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Trouble Shooting: Sometimes it’s More than the Flooring
As I have done before, I’d like to share photos of some recent flooring installations I visited, and hopefully the problems I saw can help our readers to avoid these types of situations and help their customers avoid them as well. In some…
Acclimation Also Important in Summer
For floor coverers, the way we work in very cold or very warm weather is a detail that is often forgotten and, if not handled correctly, can lead to problems. We hear talk about “acclimation” and most often think of the cold weather months.…
Necessity: Mother of invention
Temp, fast-track installations in the pandemic era
First, to my readers, I hope that you, your colleagues and all of your families are keeping well in these uncertain times. As I am writing this, I have started my second month staying and…
Flooring preparation system for concrete
CustomTech, a division of Custom Building Products, has introduced what it calls the industry’s most advanced flooring preparation system to CSI Division 3 construction professionals.
TechPatch TW, which is a rapid-curing, calcium…
Membrane provides sound abatement
Super SAM 125 sound abatement membrane from NAC Products is designed for surfaces that require impact and audible sound reduction without a sound-rated ceiling assembly.
The product is a 1/8 in. thick, self-adhering, sound deadening…
Clarifying vinyl options
WPC? SPC? LVT? SVT? VET? VCT?
I spoke at a presentation for a large flooring contractor recently about a variety of flooring in the resilient category, especially vinyl and rubber. After the meeting, one of the industry veterans in the…
Self-bonding anti-fracture membrane
The self-adhering Elastomeric Crack Bridging (ECB) anti-fracture membrane from NAC Products is a sheet applied elastomeric membrane is designed for use under floor surfaces that require protection from structural movement.
ECB consists…
Liquid waterproofing and crack prevention membrane
Redgard liquid waterproofing and crack prevention membrane from Custom Building Products is said to be ready to use so installers can just roll it on out of the drum.
The quick-dry formula is engineered to be 30 percent faster to dry…
Revisiting a popular format: Installation Q&A
It has been over a year since I did a Q and A column, and the questions keep coming. So, here are some recent ones that I’ve been asked, or are based on situations that I have run into.
Q: What problems do you see most often in…
Installation communication
Setting realistic expectations can help installation teams
For all of my 41 years in this industry, there has been deep concern for the shortage of qualified installers, and the situation is more serious now than ever. Retailers are…