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Laminate Flooring DIY installation Video HOW TO

admin — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 18:04:48 +0000

If you have thought about Laminate Flooring for your home, but were trying to decide between professional installation and a Do-It-Yourself (DIY) installation here is a nice High Definition video (HD) that shows you enough information to help you make your decision.

If you watch the video and say that seems easy – you probably do the floor yourself and save the installation costs. There are good reasons professionals get paid for their work, but if you are diligent and can follow instructions very closely you may have what it takes to be a DIY’er.

If on the other hand you watch the video and your eyes glaze over or your are otherwise intimiated by the thought of doing all that work or having to use a tape measure, your best bet is to hire a professional. Maybe the guys at Flooring Installer can point you in the right direction?

Check out the video now:

An all new bamboo flooring choice?

admin — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 18:26:36 +0000

The old saying that innovation can’t be stopped is true in any industry including flooring, furniture and home improvement in general.

Factories and flooring brands are always looking for a way to differentiate and produce something cool and unique that will drive sales and customer satisfaction.

Take a look at the “new” bamboo style below and decide for yourself if this is cool and unique or if they have taken the idea of natural bamboo a step too far. When would you put this floor?

This new style of bamboo flooring is sure to turn heads.

is this bamboo flooring a little too real for your kitchen floor?

Bamboo Flooring – Factory Direct?

admin — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 11:36:01 +0000

A professional bamboo flooring spline sizing operation:

This is a professional and clean operation to make bamboo flooring splines.

This is a unprofessional bamboo flooring spline operation:

Now U too can buy factory direct!

Tigerwood Exotic Hardwood Flooring Video

admin — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 16:35:11 +0000

A fun little look at Tigerwood hardwood flooring – one of the most beautiful exotic hardwood’s on the planet. The important thing, however, is trying to determine if the wood is from sustainable forests or is it slash and burn hardwood? Cutting down rain forests for a nice living room floor is not good karma.

Hardwood Flooring Video – HOW TO DO IT YOURSELF (DIY)

admin — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 16:28:09 +0000

An HD version of a hardwood flooring install that in it’s prior format has been instructive for around 300,000 viewers. A newly remastered hardwood flooring installation video in HD is worth a watch.

Cork Flooring Video

admin — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 10:33:55 +0000

An interesting quick video about Qork Cork Flooring. The new beveled edge style is very popular. This gives cork flooring a level of dimension that it did not have before.

Not only is cork a very earth friendly floor because it is 100% recycled it is also very soft under your feet and can be a very durable floor when used in the proper way.

Strand Bamboo Flooring Video on YouTube

admin — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 09:21:53 +0000

Ming Dynasty Bamboo Flooring Carbonized Patina

The coolest strand bamboo flooring on the planet! Some of Hollywood’s finest are going green and when they do they want the finest quality flooring, the greenest flooring and the coolest flooring. This particular floor hits all three of those points.

AABSO Super Laminate (aka vinyl flooring)

admin — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 21:39:25 +0000

Check out this interesting quick video about AABSO super laminate flooring.

Bamboo Flooring – How To

admin — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 11:15:46 +0000

How do you make bamboo flooring?

It is largely the same as hardwood flooring, but the bamboo poles are one difference. They have to be split into splines and then engineered back into a flooring panel.

bamboo timber (aka poles) ready for cutting into flooring

To see a bit more about the bamboo flooring process check out this video about how bamboo is made.

Bamboo Flooring Review Video on YouTube in HD

Flooring – watch out for price increases

admin — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 17:47:14 +0000

Flooring of all kinds has been at historic lows for the past 12-18 months based on the dismal housing market. However, the costs of raw materials are souring, the costs of container shipping are out of control and the continued belief that the housing sector may be showing signs of life means 1 thing: Prices on Flooring will increase in the coming months.

So if you are considering buying flooring – be it laminate flooring, hardwood flooring, vinyl floors or even cork or bamboo floors your timing to get the very lowest prices is running out.