Ease of Maintenance While no floor remains entirely maintenance free, ceramic tile comes about as close at it can to being service free. Short of the tile application of the occasional sealant, applied once every four years or so, tile flooring requires only the regular cleaning that any flooring surface would require. With the installation of grout, tile becomes almost impervious to water damage, and can be virtually hosed off if necessary. Many specialty products are currently available that assist greatly in tile maintenance and upkeep, all of which can be found in nearly any home goods provider or supermarket.

Adaptability There is a tile option for nearly any application, and your imagination and creativity are your only limitations when installing tile. From porticos in a dining room to a tiled hearth in front of a fireplace, you can adapt tile to nearly any surface, indoors or out. Tiles adaptability has been exploited throughout Europe, and examples for tile floors can be seen in kitchens, living rooms, dining rooms and even bedrooms. In some destinations abroad, it is not uncommon to find an entire house tiled wall to wall, in an effort to keep cool.

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Lodgeville Road Property Approved For Residential Housing Lodgeville Road Property Approved For Residential Housing

Updated: Monday, February 23 2015 11:55 PM EST2015-02-24 04:55:18 GMT

The Bridgeport Planning Commission met to discuss the future for a prime piece of real estate in Harrison County.

The Bridgeport Planning Commission met to discuss the future for a prime piece of real estate in Harrison County.

Updated: Monday, February 23 2015 6:33 PM EST2015-02-23 23:33:08 GMT

Good news for some Marion County: the board of education has approved the installation of new tile flooring at Watson Elementary School in Fairmont.

Good news for some Marion County: the board of education has approved the installation of new tile flooring at Watson Elementary School in Fairmont.

Updated: Monday, February 23 2015 5:30 PM EST2015-02-23 22:30:10 GMT

Comcast presented a check for $7,000 to the Mountaineer Boys and Girls Club Monday. The money was provided through a grant for expanding digital literacy.

Comcast presented a check for $7,000 to the Mountaineer Boys and Girls Club Monday. The money was provided through a grant for expanding digital literacy.

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Lodgeville Road Property Approved For Residential Housing Lodgeville Road Property Approved For Residential Housing

Updated: Monday, February 23 2015 11:55 PM EST2015-02-24 04:55:18 GMT

The Bridgeport Planning Commission met to discuss the future for a prime piece of real estate in Harrison County.

The Bridgeport Planning Commission met to discuss the future for a prime piece of real estate in Harrison County.

Updated: Monday, February 23 2015 6:33 PM EST2015-02-23 23:33:08 GMT

Good news for some Marion County: the board of education has approved the installation of new tile flooring at Watson Elementary School in Fairmont.

Good news for some Marion County: the board of education has approved the installation of new tile flooring at Watson Elementary School in Fairmont.

Updated: Monday, February 23 2015 5:30 PM EST2015-02-23 22:30:10 GMT

Comcast presented a check for $7,000 to the Mountaineer Boys and Girls Club Monday. The money was provided through a grant for expanding digital literacy.

Comcast presented a check for $7,000 to the Mountaineer Boys and Girls Club Monday. The money was provided through a grant for expanding digital literacy.

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For immediate release: DriTac Flooring Products has introduced DriTac Eco-DriBloc Premium "Green" Moisture Control and Adhesive Isolation Membrane for resilient flooring installations.

A fast drying, single-component concrete moisture control system and adhesive isolation membrane, Eco-DriBloc allows installers to apply a moisture mitigation system and install their resilient floor on the same day with only a 3-hour dry time. This roller applied, easy-to-use 2-in-1 product offers a zero VOC, zero solvent and low odor formula that also serves to isolate old adhesive residue, including cutback.

Manufactured in the USA, Eco-DriBloc is warranted for up to 15 lbs. of concrete moisture vapor transmission, per the ASTM F1869 Calcium Chloride Test Method and up to 90% RH, per the ASTM 2170 Relative Humidity Test. Eco-DriBloc is for use with DriTac resilient water-based flooring adhesives and available in 1 and 4-gallon pails.

