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Five Ways to Integrate Wellness into Your Home
Flooring Education

Five Ways to Integrate Wellness into Your Home

Eating well, exercising and getting a solid amount of sleep are all great ways to keep your body healthy. But what about the health of your home? These days making the effort to increase your green practices not only benefits yourself, but also the wellbeing of those around you. Updating your home environment is a great first step. Check out our tips below for a few simple practices to help you reach your sustainable goals. Ditch the Plastics Making the commitment to give up plastic is big! Luckily, it’s not one you must do all at once. Even the smallest...
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The Storehouse Plank Installation Requirement
Design & Decor Technical Info

The Storehouse Plank Installation Requirement

Please read and follow the instructions below for The Storehouse Plank Collection to ensure the best installation. Installation Requirement: For nail down applications, it is necessary to use a glue-assist method for The Storehouse Plank Collection of solid, prefinished flooring. A PVA type adhesive shall be applied as a "glue-assist" to flooring boards that are being nailed or stapled down. (Option 1) A 1/4" bead of adhesive may be applied directly to the subfloor 1/2" away from the tongue of the previously installed row of flooring. (Option 2) Alternatively, adhesive may be applied in a 1/4” bead in a serpentine pattern...
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The Storehouse Plank Collection
Design & Decor

The Storehouse Plank Collection

It’s inspired by the rough milled hardwood planks used throughout the world for hundreds of years, not for glamorous palaces and estates, but the storage buildings, barns and mills usually kept out of sight behind the home. These buildings had to be built with materials that would stand the test of time, the elements, and hard work. Durable hardwood planks were run through the sawmill quickly and without concern for a smooth face like those used to decorate fine homes. Instead, the sawblade commonly left its signature on the face of the planks and generations of use in exposure to...
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