Posts by jason.pribble@keenebuilding.com
Project Profile – “Skim in the Gym”
For many, a high school gym is a place where memories are made: a buzzer beater to win the state title, a first kiss at prom, etc. Years later, it can be hard to let go of the nostalgia… However, nostalgia comes second to the safety of those who utilize the gym on a regular…
Read MoreNew Year | New Look | Same Quality Products
Since opening our doors in 1951, Dependable, LLC has continuously sought new ways to improve our products & our brand for the benefit of our customers. Because we have kept up with new technologies and customer demands, our high-quality products have become a staple throughout the flooring underlayment industry. In an effort to continue this…
Read MoreYour Floor Is Only As Good As Your Platform
While carpet and carpet pads hide a lot of deficiencies found in typical subfloors, things like wood, tile, and LVT/LVP flooring reflect those deficiencies: Uneven joints between planks, sheets and tiles; Floors with obvious slopes, bumps, ridges and/or rolls, etc. These deficiencies can quickly turn what was anticipated to be a beautiful LVP floor into…
Read MoreFlooring Won’t Stick To Gypsum?
Why Won’t It Stick? Many installers experience a huge problem when applying flooring on new or old gypsum substrates: their glue or patch just won’t stick to the slab. More often than not, this is attributed to gypsum lacking the integrity to accept many floor coverings. Thankfully, there is a simple method for making gyspum…
Read MoreSpecial Announcement – “The Weatherhead 100” 2019
We are pleased to announce that not one, but TWO companies within the Keene Family have been selected as winners of “The Weatherhead 100” for 2019: Keene Building Products ​ Dependable, LLC Established in 1988, “The Weatherhead 100” awards are the premier celebration of Northeast Ohio’s spirit of entrepreneurship and the companies leading the way in Northeast…
Read MoreNewest Skim Coat and Patch
Dependable Floor Prep is pleased to offer PrepPro Feather, an exciting new skim coat and patch product. PrepPro Feather is a latex modified, fine textured, trowel applied, rapid drying cementitious underlayment for interior use. Â Â It provides a smooth, durable surface for the installation of a variety of floor finishes such as vinyl, carpet, engineered wood…
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