Miami Beach Condo Project

Installing Cork Floors Video

Bob looks at flooring options that included grinding and polishing the cement floors for a loft look, or ceramic Cuban tile, but the sound factor made both impossible. David Southard explains that the building's impact insulation class or IIC made using tile or hard-surface flooring difficult. To tile the floor would mean more than one inch of cork and plywood underneath and shaving all the doors. So, Bob opted for cork flooring from Wicanders, which is multi-layered with cork faces, a fiberboard middle, and a protective finish on top. Installed on top of cork underlayment for extra insulation, the cork floor is very soft underfoot and quiet. Installation is easy with an angle-to-angle fit. The planks are installed like puzzle pieces then tapped into place for a snap-together fit.

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Cabinetry & Counter Tops
• LesCare Kitchens - Kitchen and Bath Cabinets
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• Formica - Kitchen Countertop

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• Wicander - Amorim Cork Flooring

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	Fitting the Vanity Top and Sink Ernie Wernecke of Princeton Custom Cabinetry is back to show Bob how the vanity top is customized to accommodate a bulging wall. Wernecke scribes then sands the back edge of ... Watch video and view full description
	Building Custom Countertops The kitchen counters are being installed, but need to be crafted on site since they were too large for the high-rise elevator. Brad Brewster of Princeton Custom Cabinetry explains that ... Watch video and view full description
	Finishing the Countertops Brad Brewster of Princeton Custom Cabinetry shows Bob how the counters are rolled to apply consistent pressure once they have been glued to the undersurface. Once the Formica surface is ... Watch video and view full description