Flooring

First you're gonna want to find out if your floor is level. In this case, look at the thickness of the thinset in the center compared to the edges. Notice the chalk lines he made to square the wall with the front entry layout?





Even the living room was off level and had to be dealt with. Imagine if this tiler didn't level the rooms how the finished flooring would have turned out? Look at the thickness of the grout on the left side compared to that of the right side!






Next you're gonna want to find a common wall to start your layout. Here this tiler chose the wall line since his cut line will be easier to look at as it transitions into the bathroom, bedroom and kitchen.


See how smooth the transition was from the hallway into the kitchen?


Second, there is Laminate Flooring
Here in this first picture the laminate flooring started to shrink. Was it installation or was it a material defect. This was the best of the best of flooring in this model. It was considered Hotel High Traffic grade. It was installed by a certified installer.










A patch was removed from the flooring and sent back to the manufacturer who analyzed the materials.







Expansion joints were installed and it appeared that all the work was done properly.



After a short time, the installer called the unit owner to say that the entire flooring will be removed labor and materials at no cost to the homeowner. That was today Nov. 11, 2008. It appeared that the materials were in fact a factory defect and that the contractor did nothing improper in his installation. Everyone took a sigh of relief that the material manufacturer stood behind his product which is why this Resident Manager always applauds and supports contractors who live up to their warranties. This particular flooring contractor is: Jesse Oguma. He has a 3 man crew and can be reached on his cell at 864-9034 or his office at 484-5898 or his Email at truecraftsman@hawaii.rr.com He doesn't say it in his ad, but he is also certified by the Material manufacturer which in this case is Wilsonart Laminat Flooring.