Q:im trying to clean the floors in my living room, but i was told not to use water or anything like that because it could damage the wood. we have laminate pergo floors in the house, what is something safe to clean it with that will still work well?

A cup of vinegar in a gallon of water...:)

Q:What's the best cleaner for laminated hardwood floors?

First I use a floor vac and then use a swiffer. Just be sure that you get up sand or dirt before it can scratch the surface. No real need for any strong chemicals and don't pour cleaners on the floor directly.

Q:Im looking for a old floor tile . That they use back in the 70s and 80s. It call k36 parquet flooring. I use it to patch flooring with out changing the hole floor. It is called k36 9x9 Tung& Grove floor tile. Do you where i can get some.

Try checking on TV programs like This Old House, and places like Habitat Restore Call your local Habitat for Humanity , if you don't find their restore in your phone book. Look in old DIY magazines for place that sold the flooring at the time. They may still be in operation and sell what you are looking for. Short of that, a master carpenter should be able to make you some repacement pieces. My Dad was a master carpenter....thats how I know IT CAN BE DONE !!! Just be sure you get one who knows what he is doing...there are some carpenters that aren't worth the sawdust in their clothing or ears. Check with a local reputable carpenter shop, they may have a carpenter willing to work on the side to help you out. I would recomend my Dad but he is now with The Master Carpenter and has been for many years now. Parquet flooring is beautiful flooring. But if all else fails; buy the thin parquet flooring to match and fill in with some plywood as back filler. Depending on the thickness of the original flooring, you can use several thin layers of plywood or one thickness plus a thin to get the right thickness. Example: 3/8 ths + 1/4 th, 5/8ths +1/4th, or several of the 1/4 th inch plywood. You may have to sand it down a tad depending.... Hope this helps you out...I tried to think of as many places as I could. Oh, try salvage stores...sometimes they are are almost as good as the Habitat Restores. :-)

Q:We woke up this morning to a flood on our living room. It did not drip from above and we have no idea where it can from not the bathroom or the kitchen either. We live in underground apt with tile floor is it possible it is seeping through the tile?

Sure sounds like it. Maybe they have broken drains/tiles underneath.

Q:We are putting in a brand new kitchen and are on a tight budget so plan to use a laminate floating floor. My question is should we put it down before we install cabinets and appliances, or install those first and then put the flooring around them? My husband wants to floor around them to save money, but I think it would look nicer to have the whole floor covered and then put everything on top. What do you think?

Floating floors need to have room to expand and contract so the cabinets should be installed first leaving space between them and the flooring. A base will be needed to cover the open space. If you don't leave this space floor may begin to pop when walked on because of pressure at joints.

Q:we have a floor that is not level. The one side of the room is 1 and 1/2 inch lower than the other. This is a 200 year old home. We are wondering if we can use one of the floor leveling agents over top of the vinyl flooring that is glued down already, then put down a new "no glue" vinyl floor over it?Thank you, Cheri

Take a razor knife & score a bunch of x's into the vinyl.The product you want to use is called LevelQuick.It's at Home Depot in a red bag.It can be poured at 2in max.This can be done.

Q:Three-tier parquet and multi-layer parquet What is the difference

Three-layer solid wood flooring by the three layers of solid wood staggered layer made of the surface for the quality of hardwood specifications lath trim puzzle, commonly used trees for the ash, birch, beech, oak, maple, cherry and so on. The core layer (middle layer) is cork lumber, the bottom is a peeling veneer, arranged in a criss-like arrangement, effectively adjusting the internal stress between the wood, wood to improve the seasonal changes in dry and wet shortcomings, it is not easy to deformation , Because the three-tier parquet is entirely made of natural wood processing, so the main factors that determine the price of solid wood flooring is the material, especially the surface material. Due to the different species, the price difference is very large. The surface of the tree species is walnut, rosewood, teak wood belonging to the high-grade solid wood flooring; surface trees for the oak, beech, oak wood belonging to the middle and low solid wood flooring. Solid wood composite floor is divided into table, core, the bottom three layers, the surface for the wear-resistant layer, should choose the texture of hard, beautiful texture of the species; core layer and the bottom of the balance buffer layer should be selected soft texture, good elastic varieties, but the most The key point is that the underlying layer of the core should be consistent, otherwise it is difficult to ensure that the structure of the floor is stable. Multi-layer parquet to multi-layer plywood as the base material to the specifications of hardwood flakes inlaid puzzle or sliced ??veneer for the panel, delay trough forging wiping tattoo fist through the urea-formaldehyde resin staggered hot pressing, features and three Layer composite floor the same.

Q:Is it okay to wax vinyl floors? Does it help extend th elife of the floors or does it hurt them?

I believe manufacturer's tell you NOT to wax vinyl floors. I have had experience moving into rentals where the previous renters used a product like Mop n Glo, what a mess, they end up waxing and re-waxing and the product doesn't really clean the floor, so you end up with layers of dirt and wax! If at all possible, I would suggest not waxing!

Q:How does automobile floor plan work?What happens if u sell a unit that's been floor plan and u dont' pay

Flooring is the name used when a finance institution owns the vehicles that are being sold by a dealer. They could be new or used vehicles. The agreement is to pay the flooring debt off when a vehicle is sold (this may be when the deal has been financed or within 3 days). Each month, the dealer will receive a list of vehicles that are on the floor plan and the interest due. The finance company will come out and take a physical inventory of those vehicles to make sure that they are still on the lot and not sold. If you sold a vehicle and have not paid the flooring, you will required to pay that day. You will also be inventoried more often. If this happens too often, you will loose the account or pay more interest.

Q:I just intalled new laminate flooring in my home and have heard contratonary advice on how to clean it any suggestions? Is water ok?

Use a spray bottle with just water on the fine mist setting, hold sprayer 4 feet from floor and spray a wide path ,then mop with clean heavy terry cloth towel ...this can be done just by putting the towel on the floor then mop head on top of towel.. tten is best and won't ruin the shine... FYI this is the old way of doing it...and the floors will last 20 years or more this way.