Today’s post comes from iFLOOR.com’s CEO, Steve. Steve gave a bit of advice from his own experience to a customer who wrote in, and I felt it would be good to advice for anyone in the laminate market to see. Q: Hi Steve, We purchased Alloc Original (Japanese Cherry) in 1999 for our master...
Monthly Archives: September 2007
Repairing Scratches on Laminate Floors
Q: I have in my living room Westhollow Laminate Beveled Impressions 4 pad (Suwanee Oak). My wife dragged the coffee table on the floor and it has a long white SCRATCH mark on it(Its driving me crazy looking at it). The legs under that coffee table are wood and I tried fingernail polish and...
Using Cork for Sound Dampening on a Wall
Q: I want to install cork on the wall behind washer and dryer for sound damping (and looks). Which type of tile would be best for this? A: First I would like to mention that flooring products are not built to be placed on a ceiling or wall and that such an installation normally...
Removing Quick Step Flooring
Q: I took down a few walls and now have to add uniclic/quickstep flooring where the wall used to exist. To do this I need to remove some of the existing planks (to get proper matching). Is there a good way to remove planks without destroying them so that they can be re-used? Is...
Will cork underlayment void my flooring warranty?
A very insightful customer was discussing their flooring project with me the other day and I recommended cork underlayment for her flooring to help alleviate some of the “tap tap” effect that a floating floor can have. She was so smart to come back and ask the question: Will this void my warranty? The...
Wood as a Border Around Travertine Tiles
Q: How would I use wood as a border around travertine tiles? I would like the wood to border each individual tile. Gail Before getting into an explanation of how this process is done, I followed up with Gail to get some extra info on her project. The travertine is 18″. I was thinking...
Moisture Matters – A quarter a day keep the flooring doctor away.
I don’t have enough time to go into the detailed reasons why moisture is so critical when you think about flooring, but I wanted to give a quick note about sealer. If you have concrete floors – use a concrete sealer. Did you notice how simple (and if I do say so myself elegant)...
Westhollow Cork Problems – Follow Up
CJ wrote back to get a bit more help with his problem. The original advice I gave him with his Westhollow Cork Problem involved the two most common problems for his issue: using too much cleaner or having an uneven subfloor. CJ sent a follow up with some pictures in hopes we could get...
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 assure you that it can really leave a mark to an otherwise positive floor buying experience. My best suggestion is to avoid the problem. I wanted...
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 gallon. This is HEAVILY dependent on how much adhesive you are troweling in an area, the trowel used, and the requirements of your installation. The average 45-50...
