Flooring/ Discussions

What is the best material for flooring?

...flooring(see our DIY corkflooringinstallation video here) , and the other we did polished concrete slab on grade with Marmoleumflooringupstairs. Some peo...

Posted by Babak K July 17, 2020 Flooring and stairs 1 Responses

What type of green flooring is best for a basement floor?

...flooring, but even that you wouldn’t want to leave submerged, so take steps to prevent future flooding. See more choices here on ourflooringpage - Where to...

Posted by Jeff Krohn Sept. 15, 2019 Basements improvements 1 Responses

What flooring goes over a radiant heated floor?

...flooringwould I need with a heated floor, it's new constrution. A heated floor can have a detrimental effect on some types offlooring, but there are many opti...

Posted by dave levy Nov. 29, 2021 Flooring and stairs 1 Responses

What type of wood can be installed on a radiant floor?

...flooringmaterials with a radiant floor: Inert materials such as ceramic, stone or concrete are the best from the point of view health and effectiveness, they...

Posted by Colleen Blak Dec. 11, 2017 Flooring and stairs 1 Responses

Can you raise a garage floor?

Our garage floor is almost back alley level, it has retention wall, and inside about 6 inches height from the slab. We like to raise it at least 4 inches! Is i...

Posted by Anwar Chowdhury Jan. 3, 2021 Concept and design 2 Responses

With an ICF built frost wall can you install electric wire in floor heat cables and cork flooring?

...flooring. A well-insulated house won’t need to run a floor as hot as a poorly-insulated house, this can affect how theflooringreacts. R20 sub-slab insulation...

Posted by C Whitby Aug. 7, 2020 Flooring and stairs 3 Responses

What flooring options work with a passive solar design?

...flooringover the concrete floor? We are looking to build a single-story house with a walk-out basement. Southern Ontario and we have full unobstructed southe...

Posted by Christopher Dunn Feb. 23, 2020 Passive solar home design 1 Responses

Is it not structurally dangerous to smash a concrete floor for a drain?

So while you're building the wall, you're supposed to remove the concrete foundation and insulate the floor? Isn't that dangerous? What happens if you break up...

Posted by t b March 2, 2021 Waterproofing and drainage 2 Responses

Will air heated floors work in a northern climate?

Hello everyone, first off thanks everyone for the great website and content. It is extremely helpful for someone like myself who is trying to gain knowledge/ed...

Posted by Matthew holmes March 22, 2022 Slab on Grade 1 Responses

What can I use as an air barrier under an old wood floor with no sub floor?

This is an old house 1860 with 1910 addition. The old wood floors have no subfloor and on first floor, that is above a dirt floor basement. Since we have acces...

Posted by Mimi Costley Nov. 6, 2021 Air and vapour barriers 1 Responses

What is a pet proof, safe and durable wood floor sealer?

My floors are stranded bamboo and want the most durable protection and easy to clean. Very hard to get floor clean now. I need to refinish all and also replace...

Posted by Gail Hagopian Oct. 13, 2020 Flooring and stairs 1 Responses

How do you insulate a crawlspace with dirt floor?

We have a cottage with a crawl space near Halliburton, Ontario,Canada. It has a solid block perimeter but has a dirt floor. Also, there is a very large rock un...

Posted by sal Bellicoso Oct. 30, 2019 Crawl spaces 2 Responses

Why insulate the walls rather than the floor joists in a crawlspace?

I find many crawlspaces where they are insulated between the floor joists rather than the walls. Is there any benefit to this or should the walls be insulated ...

Posted by Ron Monk June 2, 2021 Crawl spaces 3 Responses

What is the CFM and operating temperature on air heated radiant floors?

Hello, Reading your article on air heated radiant floors and have a few questions: What is the cfm on such a system (per loop or run)? What temp is run thr...

Posted by martin skibba Feb. 28, 2021 Delivery: radiant, forced-air and decentralized 5 Responses

Are there non-toxic and durable floor paints?

...flooringrepair company would likely ask that the entire surface be cleared. And the other issue with that would be what paint may be underneath. How old is the...

Posted by Afternoon Tea Feb. 23, 2022 Paints, finishes and natural coatings 1 Responses

Can you insulate an existing slab on grade floor?

...flooring. That isn’t always even feasible based on ceiling height, and it becomes a real pain with doorways as you would need to reframe and rehang all interior...

Posted by Patrick Berkeley Dec. 31, 2020 Foundation and basement improvements 5 Responses

我应该把砾石吗a crawl space floor for drainage?

Should I put pea gravel or equivalent on the crawl space floor to allow moisture drainage? Before putting the moisture barrier down. Thank u

Posted by Karen Lundgren Foulk April 12, 2021 Crawl spaces 0 Responses

How do you install radiant floor heating in an old building?

我有一个旧营地16 'x24”……在th看起来像地狱e outside but all the wood is good on the inside....just bare stud walls ...real 2x4's....it sits about 2 fee...

Posted by Rob Doda March 19, 2020 Delivery: radiant, forced-air and decentralized 2 Responses