No hardwood warranty from HOM Furniture store - midwest
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Comments (12)Here are a few backpacks with power nozzles that I would suggest looking into. First, we have the Proteam Sierra. You will want it with the power nozzle. Some places sell the power nozzle as a seperate kit, while others include it. It has a long warranty, but you are going to pay for it. The price is around $700. Second, look at the ASPRIA CHARLOTTE Powerbrush Premium. It is the same as the Proteam above. I have never heard of ASPRIA, but I believe they are made for Vacdepot.com. You are getting the same machine for less. You are also getting a shorter warranty for the lower price. Another thing to consider is warranty work. Where will they want you to take your ASPRIA for work under warranty. I would first call them and ask for your area. After the warranty expires, no big deal, since it is a Proteam. Look to spend $550 for this model. If you want to go higher, there is same Charlotte with a very good power nozzle from Lindhaus. This is called the Charlotte Powerbrush Ultra QDC. There is good feature with all the above mentioned backpacks. These vacuums can be used as a canister with wheels. So if you are not feeling like lifting on your back one day, just pull it around. It is probably a good feature it you want your kids to vacuum, but they cannot carry it on their shoulders. Lastly, there is the Electroklean. They have a model called the Electroklean 2000. You can get it with the power nozzle or get the suction-only and order the power nozzle kit also. This brand will have a shorter warranty period. The power nozzle is not as good as the ones on the ASPRIA and PROTEAM brands, but it is not bad. Now you have to decide. You might want to find a Janitor supply store in your area and see if they carry backpack vacuum cleaners. This way, you can put one one and see how you like it. Many vac shops will not carry it. You might be lucky and find one that does. They can order it for you though....See MoreAdvice from a hardwood rep for those shopping
Comments (124)Regarding fading...Can organic_donna or anyone comment on how well Mirage Floors UV protection works? We have newly installed Mirage Walnut hardwood with a cashmere finish in the medium/dark Savanna color. We have large view windows in our Great Room that we cannot cover completely and prefer not to have window coverings anyway but we're a bit concerned about the possibility of the wood color fading as the room faces East and gets direct sunlight in the morning. Our windows are Low E and Mirage does have UV protection but we're wondering if that's enough protection over time. Can anyone give any feedback on their experience regarding Mirage and/or Low E glass? We do have friends who have Mirage Red Oak in a room with south facing French doors without window coverings, and after many years in place it's still impossible to see any difference in the floor color when comparing the rug covered areas to areas of exposed hardwood. This was so impressive to us that we went with Mirage in part for their UV protection. Now with our new flooring in place we're wondering if their experience was typical and if our Walnut will hold up as well, or if it's best we find some way to cover those windows, at least in times of direct sun. Any comments or advice anyone?...See MoreBad Hardwood floor installation
Comments (20)@smoloci - Actually Canada has adopted NWFA standards (this is common for Canada...we borrow someone else's guidelines so that we can save money on writing it out ourselves...it's what we do:-) The Strand Bamboo (it is not hardwood) is a tricky duck. It is tricky. And then it is tricky. And then it gets tricky. And just for fun it is SUPER tricky. And then there are the LIVING conditions that you MUST maintain to keep bamboo happy - which is tricky. Anyhoo...This isn't something a wood flooring retailer would be happy to post on their website. Have you reached out to the MANAGER? How long was the bamboo allowed to ACCLIMATE in your home? What MONTH was this installed? What was the indoor humidity of the home at the time? What is it now? What type of bamboo is it? Solid strand? Engineered (over wood board)? Laminated over fibreboard? And how long was the PLYWOOD allowed to acclimate in your home? Any MOISTURE readings of ANYTHING? Traditionally you will have 1 year labour warranty. If any of the "Best Practices" were "skipped" (one day for everything is suspicious but not unheard of), then you have a BIG stick in your hand that you can use to prompt a decent 'fix'. The Canadian Wood Flooring Association has Provincial branches (eg. BC Wood Flooring Association) that come with HAND BOOKS (ahem...I read that puppy over a summer - the book is 15 POUNDS). Everything discussed in the USA's National Wood Flooring Association hand book is found in the PROVINCIAL hand books. Go ahead and look up the company's website...see if they PROMINENTLY display the logo....See MoreNew hardwood installation concerns
Comments (93)Lovely. Do you know (roughly) what the humidity was when the floor was installed? Do you have the ability to ADD HUMIDITY into your home for the winter time?? The 47% is technically in the SWEET spot for hardwoods....but it could be TOO LOW for the DAY your wood floors were installed. We KNOW the wood was NOT acclimated properly. We know that. Which means the wood could have been a little damp (not to touch but a wood moisture meter would have pick this up if the company had TESTED 10% of the planks prior to installation) before they installed it. And the wood is now SHRINKING fast enough to cause cracks or 'checking' in the finish/wear layer. Do you have a whole home humidifier for your house for winter heating conditions? Do you have the ability to add a bit more moisture into the house RIGHT NOW? Try bumping this up to 50% (no higher than 55% please). Let us know your home's ability to CONTROL humidity (remove AND subtract it from the air at the push of a button)....See Morejellytoast
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