It’s a fact of life that things expand and contract… water, wood, and waistlines after the holidays. Your floor is no different and may decrease in size this winter which will create a few gaps. Don’t worry, most gaps are a result of wood’s tendency to shrink in size as it dries out and those …
Category: Problems & Cures
Squeaks Can be Scary
It is a given in life that if you’re going to do something, do it right the first time and it will save you a lot of time and trouble. Many a horror story has been told by flooring inspectors of someone cutting corners, not following industry best practices, or who didn’t bother to read …
2 Easy Ways to Fix Your Squeaky Floors
Tim Mc Cool, our technical director, shares a couple tricks of the trade when it comes to squeaky floors! Here are two videos that show you how to fix your squeaky floor with WD-40 or how to fix your wood floor with taclum powder. Fix your squeaky floors with WD-40 . Fix your …
How to Silence the 4 Types of Squeaky Floors
For those of you who have stepped in an older home with wood floors, you’ve probably heard a squeaky floor. It can be quaint and charming, it may even remind you of Grandma’s house. But for those living in the house hearing the squeaking all the time, it may be a nuisance and you really …
Movement Is Why Your Floor Squeaks
Are your floors squeaking? They can be saying one of many things and it is always a good reminder to check the humidity levels in your home when they do. Here’s some information about those squeaky floors for you to look at, download, share, or pass on to a friend or client with squeaky floors.
5 Things Your Floor Says When It Squeaks
It’s the moment we’ve been waiting for since that first triple digit day – fall! That glorious time when there’s a nip in the air, we pull out the jackets, keep the coffee pot running, and use inordinate amounts of nutmeg and cloves in our treats. And sometimes begin to hear a squeaky wood floor in …
Should I worry about Formaldehyde?
Recent news about the formaldehyde levels in laminate flooring have caused some to have more questions about what formaldehyde is, and whether or not it is something to be concerned about in our flooring. The short answer is no. All our products exceed the California Air Resource Board (CARB) standards for formaldehyde emissions, and for many …
How to Prevent Wood Floor Gaps
Wood floor gaps happen, but what exactly is a normal movement of wood and what isn’t? We usually see gaps show up in wood flooring during the wintertime. As the temperature drops and the need to warm our home increases, the relative humidity (RH) in our home lowers. Decreased RH reduces the moisture content in …
Why Should I Buy A Humidifier?
In most areas of the U.S., it is just not possible to keep indoor relative humidity levels where they need to be for wood flooring without a whole home humidifier. If you’re seeing gaps and hearing squeaks in the colder months, it is probably because the RH levels in your home are not where they …
Formaldehyde: Fear, Facts, and Flooring
As mentioned last week, as a result of the recent 60 Minutes report on laminate flooring sold by Lumber Liquidators, many people have had questions about formaldehyde in flooring and about formaldehyde itself. There are many people who are understandably angry about receiving product that did not meet the claimed California Air Resource Board Phase …