Eco-DriBloc is for use under most types of resilient floor coverings, including luxury vinyl tile/plank, fiberglass back sheet vinyl, carpet tile, VCT, cork tile, cork/rubber/foam underlayments, laminate flooring and all other floating floors. This innovative eco-friendly product is used over porous concrete to help reduce penetration of the adhesive and dusting of the concrete, which results in increased spread rates and a stronger bond with DriTac resilient water-based floor covering adhesives.

DriTac Flooring Products, LLC is celebrating over 59 years as one of the oldest and most experienced manufacturers of environmentally friendly flooring adhesives in the market. DriTac's innovative and high-tech product line is available through more than 100 distributors and flooring outlets nationwide. For more information, or to receive a complete product guide for all DriTac adhesives and installation products for wood and resilient flooring, contact: John Lio, 60 Webro Road Clifton, N.J. 07012; Ph: 800-394-9310 ext. 243; e-mail: jlio@DriTac.com; or Web: http://www.DriTac.com.

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It's been a busy week for the Division of Highways, as crews have been working around the clock to keep your roads clear. After being in plow mode for several days, they're finally able to utilize some of their road salt, now that the sun is out and temperatures have risen.

With temperatures continuing to drop into the night, the Division of Highways said it had a short reprieve Monday to continue to maintain roads across North Central West Virginia.

"Rock salt is basically effective until about 15 degrees. Now, if you have a bright, sunny day and it's 15 degrees and rising, we'll still use it. In fact, we may even use it at lower temperatures, but its effectiveness decreases as those temperatures go below 15 degrees," said Ray Urse, District 4 engineer/manager.

With temperatures averaging in the mid-to-upper teens Monday afternoon, those salt and plow trucks were out in full force using chemical de-icing agents on asphalt and concrete roads. As for the other roads....

"We cannot use those chemicals on stone-based roads or tar and chip roads because it will destroy the base of those roads. We use #8 stone, or what people refer to as "P-Gravel," as an abrasive. It offers nothing in the way of melting ice, but it does afford some traction," said Urse.

Urse said his crews work on a priority basis, treating the interstates and primary connecting routes first. Those same crews then move to the secondary roads, which include bus routes with the highest daily traffic counts, and continue down the list.

"If we get a subsequent snow, we have to return to priority ones immediately. So they have to be clear before we go to twos, threes, and fours," said Urse.

That means that it may take crews some time to get to some rural areas. Urse says many of the roads he receives complaints about are for "chain traffic only" - as noted in the guidelines from the DOH's maintenance manual.

"We will remove snow in a priority basis, but those roads will not be cleared. It is the responsibility of the public to get out to the primary roads. We're out every day. It may not be on the road that you live on, but we're out every day," said Urse.

Any questions regarding snow removal should be directed to the Department of Transportation's Citizens Assistance Line at 1(800) 642-9292.

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Lodgeville Road Property Approved For Residential Housing Lodgeville Road Property Approved For Residential Housing

Updated: Monday, February 23 2015 11:55 PM EST2015-02-24 04:55:18 GMT

The Bridgeport Planning Commission met to discuss the future for a prime piece of real estate in Harrison County.

The Bridgeport Planning Commission met to discuss the future for a prime piece of real estate in Harrison County.

Updated: Monday, February 23 2015 6:33 PM EST2015-02-23 23:33:08 GMT

Good news for some Marion County: the board of education has approved the installation of new tile flooring at Watson Elementary School in Fairmont.

Good news for some Marion County: the board of education has approved the installation of new tile flooring at Watson Elementary School in Fairmont.

Updated: Monday, February 23 2015 5:30 PM EST2015-02-23 22:30:10 GMT

Comcast presented a check for $7,000 to the Mountaineer Boys and Girls Club Monday. The money was provided through a grant for expanding digital literacy.

