If you're trying to repair or replace a floor, uneven floors can make it quite a hassle. If your house has an I-beam, you can correct the settling by fixing the uneven joists in the basement. It can level your floors on upper levels also if you have a multistory home.
If you are debating whether to have exotic hardwood flooring professionally installed, or take the project on yourself, consider this: Many exotics are so hard that they must be pre-drilled before nailing, a tedious but necessary process.
One of the main benefits of epoxy floors is that their seamless design makes it extremely easy to clean and maintain them. In addition, this type of floor wears well when exposed to water, chemicals, and various forms of abrasion.
There are many different factors to consider when deciding on a finish for your wood floor. While all wood floors require some degree of routine maintenance, various finishes will have a big impact on how you care for your floor long term.
In industrial and commercial applications, epoxy flooring offers several advantages. The epoxy actually reduces wear to transport vehicles, protects products and equipment from impact damage, creates a safer non-slip surface, and provides faster material movement through working and transport areas.
A floor leveler will be able to lift the joists on your sagging floor to make it level once more. The usually entails jacking up the saggy joists until they are level and then bolstering them so that they remain straight after the jacks are removed.
One big advantage to using any type of hardwood flooring is the innate durability of the material. Hardwood floors can last as many as ten times longer than floors made using synthetic or engineered materials like vinyl and carpet.
Epoxy resins, like those found in epoxy flooring, are impermeable. Basically, the molecules in epoxy resin are cross-linked and form a unique chemical structure, which makes epoxy resistant to water, oil, harsh chemicals, and even air.
We recognize that few homeowners what to choose environmentally friendly flooring at the risk of making their home’s interior look bad. Let’s talk about how we can help you find flooring options that are as attractive as they are good to the environment.
From the Greeks to the Turks, ancient cultures prized marble for the way it almost glowed in the sunlight. If you look at marble floors today, you'll see that's still true. Unfortunately, while a little sunlight makes marble glow, it takes a lot more to warm it up, which is why it's always cold.
Engineers in the Roman Empire determined that stone floors could be heated if a small basement was built underneath the floor. This basement had a vent on one end and a fire on the other, which warmed the floor.
Although preventing customer slip and fall accidents may be your primary concern, having an employee slip on your floors could also be quite costly. Let’s talk about how the right non-slip coating on floors can make your restaurant a safer place for everyone.
Have you been dreading replacing that worn-out carpet in your home because you don’t like the idea of installing your own hardwood floors? Remember, our team can help you with every aspect of your new floors, from selection to installation.
Many people ask if bamboo flooring can be floated. This type of flooring is a four-sided tongue and groove product that can be nailed to a wood sub-floor or glued directly to a concrete sub-floor, so a floating installation is not recommended.
Did you know that commercial carpet tiles don’t require that you install a separate pad underneath as you would with residential carpet? Not only does that mean purchasing fewer materials, but it also makes for a faster installation process.