I was recently asked what my greatest disappointment in the resilient installation field has been in the past 45 years. That’s easy: fast-track construction. I was always trained to spend the time necessary to do what it takes to make a satisfactory job for all parties involved from the manufacturer to the end-user; “fast” shouldn’t trump all other aspects of the equation.
I recently attended a meeting with a number of leaders in LVT manufacturing. One attendee referred to his product as “a luxury flooring system featuring vinyl chemistry technology.”That’s ingenious, and a pretty accurate definition of pure LVT.
The heat-welding process arrived in North America in the late 1980s, a technique developed to ensure seam integrity, produce an aseptic-free seam and ride the move from felt-backed to vinyl-backed materials. In my travels looking at commercial resilient concerns, I am constantly encountering failures with the heat-weld process. After looking at many of these failures I have developed, in no particular order, a list of THE MOST COMMON.
An astute businessman always looks ahead, and as Labor Day has just come and gone, and the kids are back to school, you may have had the thought that, “Maybe I should be doing some school business.” And the fall is a great time to make plans for this type of business.
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.
Remodeling dollars are precious, and homeowners want to direct those dollars where they will make the biggest impact: rooms that are most used, rooms where guests are entertained and rooms where family gathers.
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