Archive for May, 2007

Here is another view of my day in Dalton that I spent at the lab. Lots of cool things about how products are tested and validated for quality. Take a peek at this video. I will try to add more notes later. There were a couple stand out things that I took away from...
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Q: My wife and I just bought an apartment in March. The poly on the wood floor is bubbling, peeling and flaking off. The builder says he’ll only pay for screening and 2 coats of poly which is $200.But the flooring guy says it needs sanding, sealing and 3 coats of poly which costs...
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Too often I think as an industry we find ourselves rushing to develop new product and get them to market quick. Sometimes that is not the right approach. In the case of handscraped laminate we started carrying Wilsonart, Quickstep and other brands of handscraped laminate almost immediately, but with some mixed results. We talked...
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Q: After pulling up the carpeting in my living room, I found red oak hardwood floors. However, they’re 40 years old, and in poor condition due to water and pet stains. I was considering having them refinished, but due to logistics problems (where to put the furniture, where to live while the work is...
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We work hard at iFLOOR to be different.
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As a special treat after coming back from his vacation, iFLOOR.com’s CEO, Steve Simonson, forwarded this great email to me to post in our blog as a post Memorial Day extra. Q: Good morning, Steve, For years (it seems) I have been researching sources for replacement cork flooring material for my Tartan-34 sailboat. This...
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I was impressed when I first saw this application that was made by Easy2 for us at iFLOOR (using Westhollow brand) to learn about laminate flooring. I think the future is going to include much more of this type of demonstration ability. Take a peek: WESTHOLLOW FLOORS DEMO I would be interested to hear...
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Q: We just installed Pergo laminate flooring in our dining area – it looks great!! My question is – we have a 55 gallon aquarium that weighs roughly 650 lbs. when full of water – can we move our tank into the dining area safely? Will the weight hurt the floor? Thanks in advance...
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Ok – after my longest time away I am back. I was going to post some of the pictures and so forth from my trip to Alaska – but I figured it was not really about flooring so I spared you. I will be posting about the very excited world of laminate flooring, hardwood...
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