I'm re-flooring an old condo and while removing the old floor I found that a portion of the living room is a cast in place concrete slab. Beneith it is the building's entryway. The other half of the room is 1x6 subfloor which sits about 1/2" higher than the slab. My thought is to glue 5/8" plywood to the slab, keeping weight on it till cures. Then put a 3/8" ply underlayment across it and the subfloor to level it out. Then the floating hardwood floor on top (with added underlay if... Atraching plywood to suspended slab ..read more

Hello all! I'm renovating a house and need to remove this concrete curb. Formerly for a walk in shower. Shower will be relocated and planning to do concrete polished floors in this area. What's best way to remove this? TIA ..read more

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What do you guys use to rip large format LVP like 16x32? I'm thinking a track saw may work faster with less effort than score and snap, but we haven't tried it. I'm watching a guy score and snap some pretty tough LVP and it's a bit of effort. Not fast ..read more

Have a situation where I need to add about 150 sf of 1/2" OSB over existing 3/4" plywood to bring it flush with the rest of the subfloor in the first level before hardwood installation. I had always thought it was best to glue and screw the 2 layers together to minimize squeaking but now I've heard that isn't actually a good idea. Curious how some of the rest of you install subfloors like this. Thanks ..read more

How do I get the haze off the new installation of tile..from the grout ..read more

Hi everyone, I had a situation arise over the weekend. My crew only had tarps down in select areas (part of the reason), but the client is now saying we damaged the floor. I do agree with them, but what are your thoughts on corrective actions? ... Plaster Dust vs Flooring ..read more

Want to work in the Caribbean for 3-4 months? Are you an expert tile/stone installer, with extensive experience and proven success in high-end flooring installations? We are looking for a master tile/stone floor installer for high-end residential villa project on St John in the US Virgin Islands. Luxury Beach Front estate – stay on site and install ca 5,000 SF of coral reef limestone floor tiles in 18” x 36” x 3/4” (can provide detailed specs), plus some bathroom finish tiling upgrades... Unique Caribbean Opportunity for Stone Flooring Expert ..read more

Best way to shine up some old kinda rough wood floors? Please don't say sand and redo them, that's not what I'm asking. Thanks ..read more

I have some gunstock wood flooring that I wanted to just apply some dark walnut over to cover the dark spots. Can I lightly sand and just apply the new stain? Someone spilled or let animal pee sit on the floor and it has dark spots now ..read more