Hardwood Floors Oct/Nov 2019

Wood

• Galleher LLC announced that the company has acquired the assets of Aged Timber and hired Greg Glasnow, Aged Timber’s founder, to run its custom finishing facility, Royal Custom Plank & Parquet (RCP). • Musolf 's Wood Flooring will distribute the Pallmann Hardwood DISTRIBUTOR DOINGS • JJ Haines &Co. is now the exclusive supplier of Mercier Wood Flooring's residential and commercial product lines in the states of North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Georgia, Alabama and Florida, replacing Compass Flooring LTD. • The BelknapWhite Group (BWG) has created a multi-page publication specifically for architects and designers who specify products for commercial projects. The company shared that the new BWG Look- Book offers a comprehensive gallery of different products assembled to inspire and educate. RETAILER ROUNDUP • Cali Brands has been included on the Inc. 5000 Fastest Growing Private Companies list for the 11th straight year with a ranking of 2,196 for 2019. Complete range of products throughout their distribution network.

By Burt Bollinger

Hardwood

HEARING

Dominic Baisas from Bast Floors & Staircases has overseen a wide variety of flooring installs; however, during a recent project inside the auditorium of a senior living facility, he uncovered a unique challenge.

“We originally visited to provide a refinishing quote. Unfortunately, the original floor was just too thin to refinish, and we ended up removing it. In total, it was about 9,500 square feet of flooring we needed to remove and replace,” explains Baisas. During the removal process, Dominic and his team discovered issues with the concrete slab underneath. “There were cracks in the concrete slab. It also was not level. I could have put a toy Hot Wheels car on it, and it would have rolled down the floor,” says Baisas. “There was also an asphalt-type residue on the concrete slab we needed to address.”

Some types of asphalt- adhesives, such as “cutback,” contain asbestos and always should be tested before moving forward with any project. HEARING LOOP In addition to defects in the concrete slab, Dominic and his crew had another challenge to overcome – the discovery of an intricate grid of small wires embedded in the exposed concrete.

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