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Moisture Mitigation in Concrete: What You Need to Know
Both new and renovation projects may experience moisture-related problems with floor coverings applied over concrete. With new construction, the challenge is to ensure the requirements of designated flooring are respected, and moisture is appropriately addressed, whereas during renovation projects, the contractor must deal with existing slabs that may emit higher levels of moisture than can…
Read MoreResidential Home, Ellijay, GA
All American Surfaces self leveling, moisture mitigation and decorative concrete solutions are built on over 40 years of Rich and son Ryan Kroko’s subfloor expertise. The Kroko’s expertise has not gone unnoticed in the Atlanta market and as a result All American Surfaces South find themselves the “go to” contractors for a number of satisfied…
Read MoreHistorical Home, Brookville, NY
Brookville, NY has a rich history, even back in the 1980’s they “fought hard to preserve the best, to adjust to the future without sacrificing the past” (Rawlinson). Now, in the 21st century, a contractor is working on restoring a 1,000 square-foot historical home. Since this home is over 200 years old, it had 2…
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…
Read MoreProject Profile Using Skimflow® NP
When designing luxury homes and condominiums, everything that goes into the home is expected to be “the best of the best.” So when a new luxury condominium was going up along the Potomac River in Washington, DC, every facet needed to be carefully considered. Having flat surfaces for luxury flooring throughout the condominium is a…
Read MoreProject Profile on Apartment, Denver CO
This private apartment located in Denver, CO was in need of a new floor. Trained flooring contractors installed the durable, high strength GSL® K2.6, a gypsum self leveling underlayment to the subfloor. In a single pour, applications from 0.375” up to 3” depth can be achieved. The medium flow GSL® with self-leveling consistency remains placable for nearly 30 minutes, yet…
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