As many of you have heard the great Northwest has been very wet recently. As a side effect shipments from Seattle are suffering 1-2 day delays. Obviously east coast weather is having an impact too in the severe weather regions. This is normal for the winter, but just wanted to put a heads up...
Alot folks start the floor buying process without arming themselves with a critical piece of information. What is that piece of information? How big is the area you plan on covering? (by the way this leads to other good questions like, how many doorways, what is the layout like, how many linear feet of...
Q: I am looking for orange and black vinyl flooring squares (we are Harley-Davidson people and would like to do the floor of our enclosed trailer in the H-D theme). I can find black, but cannot find orange anywhere; can you please help? Thanks- Judy A: Find solid colored tiles, especially vinyl can be...
Not alot of time at the moment, so here are more shots of exotic floors which take my breath away. When people think about exotic hardwood, tigerwood, brazilian cherry and more they really get excited. The tough part is making sure the supply is not slash and burn rainforest plunder, but rather managed sustainable...
Q: We just bought a home built in 1950 and we just notice that our second floor is slopping and I would love to put new floors down so i would like to know what would be the first thing for me to do. A: First off, you need to determine how severe the...
Here are some photos of a bamboo forest that was freshly culled. Of course culling a forest is better than clear cutting so I thought I would share some of these photos: As we approach the trail entry. The base of the trail in the bamboo forest. Each bamboo plant is marked and tracked...
Q: My home office is upstairs and next to my son’s bedroom. I would like to replace the carpets with a harder surface but I am concerned about noise. I was hoping that I could put my office chair (which has standard casters) directly on the hard wood flooring and not use one of...
Q: This summer we decided to take up the rugs in our dining room and living room, along with the adjacent tiles(peel and press) to expose the oak flooring underneath. We had hoped to just sand down the wood floor, possibly stain it, and polyurethane it like we’ve seen in so many other homes...
Up for December in our line of editorials will be a bit of information on reasons why problems occur in a finish. From spots and dull or milky appearances to problems like fish-eye shaped bubbles and flaking, most problems in finish occur from one of a few reasons. Several factors can cause a finish...
