In part one, we took a 50 year old white oak floorboard and used it along with three new white oak boards to make a sample board, then … Read More

I hear a lot of differing opinions regarding matching new oak hardwood with old oak hardwood flooring, so we did an experiment using a 50 year old white … Read More

Common Problems with Natural Stone Floors and Their Causes Natural stone is an extremely durable flooring surface, and is far more resistant to water and wear than just … Read More

Hollow Flooring Tiles and Water Story usually starts out like this: “my tile floor got wet and now it sounds hollow when I tap on it,” and “it … Read More

MATCHING A LAMINATE GRAPHIC PRINT When trying to match a laminate floor, the first thing one might look at is the print, or the graphic. the graphic is … Read More

Laminate flooring basics. Types of laminate flooring. Styles, construction and value. Types of laminate flooring. There are two major categories of laminate floors, high pressure (hpl) and direct … Read More

Identifying common engineered hardwood flooring water damage Like solid hardwood floors, damage to engineered hardwood floors can be the result of either a one time water event or an … Read More