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Five O’clock Knock
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Substrate Prep Basics
How well do you know substrate preparation? Take the quiz below to find out.

White Paper: Flooring Underlayment Acoustics: Impact Insulation Classification
The importance of acoustics is often forgotten until a building is completed. However, the 2010 California Green Building Standards Code (CalGreen Code) which took effect January 1, 2011 made it mandatory for all new construction in California (non-residential and residential up to three stories) to comply with certain acoustical control standards. 


Creteseal’s CS200 Plus controls moisture emissions
Custom debuts CEG-Lite kit
Lignomat scanners work on all types of wood
Engineered Wood Flooring Performance
Typically, engineered wood flooring is made from layers or veneers of solid wood glued together to make a suitable flooring plank.

by Mickey Moore

Heat Welding Resilient Floors
Heat welding seams in resilient sheet flooring or tile is one of the more specialized talents an installer can possess and is a service that a dealer or flooring contractor can offer for a virtually “seamless” floor. 

by Christopher Capobianco

 • Double-stick Installation Seams
 • Running an Installation Workroom, Part Two
 • Engineered Wood Flooring Performance
 • FCI Editorial: What’s In Your Toolbox?
 • Tool Time: Residential and Commercial Carpet Tools
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Square footage of LEED-certified existing buildings surpasses new construction
LEED-certified existing buildings are outpacing their newly built counterparts, according to the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC).

Taylor unveils Meta-Tec MS-Plus Resilient MBA
Taylor has launched Meta-Tec MS-Plus Resilient MBA, a 100% solids solvent- & isocyanate-free one-component modified silane polymer moisture barrier adhesive for resilient flooring.

LATICRETE presents Glass Tile Adhesive
A non-sag polymer fortified adhesive mortar that mixes with just water and provides an ultra white color that is ideal for installations of  translucent tile and stone.

Double-stick Installation Seams
We have covered the installation process for a double-stick installation process in a prior article so what I’d like to cover in this article is the type of seaming methods that can be utilized.

by Jon Namba














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