Everything you need to know to install a wood floor
Posted in install floating floor on Sep 30th, 2008
I am nearing completion of construction for my own new 2 story home. On the 2nd floor, I am planning to install a floating bamboo floor (5/8" stranded type) over gypcrete (lightweight concrete floor poured over radiant in-floor heat tubing. I think I can handle most everything, but I am not certain what the best [...]
Posted in install wood floor on Sep 30th, 2008
We're looking to lay pre-engineered wood throughout the house, which is a Victorian house in North london, so will be on old floorboards (no we don't want to sand them down!). We'd love to find someone competent to do this for us
Incidentally we are not quite sure what to do about the stairs, so any [...]
Posted in install wood floor on Sep 29th, 2008
FREE SHIPPING NOW on most Hardwood Floors! Cork Flooring Enviro-Cork by EnviroCork. I go over: Both concrete or wooden subfloors. I can be: Floated. I am: Click Lock Cork. 1/2″ x 12″ x 36″. Tongue & Groove Type: Glueless locking 4 sided tongue and groove, Edge Design: Squared, Square Feet per carton: 28.58, Structural Placement: [...]
Posted in install floating floor on Sep 29th, 2008
Engineered Clic/Float Flooring QCRO4N -Natural 7/16 x 4 Schön Quick Clic Prefinished Red Oak FlooringSchon 4 Single Strip Quick Clic- an innovation in engineered floating floors! With a thick sawn wear layer- these single 1-strip planks give the look of traditional hardwood flooring.NaturalNatural Grade flooring contains distinct variations in coloration and varying wood characters. Natural [...]
Posted in install wood floor on Sep 16th, 2008
Condo is in Orlando, Florida.
Not only check with the condo association about being allowed to have the hardwood floors, But check with the original builder of the building.
Most likely, the existing floor weighs about the same as hardwood, but that greatly depends on the type of wood you're planning on using.
Worst case, get [...]
Posted in install hardwood floor on Sep 16th, 2008
**A friend who is helping me has an air compressor and several pneumatic nailers, but not a "specific" tongue & groove hardwood nailer. (You know the one where you hit it with the mallet…) Installing 500 Sq/ft. Can just a normal nailer be used? Advantages/Disadvantages?
You really need a flooring nailer for [...]
Posted in install floating hardwood floor on Sep 16th, 2008
Our house has very damaged (stains, *lots* of screws) hardwood floors that aren't worth salvaging. Possible to install a real wood ‘floating’ floor or something over the current floors without having to rip them up? If we went with a laminate (which I would like to avoid but may not have a [...]
Posted in install floating floor on Sep 16th, 2008
I believe all laminate flooring is designed to be installed as a floating floor. This is due to the relative expansion and contraction of the laminate relative to the sub-flooring
Laminate is either glued together or uses a snap together design. I have installed the snap together type and it is easy to install. Most glue [...]
Posted in install wood floor on Sep 16th, 2008
I have a kitchen floor with 12" ceramic tiles. I would like to install a wood floor over the ceramic tile. I want to avoid the mess (and expense) of ripping out all the ceramic tile. If this can be done, please suggest possible companies or reference materials that I can [...]
Posted in install wood floor on Sep 15th, 2008
The EZ-Up Inversion System offers a full body stretch and is a great tool for inverted exercises (like crunches, sit-ups and squats). In fact, full range inverted sit-ups are ten times tougher than horizontal sit-ups, with minimal load on the back. The EZ-Up Inversion Rack installs in a door frame, but does not interfere with [...]