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| Laminate flooring underlayment | 8/26/2008 |
Q: I have puchased a laminate flooring with the backing attached. I am installing in an upstairs room ...
A: Charlie, Hello. No, you don't need to put another underlayment down. That being said, it ...
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| Hardwood floors | 8/25/2008 |
Q: We have installed utility grade hardwood floors in our home and are getting ready to do the ...
A: Daphne, Thanks for the question. Well, if you like the knots you can just use wood filler on any ...
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| oak stair raisers | 8/24/2008 |
Q: Our new oak stairs have both oak trends and risers. Initially I thought I would stain everything but ...
A: Eva, Yes, you can paint the oak risers. Just be sure to prime them first. Just a personal ...
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| optimal direction to lay engineered hardwood floor | 8/22/2008 |
Q: We have bought a condominium in which we have a very large living room ending with a bay window, ...
A: Isidor, Hello and thanks so much for the question. Honestly, this is a mater of personal opinion. ...
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| Hardwood Flooring | 8/21/2008 |
Q: I recently replaced carpet with hardwood floors throughout my house. The floor was very uneven as a ...
A: A few questions for you: What kind of hardwood? Thickness? Width? Brand? Lock-together or ...
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| Time to replace the sheet flooring! | 8/17/2008 |
Q: Our house was built in 1976 and it's time to replace the original kitchen floor as the seams in the ...
A: First, thanks for the questions. Let's try to answer them in order. 1.)I would recommend hardwood ...
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| How to install starting steps trim | 7/18/2008 |
Q: I am installing hardwood for our first floor. Our starting steps for the stairway has semi circle ...
A: HM Shuh, Thank you for the question. When we do trim in circular areas we buy a special bendable ...
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| engineered wood floors over terrazzo | 7/8/2008 |
Q: How does one dry out a room's floor with high humidity? I just bought a house in South Florida. The ...
A: Julie, Hello and thanks for the question. To dry out that room you need to make sure there is not ...
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| Cupping of Wood Floors | 7/2/2008 |
Q: I've read about this subject and haven't seen our specific issue...our original floors are all OK; ...
A: Charlene, Thank you for the question. One question for you. Did the installers let the wood sit ...
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| REFINISHING CHERRY FLOORS | 6/28/2008 |
Q: WE ARE CURRENTLY LOOKING INTO REFINISHING OUR CHERRY FLOORS. I HAVE 2 QUESTIONS ARE "DUSTLESS" ...
A: Hello and thanks for the question. Dustless system are just that: less dust. We have a dustless ...
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| engineered wood over carpet | 6/22/2008 |
Q: I have a 36'x24' combination LR & DR that's carpeted. The ceramic tiled kitchen floor is 1/2" ...
A: Hello and thanks for the question. I would not install engineered wood over the carpet. Is there ...
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| underlayment | 6/17/2008 |
Q: We are having Berry Floor laminate flooring installed today. The installers are using a blueish ...
A: I can't really tell you if the underlayment is any good without looking at it. Usually the best ...
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| mildew on stored hardwood | 6/11/2008 |
Q: I left about 560 sq. ft. of prime birch flooring stacked in my insulated garage over the Indiana ...
A: Renee, For finishing your floor I can tell you what I usually use. Minwax stain has always worked ...
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| mildew on stored hardwood | 6/10/2008 |
Q: I left about 560 sq. ft. of prime birch flooring stacked in my insulated garage over the Indiana ...
A: I would not install wood that had mildew on it. Mildew shows that there has been prior exposure to ...
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| Hardwood floor spacing | 6/9/2008 |
Q: I have an apartment that has two small rooms where they were able to salvage the old pine plank ...
A: Rob, Thanks for the question. There are several options. 1.) You can buy caulk made to stay ...
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| uniclic installation | 6/8/2008 |
Q: I would like to take the installer to court but I'm sure I need another professional opionion ...
A: Depending on what state and how much money you want reimbursed you can file in small claims court. ...
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| floor | 6/7/2008 |
Q: we live in Texas - our house foundation is slab - there is an area of our interior floor ...
A: Scott, Thanks for your inquiry. First a few questions for you. Do you have a crawl space? If ...
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| quick.stepunicliclaminate | 6/6/2008 |
Q: I recently had quick.step uniclic laminate Quadra (15 1/2x 15 1/2 inch tiles) installed in my home. ...
A: Sorry about your disaster! It happens sometimes. Do you think the fault falls on the product or ...
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| Engineered flooring on stairs | 6/5/2008 |
Q: I am installing 3/8" thick engineered flooring on our stairs with a stringer on one side and a ...
A: My advice as a professional is to leave 1/2" gap on the sides. This is standard with engineered ...
