The foundation of your home's most beautiful spaces.
The foundation of your home's most beautiful spaces.
I have spent twenty-five years on my knees with a moisture meter and a level. I have seen more ruined laminate floors than I have seen clean trucks. Homeowners always ask why their waterproof laminate is buckling near the bathroom. Usually, it is because they locked it under a heavy toilet or failed to leave […]
Most guys skip the leveling compound. They think the underlayment will hide the dip. It will not. I spent three days grinding concrete on a job last month just so the floor would not click like a castanet. That experience taught me everything about the relationship between structural integrity and the final finish. When you […]
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. When you are moving from a floating laminate floor to a high-pile carpet, the subfloor is your only friend […]
The phantom moisture in the planks Steam mops destroy laminate floors by forcing pressurized water vapor into the porous high-density fiberboard core through the click-lock joints. This process causes immediate swelling, edge peaking, and irreversible delamination of the decorative wear layer. Unlike ceramic tile, laminate is a wood-based product that reacts violently to extreme heat […]
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 walked into a luxury condo where the owner had spent five grand on premium laminate, but every time […]
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 perfect example of why you cannot cut corners when you are moving from a hard […]
The hollow sound of a failed dream 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, smelling like WD-40 and […]
Why Your Laminate Floor Sounds Hollow When You Walk on It 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 perfect example of why […]
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 thousands of square feet of expensive laminate ruined because an installer thought a sixteenth of an […]
I once walked into a house where the homeowner had spent three grand on high-end laminate only to have the middle of the living room lift six inches off the subfloor. It looked like a mountain range made of faux-wood planks. Why? Because they installed it tight against the drywall. They wanted that clean look. […]
