Successful Installation
How Can You Level Any Unleveled Floor With Floor Patch Compound?
For someone who loves a rustic design added to their dĂ©cor, wooden flooring is an ideal choice. However, at times, the installation isn’t a perfect one, which can lead to squeaky noises, imbalance in furniture alignment, and so much more. Your floor is only as perfect as its installation. A quality wooden floor installation can…
Read MoreMulti-Family Renovation Solutions
Remodeling historic structures into apartment living spaces turns eye sores into fantastic new living spaces and reinvigorates communities. A critical update includes renovating and updating the flooring with modern finishes. Flooring updates in the multi-family apartment space can can present a daunting challenge due to compromised gypsum substrates. The situation becomes more common every year:…
Read MoreFlooring Issues | How to Fix an Uneven Floor Surface
Uneven flooring surface can be frustrating, especially if it is clearly visible. It is one thing to have an imperfect floor and another it to be visible. Nobody likes it. Fortunately, you can easily fix your uneven floor surface. You can use floor patch products or various other methods. The floor is one of the…
Read MoreProject Profile – “Skim in the Gym”
For many, a high school gym is a place where memories are made: a buzzer beater to win the state title, a first kiss at prom, etc. Years later, it can be hard to let go of the nostalgia… However, nostalgia comes second to the safety of those who utilize the gym on a regular…
Read MoreNew Year | New Look | Same Quality Products
Since opening our doors in 1951, Dependable, LLC has continuously sought new ways to improve our products & our brand for the benefit of our customers. Because we have kept up with new technologies and customer demands, our high-quality products have become a staple throughout the flooring underlayment industry. In an effort to continue this…
Read MoreYour Floor Is Only As Good As Your Platform
While carpet and carpet pads hide a lot of deficiencies found in typical subfloors, things like wood, tile, and LVT/LVP flooring reflect those deficiencies: Uneven joints between planks, sheets and tiles; Floors with obvious slopes, bumps, ridges and/or rolls, etc. These deficiencies can quickly turn what was anticipated to be a beautiful LVP floor into…
Read MoreProject Profile Using GSL K2.6
A new 2 story condominium complex was being designed in Plainfield, Indiana. One important aspect that any home needs is a well-designed floor ceiling assembly. To achieve this, Dependable, LLC’s GSL® K2.6 was used for the floor underlayment. GSL K2.6 gypsum cement is an underlayment designed to provide code compliance in wood and concrete UL fire rated…
Read MoreSlus, Patches and Skimcoats: Tips for Novices and Pros
In this manufacturer roundtable, FCI speaks with installation products manufacturers about self-leveling underlayments (SLUs), patches and skimcoats. The manufacturers share tips for both novices and experts on working with these materials. To read the article, please click HERE Check out our White Skimcoat here. Article by: Michael Chmielecki Floor Covering Installer Magazine April 2018
Read MoreProject Profile on Retail Store, Pittsburgh, PA
One of the most popular things to do in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania is to shop, so when a brand new shopping store was in the the works, it was important to make sure everything was done perfectly. One aspect that needed to be perfected was flat and leveled floors. After doing some research on self levelers, a decision…
Read More“CTEF Tile Tip: Do Not Follow the Manufacturer’s Directions?”
“If this title did not grab your immediate attention, it should have. It’s a dangerous mindset, but ignoring instructions is also one of the first shortcuts people in a hurry take. Many of the products tile installers use on the job require mixing, so it is extremely important to follow the manufacturer’s written instructions. As…
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