The foundation of your home's most beautiful spaces.
The foundation of your home's most beautiful spaces.
Most guys skip the leveling compound. They think the underlayment will hide the dip. It won’t. I spent three days grinding concrete on a job last month just so the floor wouldn’t click like a castanet. That job was a nightmare of a stone hearth that looked like a jagged mountain range. The homeowner wanted […]
The subfloor secret that kills most tile jobs Emptying a toilet completely before a tile installation involves using a simple plastic tube to create a vacuum that pulls every drop of water from the trap. Most guys skip the leveling compound. They think the underlayment will hide the dip. It won’t. I spent three days […]
The quiet revolution of the laminate shear You can achieve perfectly clean cuts on laminate flooring without a table saw by utilizing a professional laminate shear, a high-quality jigsaw with a reverse-tooth blade, or the score-and-snap method with a heavy-duty utility knife. These alternatives reduce hazardous airborne dust, eliminate the need for expensive power tool […]
I spent three days grinding concrete on a job last month just so the floor would not click like a castanet. The dust was thick enough to chew, and the smell of hot stone and WD-40 still hangs in my nostrils. Most guys skip the leveling compound because they think the underlayment will hide the […]
Most guys skip the leveling compound. They think the underlayment will hide the dip. It won’t. I spent three days grinding concrete on a job last month just so the floor wouldn’t click like a castanet. That is the reality of this business. You cannot hide a bad foundation with a expensive finish. If you […]
The subfloor secret that saves your back Most guys skip the leveling compound and think the underlayment will hide the dip. It won’t. I spent three days grinding concrete on a job last month just so the floor wouldn’t click like a castanet. Removing carpet glue is the first step in that structural fight. Removing […]
The Tapping Block Mistake That Ruins Laminate Edges I smell like oak dust and WD-40 most days. It is the scent of a career spent on my knees, wrestling with subfloors that refuse to be flat. Most guys skip the leveling compound. They think the underlayment will hide the dip. It won’t. I spent three […]
Look at your hands. If they are clean, you haven’t started the job yet. I spent three days grinding concrete on a job last month just so the floor wouldn’t click like a castanet. Most guys skip the leveling compound. They think the underlayment will hide the dip. It won’t. I have spent 25 years […]
The Chalk Test for Checking if Your Subfloor is Actually Flat I spent three days grinding concrete on a job last month just so the floor wouldn’t click like a castanet. Most guys skip the leveling compound. They think the underlayment will hide the dip. It won’t. The dust was everywhere, thick enough to taste, […]
The Secret to Perfect T-Moldings Between Different Rooms I once walked into a house where a 15,000 dollar wide-plank walnut floor was cupping so bad it looked like a potato chip because the installer didn’t check the crawlspace humidity. It was a mess. But more often than not, the failures I see are smaller, more […]
