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Perfect Vents: A Family-Owned Solution Built From the Flooring Store Up
Some products begin with a plan to enter a market. Perfect Vents began with a customer who had a problem.
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Felt Pads Versus Rubber Cups Which Is Safer For Laminate Finish
Furniture protectors are not interchangeable once you look at what they are actually made of and how they sit against a laminate wear layer. Here is what separates a safe choice from one that can quietly damage the finish over time.
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Static Shock On Laminate Floors During Illinois Winters
That little shock when you touch a doorknob after walking across laminate in January is not really about the floor itself, it is about what winter heating does to the air above it. Here is the actual mechanism and what helps.
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Hardwood Flooring Under A Skylight What Happens Over Time
A skylight brings a very different kind of sun exposure to a hardwood floor than a wall of windows does, since the light hits at a much more direct angle for a larger portion of the day. Here is what that actually means for how the wood ages.
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Personalizing Your Reading Nook Using Hardwood
A reading nook gets used differently than the rest of a room, sitting still in one spot for hours instead of seeing regular foot traffic. Here is how that changes what to think about when planning the hardwood underneath it.
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Hardwood Flooring For A Three Season Porch What To Know
A three season porch is not heated and cooled the way the rest of the house is, which changes what hardwood flooring actually has to withstand. Here is what to think through before choosing a floor for that space.
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What Happens To Hardwood Floors During A Summer Air Conditioning Outage
Air conditioning does more for hardwood floors than most homeowners realize, since it controls humidity as much as temperature. Here is what actually happens to wood flooring when the AC goes down during a humid Illinois summer.
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Laminate Flooring And Indoor Air Quality What To Know
Most conversations about laminate and indoor air quality stop at formaldehyde limits, but there is more happening in the first few weeks after installation. Here is what actually affects the air in your home during that window.
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Plan Now for New Flooring Before the Holidays
The holidays may still feel a few months away, but when it comes to updating your flooring, now is the perfect time to begin planning.
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What A Sump Pump Backup Failure Can Mean For Basement Laminate
A sump pump failure during a heavy storm can put water under a basement laminate floor before anyone notices standing water on the surface. Here is what actually happens underneath and what determines whether the floor can be saved.
