Floor notes

Straight answers from a flooring installer

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Repairs

Re-stretch or replace? How to tell what your carpet needs

Ripples and waves usually mean the carpet has come loose from its tack strip, not that it's worn out. A re-stretch takes about an hour a room. When a patch, a seam repair or new pad is the better call, and when it really is time for new carpet.

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Basements

Carpet or vinyl plank in a Michigan basement?

Plank shrugs off a damp slab and a muddy dog; carpet is warmer and quieter under a TV. How to split a walkout or a bi-level between the two, and the questions to ask before anything goes down.

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Stairs

Stairs three ways: full wrap, runner, or plank treads

A full wrap is the softest and quietest. A bound runner shows the wood and keeps the grip. Plank treads with a matching nose carry a hard floor up the stairs. What each costs in time and what each asks of the stairs underneath.

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