Rich P

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• Posted in thread: New granite counter tops are a problem! on 11-27-2010 at 01:17 PM
  It sounds like you had granite tiles installed, or was it slab granite? Either way the
  responsibility falls on the person that built/designed the counter top.

• Posted in thread: Granite Gap on 11-13-2010 at 02:13 PM
  3/4 of an inch is totally unacceptable. Get the fabricator, installer back. For what you pay
  for stone it needs to be right.

• Posted in thread: How to restore laminate hardwood floor? on 02-23-2010 at 04:55 AM
  First of all, is it a laminate floor, or an engineered (laminated)wood floor.

• Posted in thread: sub floor on 02-10-2010 at 04:19 PM
  Is it particle board or OSB?

• Posted in thread: needed: removal method for old laminate on 01-10-2010 at 09:51 AM
  It should be contact cement that is used on the counter top. As posted before, a heat gun is
  the best way to remove laminate. Heat will soften the existing glue, and then a stiff putty
  knife and a fla...

• Posted in thread: Great Alternative to Granite on 10-20-2009 at 01:47 PM
  Laminates counters today are a lot different from the past. You can get different edge
  treatments such as Kuhn bevel, and with the high definition finishes, it looks a lot like solid
  surface. Flush mo...

• Posted in thread: Question on preparing floor prior to installing laminate flooring on 03-28-2009 at 12:55 PM
  The best thing to do is leave the vinyl. Get some Ardex or similar cement based floor leveler
  and feather it out where the vinyl meets the subfloor. This will take care of any transition
  problems. Jus...

• Posted in thread: My laminate floor moves when you walk on it on 03-09-2009 at 09:32 AM
  As stated, you can loose your warranty. The purpose of the underlay is to help deaden sound
  when on the floor, and to take up any minor imperfections in the sub floor. The 2 in 1 underlay
  is also a va...

• Posted in thread: another laminate question ...sorry ! on 03-06-2009 at 12:10 PM
  If the area is larger than 5x12, it is seamed. Sheet goods are not, and never have been made
  larger than 5x12, at least not in my 30 + yrs of installing laminate. If I understand the
  layout, you have ...

• Posted in thread: another laminate question ...sorry ! on 02-23-2009 at 03:23 PM
  Not sure I understand your question, but you can get laminate in various size sheets up to a 5'
  by 12'.In the past few years, the distributors have started being a little more fussy on cut
  sizes, and ...