Posts Tagged ‘Floor Installation’
A Contractorâs Guide to Substrate Conditions: Whatâs Too Damaged to Pour Over
Before any successful flooring installation, one truth stands firm: your pour is only as good as your substrate. No matter how advanced your self-leveler or underlayment may be, ignoring substrate conditions can lead to costly failures, callbacks, or complete tear-outs. This guide breaks down how to assess your substrate, identify when itâs too damaged to…
Read MoreLightweight Subfloor Solution
Renewal of Americaâs cities involves the adaptive reuse of existing structures and provides unique opportunities to contribute to lifestyle, sustainability and preservation. The approach is noted by Gensler, worldwide architecture and design firm;   â…adaptive reuse focuses on taking a building thatâs past its prime and renovating it for new purposes in line  with contemporary…
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 MoreProject Profile: NoCal Custom Home using Skimflow LP + KeedeLath
Residential Home Livermore, CA KEEDELATH™ SKIMFLOWÂź LP Dependable is excited to be involved in the building process of an 8,000 sq. ft. home in Livermore, CA. The homeowners used KEEDELATH™ and SKIMFLOWÂź LP for their floor prep needs. After a radiant heating system was in place, workers installed KEEDELATH. This product was implemented into the…
Read MoreâReflecting 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,…
Read More“Light Commercial Hardwood: Savvy Pointers to Avoid Costly Callbacks”
âParamount to a successful commercial hardwood flooring installation is in knowing how to avoid certain pitfalls normally associated with commercial installations that donât come into play as often in residential applications. There are quite a few of them, but I have selected five that could cause serious headaches and costly callbacks if not properly addressed.…
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