Posts by Scott Schneider
Are Vinyl Floors Toxic?
Vinyl Flooring comes in many different forms ALL these products are composed of several layers of different materials which are manufactured together to form a highly durable, practical, and affordable floor covering. LVT (Luxury Vinyl Tile) and LVP (Luxury Vinyl Plank) are two different types of luxury vinyl flooring. LVT, vinyl flooring is designed in…
Read MoreIllegal Baltic Birch Plywood Makes Its Way Into American Homes
Today, we would like to discuss the subject of ILLEGAL PLYWOOD being used here in the USA.We suppose you might be thinking: “What can be so ILLEGAL with plywood?”As you can surmise, it’s much more serious than you can imagine! It’s not a secret that many professionals in the industry (General Contractors, Cabinet Makers, Hardwood…
Read MorePeople Are Purchasing Garbage Floors In Their 3 Million Dollar Homes!
A homeowner purchased Engineered Hardwood Flooring and began to notice gaps, cupping, and cracking in EVERY floor-board even before the floors were installed throughout their house. Why do you think these situations are occurring more and more frequently? As experts in the hardwood flooring industry, this situation is constantly recurring to thousands of homeowners and…
Read More“I Want ALL the Wood Floors to be Replaced Throughout my Entire Home!”
These are bold words, aren’t they? What was the reason for such a statement? Well, our homeowner has a penthouse apartment with custom hardwood flooring, including several custom designs throughout most of their unit. Unfortunately, the property suffered water-damage and the flood affected an area of wood flooring adjacent to the bathroom. The homeowner hired…
Read MoreDelamination in Engineered Wood Flooring: Causes, Solutions, and Prevention Tips
Take a look at these photos… Thoughts like this immediately pop into one’s head: “Oh, my Godness, how much money will it cost to fix all the defects of this flooring?” or “Well, we’ll install carpet instead of having the same problems with a hardwood floor!” In the following photos, the inspector is holding a…
Read MoreFailures of Adhesion on Bonded Hardwood Flooring
Adhesion failures can occur in many ways, each of which is avoidable if good practices are followed. However, in real life, NOT all flooring installers follow the NWFA (National Wood Flooring Association) instructions and guidelines, which leads to serious and highly costly flooring issues which are precisely what happened to this homeowner. So, using data…
Read More“Telegraphing” and Other Issues Inherent to Engineered Wood Flooring
Engineered wood flooring makes up more than half of all the hardwood flooring that’s being sold. Having a general appreciation of the features and limitations of both solid and engineered wood flooring is a necessity for those working in the wood flooring industry, specifically when it comes to an understanding of how both products perform.…
Read MoreWhat was the real cause of deep cracks in such luxury and expensive floor covering as Solid Euro French Oak?
FYI (For Your Information): The average cost of this type of hardwood flooring varies from $5 to $10 per square foot (this price does not include installation). Therefore, you can imagine what a vast amount of money the homeowner invested in their flooring, taking into account the fact that there are approximately 2,000’ square feet…
Read MoreThe best wood flooring on Staircases style
There are so many staircase styles as types of person. Which one is yours? Oak, Ash, Hickory, and more.
Read MoreOur Restoration Service
Hardwood Floor Restoration If your home features hardwood floors, it’s more than probable that you’ll wish to know as much as possible about the care those floors require. Indeed, you may have already done some research on basic maintenance such as which cleaning agents to use, how to use them, and how often. However, over…
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