Comcast presented a check for $7,000 to the Mountaineer Boys and Girls Club Monday. The money was provided through a grant for expanding digital literacy.

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Food Processing Flooring | Food Packaging Facility in Union, NJ
This project was the renovation of an old abandoned building in Union, NJ with the goal of turning it into a food packaging facility. We began by sounding out the substrate and removing any...

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This is only a guideline for reference when installing products under the brand of FERMA FLOORING. A. General Information: FERMA Luxury vinyl flooring is designed to be floated for its installation. Floating means that it should never be nailed or glued to the sub-floor. Glue-less luxury vinyl flooring is joined together by a specially designed mechanical locking system with no adhesive being required to join the planks. This installation instruction is specified for click luxury vinyl flooring by locking system (glue-less luxury vinyl flooring). Although click luxury vinyl flooring is glue-less, it is better to store the unopened cartons for approximately 48 hours in the area where the tile will be installed. The flooring should be installed in climate-controlled, indoor locations between 68F-72F and relative humidity of 35% -55% year round. The jobsite should be cleaned and cleared of other trade apparatus that may damage an installation. All sub-floor or underlayment patching must be done before installation. Even though it is installed as a floating floor, correct preparation of the sub-floor is still a major part of a successful installation. It is required that sub-floor system is free of deflection. Sub-floor variations should not exceed 1/8" in 6' (3.18 mm in 1.8 m). All high spots must be sanded or ground smooth. Fill in low spots, cracks, and depressions. Roughness or unevenness of the sub-floor may telegraph through the new flooring, resulting in an unsightly surface and excessive wear on high spots. The installation of click luxury vinyl flooring must be conducted after kitchen cabinet or counter is installed. No flooring should be installed underneath any kitchen cabinet or counter. Otherwise, it will be treated as improper installation. Click luxury vinyl flooring could be installed over existing resilient floor coverings, wood flooring, and ceramic tile (grout joints must be leveled). Do not install the flooring over carpet. Remove all carpet before proceeding with installation and examine the sub-floor underneath. Make any repairs to the sub-floor if necessary prior to installation. Some types of nails, such as common steel nails, cement coated or some resin-or rosin-coated nails, may cause a discoloration of the flooring Use only non-staining fasteners with underlayment panels. The procedure of gluing and screwing underlayment panels is not recommended. Solvent-based construction adhesives are known to stain the flooring. All responsibility for discoloration problems caused by fastener staining or the use of construction adhesive rests with the underlayment installer. All sub-floors should be checked for excessive moisture, as to not promote mold or mildew conditions under installed product. Warranty does not include coverage for damage from mold, mildew, discoloring of product from excessive alkaline, flooding, and, or otherexcessive water issues. Moisture content of wood subfloor must be less than 14%. If the flooring is installed over concrete sub-floors directly, a calcium chloride test is needed. The maximum acceptable reading is 3.0 lbs/24 hours/1000 sq. ft. The flooring use is for indoor enclosed installations only, and it is not recommended, and has no warranty for outdoor use. If a single room is large and has a length of 45 feet and a width greater than 25 feet, an addition of a tee molding expansion joints will be required. Extra caution must be exercised when transitioning from a larger area to a smaller area. Be certain to maintain adequate expansion in the doorways by using T-moldings and/or undercutting the door frames. Never install click luxury vinyl flooring in high humidity areas where the floor is usually wet (steam rooms, bathrooms, saunas). B. Wood Sub-floor Preparation: All wood floor must be suspended at least 18"above the ground. Adequate cross-ventilation must be provided, and the ground surface of a crawl space must be covered with a suitable vapor barrier. Wood sub-floor directly on concrete or installed over sleeper construction are not satisfactory for the installation. All wood and wood composition panels are suitable for use under the flooring providing that they are smooth, flat, structurally sound and free of defection, which include plywood, particleboard, oriented strand board (OSB), flake board, and wafer board. If the surface of the wood sub-floor is not smooth, a 1/4"underlayment panel should be installed over the sub-floor. C. Concrete Sub-floor Preparation: Concrete sub-floor must be dry, smooth and free from dust, solvent, paint, wax, grease, oil, asphalt sealing compounds and other extraneous materials. The surface must be hard and dense, and free from powder or flaking. New concrete slabs must be thoroughly dry (at least six weeks) and completely cured. It is an installers responsibility to determining whether the concrete is dry enough for installation. Holes, grooves, expansion joints and other depressions must be filed, and toweled smooth and feathered even with the surrounding surface. Concrete sub-floor with a radiant heating system is not satisfactory for installation. D. Installation over Existing Floor Coverings:

