Happy Holidays from Dependable
All of us at Dependable, LLC join in saying Thank You for a GREAT year! We wish you and your families a Very Joyous Holiday Season and Prosperous New Year! As 2013 winds down, we look into 2014! We have continued to grow this past year and we plan to continue our optimistic approach for…
âFive Reasons Resilient Flooring is Sustainableâ
âResilient flooring has grown from 13% to over 20% of the flooring market on a square footage basis over the last decade. In the last five years, it has been the fastest growing category, fueled in part by its frequent specification in sensitive building environments such as homes, schools and hospitals. A few of its…
âWHITE SKIMCOAT⢠â Still on top!â
There is a reason why DEPENDABLEâS WHITE SKIMCOAT⢠is still a preferred patch by many. A product that has never been recreated and is one of kind has been one of the most successful patches in the industry. This product is still the one that everyone runs to. As a manufacturer of both Portland Cement…
âHousing Recovery Gains Momentumâ
âWith home prices and household formations rising and household balance sheets healing, the ongoing housing recovery is expected to gain momentum next year even as several challenges remain, according to economists who participated in the recent National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) Fall 2013 Construction Forecast Webinar. “The cards are in play for a decent…
âRecord High 291 Housing Markets Listed as Improving in Septemberâ
âA total of 291 metropolitan areas across the country now qualify as improving housing markets, according to the National Association of Home Builders/First American Improving Markets Index (IMI) for September, released today. This reflects a gain of 44 markets from August and marks the index’s highest level since it was initiated two years ago. The…
âResilient Flooring Adhesives: Working with the Right Productâ
âWith the popularity of LVT still high, resilient flooring shows no signs of slowing down. More customers looking to have resilient installed in both residential and commercial settings have brought new advances to the segment as manufacturers look to create products for every type of resilient floor, and for every type of setting. Question is,…
âReflecting on FCI and the Industryâ
âI began installing in 1976. I started in carpet, then when the economy slowed in the â80s, I decided to expand into other flooring categories. I went to as many training seminars as I could, and on-the-job training for tile, hardwood, and resilient vinyl. I remember when Floor Covering Installer first came out and thought,…
âConcrete Moisture Emission Vapor Testing: Different Tests, Different Results â Why is That?â
âThe two most popular concrete moisture vapor emission test methods are the ASTM F1869 calcium chloride dome test and the ASTM F2170 in situ relative humidity drill test. These are very different and distinct in methodology and results; they cannot be compared to each other. Both are quantitative result tests, though they measure different things….
“Self-Leveling Underlyment’s Evolving with New Technology”
â…Of course, no underlayment will function correctly if the substrate isnât properly prepped first. USG recommends shot-blasting or otherwise mechanically profiling the surface before the pour. âSelf-leveling underlayments are not a cure-all. These products wonât stop or eliminate active cracks or other problems. The product you put on top of the substrate will only perform…
Moisture Levels: Do Not Trust, Verify
âFor the installation of vinyl-backed sheet products, manufacturers recommend the moisture levels to be at 80% as required by the ASTM F2170-02 âStandard Test Method for Determining Relative Humidity in Concrete Floor Slabs using the in situ Probes.â The ability to achieve these numbers is becoming more difficult to obtain. There are several factors that…