of your floating cork floors in our living room and possibly into the kitchen, but I’ve come across a few snags. First, there are…