The flooring could also be installed over most glued down or nailed down existing hardsurface floors, provided that the existing floors surface can be made smooth and solid. The flooring cannot be installed over any existing type floating floors.

The luxury vinyl flooring is designed to be installed as a floating floor. Do not secure to the planks to the sub-floor. Always undercut all doorjambs. Use care when installing wall moldings and transition strips to not fasten through the flooring.

If a plank becomes damaged, it could be replaced.

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Agawam, MA (PRWEB) February 17, 2015

Sound Seal, a leading manufacturer of acoustical and noise control products serving the industrial, architectural, commercial and construction industries, announced today that the Austin Chinese Church in Austin, Texas selected its WoodTrends WoodGrill ceiling panels for their acoustical needs.

The WoodTrends WoodGrill panel was the logical choice for the religious facility, which wanted to deliver an improved acoustical experience for its congregants while adding to the design aesthetics of the space. Another important factor in the decision was longevity. With the intent of the install being long term, the WoodGrill product was the obvious choice as the birch veneer finish will hold up to the fluctuations in temperature and humidity that is typical for the region. WoodGrill panels are also highly customizable for customers specific applications, which was a critical component for the large-scale installation of 3,420 sq. ft.

The manufacturing process for the WoodGrill panels combines both solid wood and veneered MDF to make panels incorporating different blade sizes and spacing. There were many panel groupings at different heights in the Austin Chinese Church, which made perfecting the layout of the ceiling critical. The Sound Seal team specified an 11/16 wide by 1 high blade with six blades per panel. After slicing, the veneer was laid up by hand with particular attention to color, grain structure, and overall size.

To provide the owner with a ceiling that performed as good as it looked, the back-side of the panels were covered with an acoustic textile combined with a generous percentage of open area provided by the blade spacing. This construction allowed for a full 0.75 NRC rating per ASTM C423 to be achieved, and thanks to the range of customizable options available in the WoodGrills line, acoustical materials were configured in the best way possible to accomplish the optimal acoustical result.

Creating attractive acoustical panels that can withstand the unique conditions of the Austin Chinese Church ensures that congregants will enjoy their beauty and quality for years to come, said Dave Gilbert, general manager for Sound Seal. This project posed challenges that demanded a coordinated approach between the design, installation and acoustical teams, and the end result speaks for itself: beautiful, durable wood veneer panels that deliver outstanding acoustical performance in a cost-friendly package.

About Sound Seal Since 1978, Sound Seal has been a leading manufacturer of acoustical noise control products offering the widest product selection in the soundproofing industry with innovative solutions and outstanding customer service. Sound Seal consists of three product divisions: the Industrial Division that addresses in-plant noise control and environmental noise control; the Architectural Division that handles interiors and finishes, including an award winning line of WoodTrends products; and the Impacta Flooring Division that offers floor underlayments. For more information, please visit http://www.soundseal.com or call 413-789-1770.

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Laying Wood Flooring in a Hallway that Has Doorways Both Sides: How to Start
People often ask me to make video about laying wood flooring in a hallway that has doorways both sides. Here it is! Enjoy watching and subscribe to get next ...

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