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Hardwood Floors: Grading from High to Low
Hi all, The world of wood grading can be a very confusing one. Systems and rules change from continent to continent and from species to species. In this global economy, it’s difficult to keep it...
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Hardwood Floors: Installation Over Concrete
Hi all, This is the sequel to my last post about moisture and hardwood flooring, Moisture Issues in Wood Flooring. A lot of customers contact me asking whether a vapor retarder is really necessary when...
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Hardwood Flooring Installation Tip: 3M Blue Painter’s Tape
Hi all, Not too long ago, a customer wrote in to relate a bit of a set back on his hardwood installation. He was floating an engineered floor with a traditional tongue and groove. He was joining each...
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Hardwood Flooring Installation Tip: Adhesive Wipe Aways
Hi all, Glueing down engineered hardwood floors can be sticky business. For the uninitiated, imaging yourself on all fours with a 4-gallon pail of adhesive, a hand trowel, and multiple planks of your...
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Green Building News and Views
Hi all, In this blog, both Rob and myself have touched on the green building movement. It’s an issue/challenge that we’re confronted with every day in the building supplies business and one which, I...
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Transparency- Hmm Hmm Good!
Hi all, I was watching TV the other day when an ad came on that I found refreshing. It was a commercial for Campbell’s Soup. It begins with a close up of a man’s face and slowly pans back. The narrator...
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Transparency-Mmm Mmm Good Con’t
Hi all, A follow up to yesterdays post, Transparency- Mmm Mmm Good. For anyone interested in learning more about transparency, I’m currently reading “Transparency: How Leaders Create a Culture of...
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Housing Crisis: Top 10 Must-Know Real Estate Trends
Hi all, I thought I would share an article I came across today in hopes of distracting us (good luck!) while we wait to hear whether the 700 billion dollar bail out package has any life left in it....
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The Floor Pro Community: a helpful site for both consumers and installers alike
Hi all, I came across a great online community of flooring installers and enthusiasts called The Floor Pro Community . It’s a great site to get your questions answered by the folks who actually install...
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Buying Hardwood Flooring: liquidated material often comes without a warranty
Hi all, Lately, a lot of building material suppliers have been forced to close their doors as a result of the down economy. As a result, the market is now flooded with liquidated material. No doubt,...
View ArticleGreat article about how to install laminate flooring
Reading Time: 3 minutesI was browsing online and came across this great article on laminate flooring. In Sickness and In Health…but NOT Laminate Flooring July 8th, 2008 We recently celebrated our 12...
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Reading Time: 1 minuteLaminate remains one of the fastest growing segments of the flooring market. The trend recently has been away from cheaper laminates (6mm-8mm) towards more upscale laminates such...
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