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 thousand dollar floors ruined by a half inch dip in the subfloor that the installer ignored….
Moving furniture across a new laminate floor is a recipe for structural failure if you treat the surface like a piece of indestructible plastic. 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…
The myth of the indestructible laminate floor You dropped a cast-iron skillet or maybe a heavy wrench during a weekend project. Now you are staring at a jagged crater in your flooring. Most homeowners believe that once the aluminum oxide wear layer of a laminate plank is breached, the only solution is a full floor…
The subfloor secret that ruins your investment Laminate planks separate at the short ends because the underlying subfloor is uneven or the floor was installed without proper expansion gaps. When a floor is not flat within one eighth of an inch over ten feet, the locking mechanisms undergo constant mechanical stress, leading to joint failure….
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 for a homeowner who had already fired two crews. The first crew told him the floor…
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 in a basement in the humid outskirts of the city, working on a slab that looked like…
Precision Cutting for Radiator Pipes in Laminate Flooring 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 experience taught me that if you do not respect the…
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 it takes time to dry. They think the underlayment will hide the dip. It won’t. I walked onto a site yesterday where the homeowner…
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 are lazy. They think the underlayment will hide the dip. It won’t. I was in a basement in a high-humidity suburb where the previous installer ignored…
Why Your Laminate Planks Are Bowing Up at the Ends Homeowners always ask why their waterproof vinyl or laminate is buckling. Usually, it is because they locked it under a heavy kitchen island, killing the floor’s ability to breathe. I remember a job in a high-rise where the client spent five figures on premium laminate….
