Olde Tyme Floor's Blog
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Most people know that mold isn’t good. From an ascetic point of view, mold is not pretty to look at. And from a health perspective, it’s even worse! In fact, ignoring the presence of mold, especially on your flooring, can be extremely detrimental and hazardous to you and your family’s health, including to your precious pets! Certain…
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The “power of professionalism” wins the trust of others, as it promotes the contractor and his company by clearly respecting others. It also fulfills the reality that the contractor embraces improving the lives of others. But what do you do when, as a homeowner, you are NOT fortunate enough to find that PROFESSIONAL? As sad…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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.…
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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…
