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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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • Westhollow Cork Problems

    Q: I have Westhollow Cork flooring, it has been down for approx. 6 months. I have 3 areas where the seams between the floating planks is uneven, one side…

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    Unbiased Floor Advice – Does it still exist?

    This was a question was initially worked on by another great member of iFLOOR.com’s sales team James A. James and I have recently worked to help another…

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    underlayment for floating floors is a very important piece of the flooring puzzle

    Well with the title to this entry it should be clear that I believe the underlayment for your floating floor is CRITICAL for your floating floor…

  • Moisture Concerns and Replacing Warped Flooring

    Q: Hello. I need some advice. About a year ago we installed a bamboo floor (glue down) with no moisture barrier directly on our cement slab. It completely…

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    歡迎到我的朋友在中國。

    我致以個人和非常熱烈歡迎對讀我的BLOG 的我的朋友從中國。 這裡在這BLOG 我們談論許多事關於flooring 事務包括重要角色那中國戲劇在事務的發展。我相信, 中國有在flooring 事務的一個重要角色, 當正確規格、規程、安全和其它製造過程被跟隨。…