Your Essential Guide to Repairing Gypsum Underlayments

Renovating multi-family complexes often means stripping away old vinyl and carpet and pad products—and with them, exposing the underlying gypsum underlayment. Unfortunately, these substrates rarely meet the demands of today’s hard surface flooring installations. In this guide, we break down the common challenges of repairing gypsum underlayments, explain why proper remediation is critical, and outline…

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Top Challenges in Subfloor Preparation and How to Solve Them

When it comes to a successful flooring installation, the foundation starts with proper subfloor preparation. Unfortunately, many projects encounter challenges such as uneven surfaces, moisture issues, substrate movement, and adhesion problems. In today’s blog post, we’ll explore these common hurdles and reveal how FloorPrep by Dependable’s product library can help you overcome them with innovative,…

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Installation of Radiant Heating Systems

Radiant Heating systems, both hydronic (liquid) and electric increase the comfort of a space, while delivering energy efficiency. Radiant hydronic systems are particularly efficient as they circulate hot water through PEX tubing or piping typically embedded within a thermal mass (concrete/ underlayment/mortar) on the subfloor. The effect is a warm floor close to body temperature…

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ANNOUNCING ACQUISITION OF VILLAGE PLASTICS COMPANY

Village Plastics

Keene Family of Companies announces an addition to its portfolio.  Village Plastics Company has been acquired and will join Keene Building Products, Dependable LLC and Continental Products, LLC.  Village Plastics is open for business, accepting orders and ready to serve the needs of our customers.  The operation is still running 24 hours a day with…

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