I receive several calls through the course of a year from people who have purchased bamboo flooring and are having issues with the floor either falling apart, splitting, cracking and finish checking. I just now got off the phone with one such consumer which caused to to blog about this. This consumer purchased his click stranded bamboo from a nation wide chain.
Monthly Archives: March 2013
Floating Vinyl Plank; Do’s and Don’ts
Personally, I love to install floating vinyl planks. Not many floors are easier to install with just a straight edge, roller and utility knife and maybe a tapping block for the newer click together ones in a residential setting. However, I see a few commonly repeated mistakes when out doing inspections on these floors that can easily be avoided. These issues are not solely DIY issues either as even some professionals have the same problem.
Installation Related Failure Percentages; Myth or Fact?
How many things do you see wrong here?
We’ve all heard the percentage of flooring failures that are installation related are sky high. Some industry professionals peg it up around 70% to 90 %. When you hear these numbers people automatically presume these installations are all related to poor installation practices by professional installers. I have found that to be misleading.