Technical advice
The sound of silence: getting the most from acoustic flooring and underlays
The traditional picture of urban living, ranging from terraced housing through to detached mansions, has gradually changed over time. Mainly driven by the shortage of…
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Tiled flooring: the heat is on
Here in the 21st century, we look for improvements to our standards of living and try to move with technology in all walks of life.
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Installing wood flooring – it’s not THE SAME AS OTHER FLOORS!
The functionality and natural beauty of wood flooring has been established through centuries of use. A stroll through any National Trust property, church or other…
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Why DPMs are a necessity, not a luxury
With the time-pressures inherent in many construction projects today, it is not uncommon to hear flooring contractors question whether damp proof membranes (DPMs) are really…
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Tackling the Main Contractors
A couple of years ago, I attended a CFA subcommittee along with technical managers from other manufacturers of floor coverings, screed boards, acoustic systems and…
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Are you really being trained?
Ask anybody who knows me what I should have been if I hadn’t been bitten by the flooring bug and I can bet most would…
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Smoothing compounds as wearing surfaces
In the contract flooring industry, most installations are for a new or replacement floor covering. The smoothing compounds required below them won’t be subject to…
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Adhesive terminology explained
Look at any technical datasheet, marketing materials or even the adhesive bucket and you will find terminology, pictograms and recommendations that can sometimes be confusing.
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Adhesives and wood flooring
Most wood flooring manufacturers (for the purpose of this article I’m only referring to fully-bonded timber, not loose lay laminates or batten-bonded systems) will have…
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The challenges of new-builds in retail
This is the time of year when many of us would normally be setting foot in shopping centres to buy Christmas presents, but of course,…
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