Underlayment for Hardwood and Engineered Flooring: What Goes Under a Nail-Down Floor, and What Changes Over Concrete
A nailed wood floor sits on a vapour retarder over the wood subfloor, not a foam pad. Here is what the wood makers ask...
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Stair Nosing for Vinyl Plank, Laminate and Hardwood Stairs: Matching Profiles, Treads and What Each Step Costs in Material
What fits your stair, what matches your floor colour, and what the pieces cost for a 13-step run.
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Flooring Transition Strips Explained: T-Moulding, Reducer, End Cap and Stair Nosing, Which One Goes Where
A doorway, a step down to tile, a carpet edge and a staircase each need a different profile. Here is which one goes where,...
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Removed a Wall for an Open Concept? How to Deal With the Floor Gap: Patch, Lace In or Refloor
Lacing in, a transition or a full refloor: how to close the strip a removed wall leaves behind, and what each route costs at...
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Laying Laminate or Vinyl Plank Diagonally: Looks, Extra Waste and Extra Labour
Laminate and vinyl plank both lay at 45 degrees without changing anything about the product. Here is what the angle does to your order,...
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Vinyl Plank or Laminate Under the Toilet or Around It? Flange Height, Vanities and the Bathroom Doorway
A click-lock vinyl floor stops short of the toilet flange, needs a sealed gap at the tub and vanity, and ends at a doorway...
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Black Friday, Boxing Day and Long-Weekend Flooring Sales in Canada: How to Read Them Before You Buy
Flooring sales in Canada cluster around Black Friday and Boxing Week. Here are our confirmed 2026 dates, plus the arithmetic that shows whether a...
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