Floor Talks covers the flooring industry — the products, the installation methods, and the trends that decide what ends up on floors in real buildings. We write for the people who actually deal with flooring: installers, contractors, specifiers, retailers, and homeowners who have done enough research to want a straight answer.
What we cover
- Products and materials — LVP and LVT, hardwood, engineered wood, laminate, tile, carpet and carpet tile, and the underlayments and adhesives that go with them.
- Installation practice — expansion gaps, subfloor prep, moisture and radiant heat, acclimation, and the details that cause callbacks when they are skipped.
- Industry trends — what is moving in the market, what manufacturers are pushing, and which claims on a product sheet are meaningful versus marketing.
- Buying decisions — how categories genuinely compare, and where the cheaper option is fine versus where it will cost more later.
How we work
Articles are researched and written by the Floor Talks editorial team. We are not a manufacturer, a distributor, or a trade association, and we are not paid to recommend particular brands. When we describe how a product category behaves, we are describing the general behaviour of that category — not a guarantee about a specific product in your building.
We try to be specific about numbers, because most flooring advice fails at exactly the point where specifics matter. An “expansion gap” is not useful; a gap sized to the run of the floor and the manufacturer’s tolerance is. Where the honest answer is “it depends on your substrate,” we say that and explain what it depends on, rather than inventing a rule that sounds authoritative.
What we are not
We are a publication, not an installer, an inspector, or an engineer. Nothing here is professional installation, structural, or contractual advice, and reading an article is not a substitute for the manufacturer’s published instructions — which override anything we write, every time.
Flooring performance depends on things we cannot see from here: your subfloor, your moisture conditions, your climate, your local building code, and the specific product in front of you. Before starting work, follow the manufacturer’s instructions and, where the job warrants it, consult a qualified installer or your local building department.
Corrections
If something we published is wrong or has gone out of date — a changed standard, a superseded product spec, a number that does not match the manufacturer’s sheet — we want to know. Tell us which article and what you spotted through our contact page, and we will correct it.
How this site is funded
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