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Engineered Wood Flooring – An Idiots Guide

Eric November 28, 2012 1 Comment

Installing bamboo click lock flooringI have a million funny stories about flooring guys – too many to fit into this article in fact. It certainly doesn’t take a rocket scientist to put down an engineered, floating or laminate wood floor. Most of the flooring guys I’ve dealt with in the past can barely write their name, are drunk by noon and have just as many bad tattoos of old girlfriends names on their chest as they have front teeth. So if you’re deciding to do your own engineered wood floor; don’t fret about it being too difficult. Just about anyone can walk their way through the project without running into too many snags. So kick back to some good-ole-boy hillbilly music, open a beer as soon as you wake up and use these tips and techniques for installing your own engineered wood floor. Read More

Filed Under: Flooring, How To

EZ Shim – Simple As It Sounds But Still Tough As Nails

Leroy July 18, 2011 Leave a Comment

I have always loved the EZ things in my life: EZ Pass, EZ Cheese, EZ Bake Ovens, EZ Knitter and so on. Then, here comes EZ Shim, and, as the saying goes, I’m about as happy as a fly swarming an outhouse (is that an actual saying?) Anyway, the EZ shim and its line of products takes the guess work and slop out of shimming objects. Unlike cedar or pine shims which need to be scored and broken, the EZ shim is pre-scored and easily snaps at the desired length. These shims are also made of composite plastic and can withstand nearly four times the pressure of their wooden counterparts. Perhaps the sweetest thing about the EZ shim is the variety.  Read More

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