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Outgassing Concerns
Q: Dear Steve, Thank you very much for writing that detailed article comparing different brands of laminates. It was very helpful and goes way beyond what…
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Engineered Wood Floor over Concrete
Q: I am considering laying a high end 9/16″ thick x 3-3/4″ wide engineered oak floor over concrete in 3 rooms and 2 hallways. I intend to glue the floor…
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Flooring for a Screened-in Porch
Q: We built a screened porch over an existing wood deck. The floor is presently 2″ x 6″ wood treated lumber. We would like to cover this with a more…
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Flooring companies with a great environmental record
The other day I had a reporter ask me who were some of the companies that I believe are making some good progress in the sustainability movement. In other…
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Using Luan for Flooring
Q: A friend of mine recently suggested using a birch luan plywood to finish the floor in my basement. The underlayment is 2 sheets of 3/4 inch plywood…
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Tip O’ the Day – Floating floors are the way to go for concrete subfloors
For those who have concrete floors I would highly recommend considering a floating floor. I think floating floors offer great flexibility and i think they…
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Deck Planking for Patios
Q: Hi, I’m looking for indoor/outdoor patio flooring, it’s a covered patio but the floor needs to be one that is all-weather. Can you recommend something…
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Gapping and Finish Issues
Q: We purchased a new home in August 2006. The builder installed pine flooring throughout out house. We realize that pine is quite soft and expected to…
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Portugal Cork photo round up
I am traveling for the next 10 days roughly so I am adding some pictures from Portugal just to keep things interesting. This is a quick photo a of a map…
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Carpet on Stairs
This is a follow up comment that came for our article with Tim in Cambridge, NY. Q: We are doing the opposite. Our steps are set for hardwood but the…
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Flooring Expert – some things never change – Beware of builder flooring upgrades
While I was over reading the Flooring Expert Blog I read this story about a Mannington laminate floor issue. I have seen this problem a number of times…
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Pergo Flooring – Still a Leader
Recently Pergo was sold to a new company here in North America after a few years of difficult times. The Swedish based company had a series of challenges…
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Mannington Floor Issue
Q: We have a Mannington m-lock 8mm Canterbury oak floor installed 2-1/2 years ago in Venice, FL (not by you). The panels are raising at the seams (not…
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Vinyl on Stairs?
Q: We are looking to replace most of our carpet downstairs with laminate. While doing research I saw the Congoleum forum plank product. Correct me if I’m…
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6000 Feet brazilian cherry hardwood 3/4″ solid x 5″ wide x rl- First Come First Served
Last I checked the really nice special from Woodstock which is a 5″ wide Brazilian cherry only had around 6,000 square feet left. This clear grade…
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Price Fixing
Supreme Court Expected to Overturn Century-old Price-Fixing Ruling
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Hardwood
Recently I have received alot of mail asking me about hardwood. Sometime folks ask me why I like hardwood instead of carpet. Well the truth is I like…
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Laminate Flooring Question – Transition Pieces
Q: We installed laminate flooring over old vinyl flooring in our kitchen and have run into a problem when trying to install the transition pieces…
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Exotic Floating Hardwood – Priced so low it is too good to be true or is it?
Buying flooring is not fun. It is in fact frustrating. So many customers (about 40%) enter the process and then just give up before getting over the…
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Floor Finishes
Q: Enjoy reading the new blog. Here’s a question for your consideration… I’m currently in the process of getting quotes for having our floors refinished…