Q: I recently removed the carpeting on my 1929 year old floor with the hopes of refinishing the floors but with the condition of the wood, I decided to replace. Now the 2 1/2″ planks are placed directly across the joist so I don’t really have a subfloor. I plan to lay a 1/4″...
Monthly Archives: March 2008
Show your colors!
iFLOOR colors from the Marketing department. Kudos to Bryan for his honor! We hit the objective he wagered on and he delivered!
Underlayment for Laminate
Q: We are considering buying laminate flooring in our 11 year old house. Should we go with attached underlayment or not? Will we have to put down underlayment boards before we start? Thank you A: Depending on the laminate you are looking at buying and where you play to install this floor can give...
Floating Bamboo Question
Q: I have a parquet floor over hard concrete. I would like to install cork underlayment and an engineered floating bamboo floor in its place. Some of the tiles are loose and in poor condition. The tiles themselves come up fairly easily, but the glue underneath them is another story. But the glue that...
Flooring Over Concrete
As we get closer to the DIY season for home improvements, I wanted to go a bit in depth on what products and preparation is necessary to put hard surface flooring over a concrete subfloor. Product Choices Having a concrete subfloor does limit the choices you will have for flooring, but there is still...
Installing a Border with Laminate – Can This Be Done?
Today we get to look into a question answered by iFLOOR’s CEO, Steve, who is a real guru when it comes to flooring and has helped many people complete the project of their dreams. Q: I am remodeling a bedroom and I have chosen to replace carpet with laminate flooring. I would like to...
