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….
Why Your New Laminate Floor Crunches When You Walk on It 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 had a client in the suburbs who…
The hidden mechanics of successful laminate installation 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 high-rise downtown where the subfloor had a three-quarter…
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 the perfect example of why soundproofing is a structural engineering task, not an aesthetic one. If…
I once walked into a kitchen where the homeowner was convinced their floor was haunted because every December the planks would start clicking like a castanet and pulling apart in the middle of the room. They had a five thousand dollar floor that looked like a picket fence with the pickets missing. It was a…
