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I mean… we’re flooring people, from an outlet store basically, and it looks to us like just figuring our how to pick the right floor is daunting at best. In your life, you’ll do it less often than you’ll buy cars, and that’s a pretty taxing thing to do. So we’re trying to start from scratch and be as basic and clear as we can about doing this, so you can find what you want, wherever you end up shopping.

We’ll have regular episodes, chats between Dan (who owns the company) and me (I’m David – just your host, though I’ve done my research on flooring too). Where relevant, I’ll pop some mini-episodes in between those, basically reading any articles we’ve written going into more details on the big topic. We’ll try to title these so you can easily get to the ones that matter to you and skip the others (if you don’t want ceramic tile, why listen to a piece on ceramic tile? You’ve already got enough to consider).

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HOW TO SHOP FOR FLOORING from https://floorstoyourhome.com/

How do you even begin to shop for a new floor? How do you anticipate the final cost? Is it better to bundle the floor material with installation? How do you figure out what kind of flooring to get?

Who arranges installation?

I mentioned 'subfloors' in the show, and if you don't want to wait until I get to it here, this article should get you up to speed: "What's a subfloor?" https://floorstoyourhome.com/resource-center/10-basics/50/what-is-a-subfloor

And here's our whole Expert Center, if you just want to poke around and learn without waiting for us to get to something: https://floorstoyourhome.com/resource-center/



Music for our show came from FreePD.com, who demand no attribution, and specifically by Kevin MacLeod of https://incompetech.com/. We like what he does.

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It’s not like a busted television. The determination to replace a floor can be forced on you, or it can be a matter of whim or opportunity. There are many kinds of flooring, each with many factors to consider, and it’s an expensive proposition, so you need to take it seriously. We’ll try to help, sorting the factors to consider by how certainly they mean that your old floor is done.

This is our first mini-episode, based on this article, if you'd like to see it in e-print:
https://floorstoyourhome.com/resource-center/10-basics/04/when-do-you-need-a-new-floor/

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Shopping for a new floor doesn’t have to be an intimidating process, and we’re here to help make it as painless as possible. Everyone has their own way of doing things, but in this mini-episode, we give a few basic guidelines to help you get started.

This is our second mini-episode, based on this article, if you'd like to see it in e-print:
https://floorstoyourhome.com/resource-center/10-basics/04/when-do-you-need-a-new-floor/

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The standard flooring options include solid and engineered hardwood, laminate, various forms of waterproof flooring, ceramic tile, stone tile and carpet. You may have a very good idea of what you want, you may have no idea, or you may have questions about whether your selection will be the best fit for your room. Here I'll share some very broad tips to get you started, and the written article has links to go deeper on any topic you want to investigate further.

Here's that piece:
https://floorstoyourhome.com/resource-center/10-basics/02/floor-basics-2/

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Flooring specialists can be a little opaque with their wording: 2 strip, random length, wear layer, plies, micro-beveled and so on. It's probably hard for any specialist group to not fall into using their jargon even when talking with 'laymen', so to speak. I'll go over some of those terms, as well as talking about what the standard sizes are for the planks or pieces of flooring you'll be seeing as you shop.

The written piece is right here!
https://floorstoyourhome.com/resource-center/10-basics/05/features-and-dimensions/

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I just did a show on terminology, and this may be the biggest one people toss around: 'subfloor'. It's a must to understand, so it gets its own article (linked below)/episode. Definitely listen to this one if the word subfloor makes you scratch your head, and I even recommend looking at the written piece. I put a lot of helpful pictures there:

https://floorstoyourhome.com/resource-center/10-basics/50/what-is-a-subfloor

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When accidents or natural disasters happen, replacing damaged flooring can be a costly endeavor which could involve your homeowners insurance. If you can properly file a claim, you might better cover the financial burden, but how is this best done?

A colleague of ours used to assist an insurance claims adjuster, the people who investigate your insurance claims on behalf of the insurance companies, so we asked if she would share any advice with our shoppers.

These six tips should help you work toward as smooth and successful an insurance claim process as possible.

The written piece is here:
https://floorstoyourhome.com/resource-center/10-basics/03/top-6-things-to-keep-in-mind-with-insurance-claims-for-replacing-damaged-floors/

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(Sort the videos by views, and you'll easily find our how-tos)