Recently added articles from Floor Covering Installer:
Subfloor preparation is key to lasting installations.(Editorial)
Oct 01, 2009; ... Every day, I read about flooring installations gone wrong: cracking tiles, telegraphing in resilient floors, seam peaking in carpet; the list seems endless. One thing that many of these failures have in common is the lack of proper subfloor preparation work. From excessive moisture in ...
Subflooring preparation for wood flooring installation.(NWFA: Tip Sheet)
Oct 01, 2009; ... The builder or general contractor calls and reports the building is ready for the flooring installation. From this point on the responsibility of the flooring performance is in our court. From the relation with the builder / contractor we likely know the general situation at the site. With ...
Subfloor preparation basics.
Oct 01, 2009; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] In my more than twenty years in the substrate patching and leveling business, one of my primary objectives has been to educate installers on the proper preparation of substrates. Something emerged recently that has caused me to have serious concerns. Some ...
Underlayment and subfloor prep manufacturer directory.(Directory)
Oct 01, 2009 ... ARDEX Engineered Cements 400 Ardex Park Drive Aliquippa, PA 15001 724-203-5000; 888-512-7339 www.ardex.com President & CEO--Stephan Liozu VP & General Manager--Jesse David Director of Marketing--Hendrick T ....
Exposed: crack isolation strategies that don't work!
Oct 01, 2009; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] My fairly recent entry into an inspection and consulting career has already broadened my horizons considerably. In my previous position I had the good fortune of landing a job developing a national training program after working nearly three decades in the ...