http://www.schmidtcustomfloors.com/blog Just another WordPress weblog Mon, 18 May 2009 14:25:07 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Make sure your contractor knows what they are doing with your Materials! Clean & Level Subfloor + Appropriate Adhesives and procedures = A Sound and Warrantable Installation Last week I attended a 3 day class at the NWFA Training Center in St. Louis.  We learned to troubleshoot many scenarios that leave alot of flooring installers scratching ... http://www.schmidtcustomfloors.com/blog/2009/05/subfloor-prep-is-the-key/ This is where the term "elbow grease" comes from!  Our guys getting after it out on the job! http://www.schmidtcustomfloors.com/blog/2009/03/custom-hand-scraped-flooring/ Installers complete Advanced Installation Training At the end of February, two of our installers completed a 3 day course on Advanced Installation techniques.  Learning new skills is important to us and we invest heavily in our employees.  The guys flew out to St. Louis and got instruction from one of the ... http://www.schmidtcustomfloors.com/blog/2009/03/advanced-installation-training-st-louis/ If you are a home-owner, property manager or a realtor you may be asking yourself  how to sell/rent your property in the current market.  No surprise there, since home sales in general are at an all time low. The answer of course... Hardwood!  Even when a hardwood floor is in sub-prime ... http://www.schmidtcustomfloors.com/blog/2009/01/hardwood-floor-loveland-fort-collins/