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Unraveling the Misconceptions and Confusions Surrounding Acoustic Ratings

  • by Jared Kress
  • Posted on February 17, 2025May 6, 2025

Acoustic ratings often are misunderstood, leading to confusion for both consumers and professionals in the…

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Unlimited Moisture Protection/No Need to Moisture Test

  • by Brett Miller
  • Posted on February 3, 2025May 6, 2025

A few years ago, a general contractor took on a project for a friend of…

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Contract painter painting garage floor to speed up selling of home
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Self-Leveling Compound Considerations

  • by Jim Muggleton
  • Posted on February 3, 2025January 31, 2025

The topic of choosing the right selection of flooring products for the right environment is…

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Tech Talk: Being Asked to Cover a Beautiful Floor Rather Than Restore It

  • by Admin
  • Posted on March 1, 2023February 28, 2023

ā€œHave you ever been in a situation where you were asked to cover a beautiful…

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Measured the dip
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Inspector’s Report: Uneven Subfloor: Not an Easy Fix

  • by Sharlene LaCroix
  • Posted on March 1, 2023February 28, 2023

A homeowner reported that their flooring produced crackling sounds throughout their home, but that it…

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Jewell Moving Leveling Compound
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Leveling Subfloors

  • by Don Jewell
  • Posted on February 1, 2023March 31, 2023

We can’t really talk about ā€œself-levelingā€ underlayment without first clarifying the technical part of that…

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The Importance of Training in Floor Prep

  • by Jeremy Waldorf
  • Posted on February 1, 2023February 2, 2023

In a recent post training survey, 95 percent of flooring installers shared that floor prep…

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pre-finished bamboo flooring adhesion failure
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Inspector’s Report: When in Doubt, Reach Out

  • by Kelly Ragalie
  • Posted on February 15, 2022November 8, 2022

I was called out on an inspection in which pre-finished bamboo flooring had been installed…

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Reconstruction of an Old Historical Building
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Solid Board Subfloors and Old Wood Floors

  • by Brett Miller
  • Posted on February 11, 2022November 8, 2022

Solid board subfloors play a great role in the history of wood flooring. There are…

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Concrete Subfloor
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Making Concrete Substrates More Concrete

  • by Scott Tarr
  • Posted on February 1, 2022November 8, 2022

Installing hardwood over concrete, especially when using a direct glue-down method, can be a challenge.…

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