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Wood Flooring Business Equipment for sale and opt. Trailer (in Ontario, Canada)

September 26, 2022

Since we’ve retired the business a few years back it’s now time to let go of the equipment that went with the work. The ballpark we’re asking for the trailer and all equipment incl. Galaxy sander, edger, buffer, dust containment system is $12,000CAD. That includes a trailer for sale that holds the wood flooring equipment …

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Brown paper floor

July 18, 2021

Q: I am doing my craft room floor with the brown paper. I applied stain on part of it but today it is still tacky. I may not have waited long enough to wipe the stain off. Maybe because of using Elmer’s glue and water? It looks great, just tacky.

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Laminate edges peeling

April 28, 2021

Q: I have a question about my pre-engineered floors (not sure if you could assist, but figure I’d ask). Some of my pre-engineered flooring is peeling at the edges. What can I do to repair them?

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Can I lay vinyl plank flooring over bamboo?

April 14, 2021

Q: Can I lay vinyl plank flooring over bamboo? I know it sounds crazy, but my dark bamboo in my kitchen is so chipped and damaged, and with no sheen left. I really don’t want to have to pull it all up.

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ISO 9″x9″ unfinished red oak parquet with tongue and groove

January 13, 2021

Q: I need 9″x9″ unfinished red oak parquet with tongue and groove for installation. Where can I locate it?

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Cleaning a floor between staining and finishing

January 6, 2021

Q: I stained a floor then a contractor came in and worked in the house. He thought it was sealed but it wasn’t. How can I clean it up enough to seal it?

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What kind of wood is my floor

March 14, 2021January 1, 2021

Q: How do I know what kind of wood my floors are? All rooms look different in 100+ yr home.

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Uneven cement “lip” bordering the entire room we want to install laminate in

October 8, 2020

Q imported from our old site, Face Lift Floors: I recently installed a plywood subfloor over a slab. There is a cement “lip” bordering the entire room which is uneven and ranges from 1″ to 3″ in different spots. It is impossible to make the plywood meet this lip all the way around the room.

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Bad idea to screw or nail down part of a floating laminate floor?

August 20, 2020

Q imported from our old site, Face Lift Floors: If I may ask one more question. Isn’t it a bad idea, in general, to screw or nail down a floating laminate floor? Doesn’t this defeat the engineered purpose of a floating floor?

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Laminate repair is lighter than rest of floor

August 13, 2020

Q imported from our old site, Face Lift Floors: I recently had someone come to my condo to replace a section of my laminate flooring. Once the work was done it became obvious that the new flooring was about two or three shades lighter than the old. Is there any way to darken the new …

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