Q: I have a screened in porch with a 5/4″ cedar floor. The cedar floor boards are spaced about 1/8″ apart and nailed directly into the 2×10 PT joists. We want to carpet over the cedar floor but are afraid the carpeting will eventually be sucked into the cracks between the cedar boards. Although...
Moisture Damage and Issues
Mold and Mildew with Cork
This extra post comes from a member of iFLOOR.com’s great Sales team, Aaron C. After noticing a co-worker helping a customer with some info about mold and mildew with their cork floors, Aaron followed up to give a great bit of advice to help our customer out (this is the type of service Steve...
Bruce Kennedale Strip Cracking Issue
Q: We had over 2300 square feet of hardwood installed by our builder in December of 2003. We have been fighting with our builder since then due to cracking issues, and water damage issues, due to building. We had some boards replaced and 3 inspections by builder funded inspectors. Each inspection came back in...
Hardwood Floor Removal and Installation
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...
Fish Tank on Laminate Floor
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...
Basement Floors and Flooding Issues
Q: We have installed carpet in our basement and had flood so we remove the carpet and needs to install the new flooring, but not carpet and ceramic tile. what is the best flooring for the basement with flooding problem? Please advise. Thank You, Raksha A: If you’re encountering flooding issues do NOT install...
Crawlspaces and Wood Floors
Q: We are planning on a new solid hardwood floor. In order to eliminate a height difference between rooms the new hardwood will be installed over a new sub floor (13/16″) on top of the existing plywood. We “live on the water”, in southwestern Ontario. There is a heated/AC crawl space under this floor....
Water Damage on Harris Tarkett Longstrip Floor
Q: We had some water damage in our kitchen, which has caused some of the boards to pop up (a 3 ft by 5 ft section). Several floor installers have come by to see the floor, and they all have been telling us that the entire floor needs to come up. The Harris Tarkett...
Screened-in Porch Question
Q: I am building a screened-in “porch” over a pre-existing patio. The patio has a cement floor and I want to install a wood floor over it. Sleepers will raise the new floor about 5 inches above the cement slab, but will not be ventilated. The room will have a roof, but the screens...