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| Prefinished hardwood floor durability | 6/1/2008 |
Q: I have a client that has recently purchased a condo with prefinished wood floors. They are ...
A: I will enclose a Floor Care Sheet that you can pass on to your clients if you desire. -Any laying ...
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| Restoration of Lino covered wood floor | 5/31/2008 |
Q: The wood floor has been overlaid with self sticking vinyl squares. It looks like tar paper was used ...
A: Tom, The best way to remove tar paper? That's a tough one. There could be several options. ...
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| hardwood floor refinishing | 5/31/2008 |
Q: I will be refinishing some hardwood flooring that has been stained by cat urine. The house has been ...
A: Ryan, Oh the joys of cat urine! Been there done that and it is not too pleasant! Once it's done ...
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| Floors. | 5/27/2008 |
Q: I am doing a school project where I need to make my own business, and I was just wondering, What ...
A: Jessica, Thanks for the question. My advice would be to put vinyl flooring. It shouldn't get too ...
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| Bamboo, sleepers on slab, what to do? | 5/24/2008 |
Q: We want to install Warner bamboo flooring in an urban apartment. I've cut an opening in the current ...
A: Ed, The sub-floor Liquid Nails should be okay as long as it's rated to come into contact with ...
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| HARDWOOD FLOORING INSTALLATION | 5/24/2008 |
Q: Our home was built in 1923 and hardwood floors were installed at that time. They are oak 3/4" thick ...
A: Simply put, there is no reason to remove anything. You can install right over the existing hardwood ...
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| Bamboo, sleepers on slab, what to do? | 5/23/2008 |
Q: We want to install Warner bamboo flooring in an urban apartment. I've cut an opening in the current ...
A: Ed, Of course I would highly recommend that you nail/screw and glue the sleepers to the concrete. ...
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| laminate or hardwood? | 5/21/2008 |
Q: I'm getting rid of my family room carpet. I have small active children and a not-so-potty trained ...
A: Araceli, Hello and congratulations on choosing a smart flooring choice. Hans down I would ...
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| regarding hardwood flooring | 5/21/2008 |
Q: We currently have laminate flooring. Not holding up well at all. The installers not only put glue ...
A: Sam, Hello. Unfortunately I would have to say that you should tear the laminate up first before ...
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| Bamboo, sleepers on slab, what to do? | 5/20/2008 |
Q: We want to install Warner bamboo flooring in an urban apartment. I've cut an opening in the current ...
A: I'm glad that you are using a ecologically-friendly product like bamboo. I'm also glad that you are ...
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| removing tile from hardwood | 5/13/2008 |
Q: i wanted to know before i got myself into a sticky situation what i would need to do to remove ...
A: Allison, For the minor dips you can use self-leveling floor leveler. Just mix it and pour. If ...
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| removing tile from hardwood | 5/12/2008 |
Q: i wanted to know before i got myself into a sticky situation what i would need to do to remove ...
A: Allison, Thanks for your question. As far as ceramic over hardwood goes, that should be no problem ...
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| laminate | 5/10/2008 |
Q: Is Berry Floor laminate a good brand? And is the regular thin underlayment pad good enough? Or ...
A: Berry Floor laminate is a low to middle-grade brand. As far as quality goes it should be fine. I ...
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| installing laminate | 5/8/2008 |
Q: I cannot get my laminate floors to "click" together on the floor (they do click together when I hold ...
A: If your floors don't click together it could be one of three things. 1.) You are putting them ...
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| radiant heat under hardwoods | 5/8/2008 |
Q: Is radiant heat ok to use under hardwood floors? It doesn't seem like it would work well with wood.
A: Hardwood floors are ok to use for radiant heating. I recomend using engineered wood that "floats" ...
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| eucalyptus Floors and Radiant Heat | 5/7/2008 |
Q: I am very interested in the Lyptus hardwood floor product. I am building a new house and have ...
A: Hello and thank you for your question. First of all let me say that Lyptus is a beautiful and ...
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| Hard / Soft wood Help | 5/6/2008 |
Q: I am the owner of a home built in 1896... The hardwood floors are the ones that were initially in ...
A: Carl, Thanks for the question. First let's start with the EZ sander. Theses machines are ...
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| Remove dried on Urethane glue from laminate surface | 5/5/2008 |
Q: How do we remove dried on spots, of dried on urethane glue used to bond the ENGINEERED wood floor to ...
A: Well depending on the kind of glue that you used you may be able to remove it with a little elbow ...
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| FInishing hardwood floor. | 4/25/2008 |
Q: I am purchasing a home that has a hardwood floor in the kitchen. It looks as if it needs more coats ...
A: Troy, Thanks for the question. Yes you can finish it. It's just a question of whether you want ...
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