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 because the homeowner ignored a three-eighths inch deviation. When you are standing over a grinder with the smell of […]
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 was working on a high-end remodel where the owner had picked out a beautiful wide-plank laminate. The slab […]
The mechanics of the perfect starter row 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. I have spent twenty five years on my knees with a moisture […]
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 seen it a thousand times. A homeowner spends five thousand dollars on a beautiful 12mm laminate with […]
I spent three days grinding concrete on a job last month just so the floor would not click like a castanet. Most guys skip the leveling compound because they think the underlayment will hide the dip. It won’t. I was in a high-end condo where the owner had installed a beautiful wide-plank laminate that was […]
I spent twenty years looking at floors that homeowners ruined with so called miracle cleaners found on the internet. Last month, I walked into a kitchen where the owner used a steel wool pad on a high gloss laminate to try and remove a heel mark. It looked like someone had dragged a snowplow across […]
The slippery truth about high gloss finishes Glossy laminate flooring in a high traffic kitchen is a recipe for maintenance fatigue and structural disappointment because the high refractive index of the surface highlights every microscopic scratch, water spot, and grain of dust. While the aesthetic might mimic the look of polished marble or high end […]
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 because it is messy and slow. They think the underlayment will hide the dip. It won’t. When that subfloor is not flat to within 3/16 of an inch over […]
Why Your Dog’s Water Bowl is Destroying Your Laminate Seams I have spent twenty five years on my knees with a moisture meter and a level. I have seen the heartbreak of a twenty thousand dollar flooring installation ruined by a single overlooked detail. Homeowners always ask why their waterproof vinyl or laminate is buckling. […]
The smell of floor wax and the dry sting of oak dust define my life. I have spent twenty-five years staring at subfloors through the lens of a moisture meter and a six-foot straight edge. Most homeowners think a floor is a decoration. I know it is a structural engineering system. I spent three days […]
