Designed to allow for an easier install process for hardwood flooring contractors by mitigating moisture on concrete and wooden subfloor systems, Bona launches Bona RollGuard.
Schönox Moisture Blocking Leveler (MBL) is a two-part leveling compound used on concrete substrates to control moisture before the application of floor coverings. It is a moisture mitigation system and subfloor leveling in one step.
Scott Carothers, academic director for the Ceramic Tile Education Foundation, solves the mystery of large-format tile terminology and explains how the established definition helped determine its subfloor requirements.
The moisture parameters for hardwoods and subfloors that are required for successful hardwood floor installations depend on several factors. Executive Director David Gross shares INSTALL’s guidelines for moisture testing prior to hardwood installation.
Preparation is a huge part of what separates the true professional from the fly-by-night installer. Follow these tips from Wagner Meters to make sure your subfloor is prepped correctly prior to receiving floor covering.
As installers approach a floor tile job, there are numerous questions that need to be answered before the first tile is set. Is the floor substrate suitable for receiving tile and is it flat?
Performing a bond test prior to the installation of resilient floor covering is a great way to ensure that you are using the correct adhesive with the correct product and that both will adhere to the subfloor.
Zavala’s Hardwood Floors was tasked with completing an 8,000-square-foot wood flooring installation in a high-end, beachfront California home. Sika products were used from prep to mitigation to sound control to adhesion.
The Flooring Contractors Association is hosting a free product webinar on Thursday, November 16 at 11 CDT / 12 Noon EDT for Ardex/Henry- 'Specialty Leveling Materials and Adhesives' presented by Daniel Grant, Technical Field Representative, Ardex Americas.