Gerflor, a global leader in the design and manufacture of multipurpose resilient sports flooring, today announced its Taraflex Dry-Tex System is proven to withstand 98% relative humidity (RH) when installed over a moisture-rich subfloor.
Moisture problems have been plaguing our industry for the last two decades. It represents a problem of about $1 billion dollars annually to the industry.
The National Wood Flooring Association has announced that Fortifiber Building Systems Group is the first manufacturer to be approved under the NWFA Accepted Product Seal program.
Tim McAdoo of J.J.Haines Co., and I were recently having a conversation regarding the benefits of the proper temperature for the installation of floor covering. It quickly dawned on me: why just keep it between the two of us?
Prior to the installation of any flooring material, the contractor needs to be aware of the factors that may impact the success or failure of the installation.
Contrary to popular belief, installation is not the No. 1 problem in the floor covering industry; it's installing the wrong product in the wrong place which fails to live up to expectations.
During an advisory committee meeting to discuss moisture problems in concrete, a concrete engineer said, "The problem with the flooring industry is they use water-based adhesives."
Lignomat USA, Ltd.Address: 14345 NE Morris Ct., Portland, OR 97230Phone: (800) 227-2105URL: www.lignomat.com or www.moisture-problems.comEmail: sales@lignomat.comThe ability to choose two measuring depths let the Unique Pinless Moisture Meter Ligno-Scanner SDM