Making Flooring Easy!

Our first set of read aloud articles on Making Flooring Easy cover more of the absolute basics for brand new floor shoppers.

The Episode #s link to the episodes, and the titles link to the written pieces.

Episode 1a – When Do You Need a New Floor (Now available!)

Here I’ll explore flooring issues that can happen when the current floor is a health risk, or seems beyond repair (or the repair just too expensive), or you’re having a lifestyle change, selling your home or moving into a new place or just shifting your style.

Episode 1b – Floor Shopping Tips

This is advice on how you start, what you do to prepare to look into any floor purchase, touching on measuring, getting samples, all of the essentials.

Episode 1c – Flooring Basics

To find the right kind of floor, you could have to factor in any or all of: the new floor’s intended location, moisture and humidity, floor traffic in the area (especially by pets), whether allergies are a factor, any need for sound reduction, the kind of subfloor you have, and whether you’ll have radiant heating. This is a quick list of lists – don’t worry, we’ll go into detail on all of this eventually; we’re just trying to get you started in the right directions.

Episode 1d – Very Common Flooring Terms About Features and Dimension

It’s hard for salespeople, installers, even blog writers to not speak in jargon, try as we all might to speak in basic terms, so this piece covers some of the terms those of us trying to help you might fall into, standard dimensions and special features that will affect the look of your new floor.

Episode 1e – What’s a subfloor

Speaking of jargon, “subfloor.” We say it here so many times a week that we can’t stop ourselves from using the word as if it’s as commonly understood as “hammer.” This piece should get you up to the speed for when those of us in the biz are unintentionally negligent or presumptuous with our lingo.

Episode 1f – Top 6 Things to Keep in Mind with Insurance Claims for Replacing Damaged Floors

Are you dealing with an insurance claim situation here? A colleague of ours used to be the assistant to an insurance claims adjuster, so we asked if she would share any advice with our readers (and listeners!).