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3 June

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…


14 May

Supplying Speed Without Sacrificing Quality & Service for Restoration of Pittsburgh-Based Thai Noodle Restaurant

When a busy Pittsburgh restaurant needed fast, durable floor restoration, FloorPrep delivered. Using Skimflow® LCB Rapid and PrepPro® SLV, the team completed a high-performance install—ready for foot traffic in just 90 minutes.


4 April

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,…


22 January

Moisture Mitigation in Concrete – Essential Insights

Concrete moisture challenges in new and renovation projects, especially concerning floor coverings, require careful consideration. New construction demands compliance with flooring specifications while addressing moisture concerns, while renovations often involve existing slabs emitting excessive moisture for new coverings.


31 May

MultiFamily Repair


18 March

Pullman Yards | Project Profile

DETAILS: Pratt-Pullman Yards Industrial Site converted for Fan Controlled Football (FCF) site with practice field and VIP area. Vacant for years, used numerous times as a movie set Issue:Ā  1 – 1.5” bellies throughout appx. 30,000 ft2 concrete substrate. Unbonded solution required. Solution: Quiet Qurl 025 MC sound mat inverted with 1” of Platform L2…


31 January

10 August

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…


24 May

Controlling Moisture in Concrete

When Gourmet Foods built their 28,000 square ft state of the art headquarters & warehouse facility in Atlanta GA, they faced the challenge of addressing ongoing moisture emissions from the concrete substrate. Given the service environment and site use Gourmet Foods choose to avoid the risk of a lower performing system and instead selected Platform…


14 May

Project Profile – Leveling to Elevation in San Francisco

Sound attenuation systems are widely used throughout flooring installations. However, leveling to specific elevations over sound mat with a portland cement based system is an approach typically reserved for gypsum based cementitious underlayments over wood substrates. It has been that way with good reason, given portland cement based leveling systems are subject to shrinkage and…