Preparing Your Home For Someone Sick With COVID-19
We’re publishing a two-part blog post detailing how we might care for a loved one who has contracted COVID-19. It is a “How-To” guide on preparing and managing a COVID-19 positive home.Clean Before You Disinfect Your Countertops And Floors
If you’re like most, you want to do all that you can to keep loved ones healthy. While there’s no perfect way to inhibit the transmission of the COVID-19 virus, experts recommend keeping the hard surfaces around your home clean and disinfectedSeasonal Changes to Your Wood Floor
With the rapid change in weather from warm and humid to cold and dry, the environment in your home is changing as well. It’s likely that the humidity level has plummeted from over 50% to 30% or lower, a humidity level where wood flooring begins to suffer. “Dry Cupping”...Deep Cleaning a Hardwood Floor
Ever wonder how Mr. Floor deep cleans hardwood floors? Here's your answer!Summer Months, Increased Humidity and Your Wood Floor
Summer months mean higher humidity levels in your home. Learn how humidity affects the performance of your wood floor.Don’t Use Tape on Wood Floors!
You should not use blue tape or any other tape on your wood floor when painting. Tape can peel off a weakened finish and leave adhesive residue behind.Wood Floor Water Damage and Repair
Is your wood floor suffering from water damage? Here's Mr. Floor's guide to dealing with warped, buckled or discolored hardwood floors ruined by water.Balls of Polyurethane Finish Popping Up on Your Floor
For many, summer means concerts at Millenium Park, margaritas on the deck and bubbles in the pool. When we think of summer at Mr. Floor, we think about the dozens of calls we receive from homeowners who are watching bubbles of finish pop up between the cracks of their...Chicago Winters and Your Wood Floor
From Naperville to the North Shore, this Chicago winter is going to be a doozy! While we all wait for Spring, your floor may have suffered the consequences of the coldest winter in recent memory. First, you already know that salt, dust and debris are the enemy of your...Lumber Liquidators 60 Minutes Story: The Price Versus Quality Equation in Flooring
The Price Versus Quality Equation in Wood Flooring There’s nothing more frustrating than hearing one of our potential Chicago clients tell us that they have a quotation for wood or laminate flooring that is half of our price. We’ll do our best to educate a prospect on the difference in...From the Forest through the Factory to Your Floor
One of the truisms about the flooring industry is that most flooring contractors purchase the flooring that will go in your home through a distributor or local retailer. Especially for smaller contractors, this makes economic sense because they don’t have the physical facilities or financial foundation to purchase directly...
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