Trouble Shooting Wood Floor Finish Problems
As with the finishing of all types of products, a variety of problems can occur during the finishing of wood floors. With both factory applied finishes and site applied finishes the problem may be with the finish or a totally different cause. Here we discuss trouble shooting wood finish ...
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November 21, 2008
About Marmoleum Linoleum
We hear the terms Linoleum and Marmoleum and perhaps wonder what they are. Perhaps the best way I can say this is that Marmoleum is a trademark for a brand of linoleum just as Formica is a trademark for a brand of countertops, Pergo a trademark for a brand of ...
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October 31, 2008
Laminate or Real Wood Floors
Whether you have just built a new home, or are considering a change to your current flooring, perhaps you are intrigued by the addition of wood. There is nothing more classic than hardwood floors. It is found in the most expensive of homes and lends a certain charm to every ...
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June 27, 2008
Carpet Pooling, Water Marking, Pile Reversal
by Terry Weinheimer, The Weinheimer Group LLC Pooling and water marking are forms of shading and pile reversal that the pile of a carpet can experience. Pooling and watermarking are one of the most aggravating and most understood problems in the carpet industry. Pooling can truly result in rapid ugly ...
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June 21, 2008
Some Answers to Frequently Asked Wood Floor Questions
Considering a new hardwood floor? Here are some answers to frequently asked hardwood questions that have been provided to us by the American Hardwood Information Center. Does sunlight lighten or darken a floor's color? Does it depend on the species, the stain or the finish? The ultraviolet rays that can burn ...
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June 19, 2008
Checks in Wood Veneer
Understanding and Minimizing Veneer Checking on Furniture Panels A commonly occurring and costly problem in wood furniture manufacturing is the development of small cracks in the furniture's finish called veneer checks. Veneer checks usually appear as uniformly spaced hairline cracks in the finish or, in severe cases, cracks with accompanying ridges ...
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June 13, 2008
Learning How to Lay Ceramic Floor Tile the Right Way
by Rashel Dan Raring To start working on your own ceramic floor tile project? Get ready to learn the basics of how to lay ceramic floor tile right here and make that beautiful ceramic tile floor that you and your family have always wanted! So, get your tiling tools ready, put on ...
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May 20, 2008
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