Guides, techniques, and product insights from professional flooring installers.
The Chiquita is not a “jack of all trades.” It is the master of one, automatic heat welding. The Chiquita will not try to do everything with inferior quality. It is designed to perform one task with amazing results. There...
Read Article →Vinyl cove base — also called flash cove — is a flooring installation where sheet vinyl extends up the wall to form an integrated, seamless baseboard with no gap at the floor-wall junction. It's the standard in healthcare, food service, and commercial facilities where hygiene and watertight seams are non-negotiable. This guide covers everything from layout and adhesive through grooving, welding, and skiving the most demanding seams in resilient flooring installation.
Read Article →We've been asked about the difference in heat welding vinyl and linoleum. On occasion, installers attempt to use the same tools and techniques on linoleum as they do on vinyl - it ends up as a frustrating disaster. It's happened...
Read Article →We receive questions from professional flooring installers regularly about certain tools and techniques. One subject that keeps popping up is 'How do you groove circles and shapes?' Grooving vinyl and linoleum sheet flooring is a difficult skill to master on its...
Read Article →You're about to start welding your sheet flooring material and you suddenly realize that there might be a difference between welding vinyl and linoleum flooring. Fortunately, this article will help you weld both materials effectively. To simplify this article let's...
Read Article →Hey guys. As a way to thank you for being here during our website launch, we decided to start a series called “How To Heat Weld For Beginners.” We’re really excited about this and hope this ends up helping you...
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