Tag: laminate flooring
Mold Testing
Formaldehyde in Laminate Flooring
1 Update: March, 2016 Based upon the recent update wherein the CDC advised the initial testing protocol was erroneous (see explanation below), our phones are ringing again with calls from concerned homeowners. What you should understand is the math change does have the potential to increase those potentially affected from 2-9/100,000 persons to 6-30/100,000 persons, the […]
Indoor air testing
What is Laminate Flooring and How is it Made?
Laminate Flooring It’s an amazing manufacturing process by which four layers are fused together in a single press operation at high heat at over 300˚F using direct-pressure laminate (DPL) construction. DPL is the most typical fusing method used to manufacture residential laminate flooring. Let’s review each of the four layers starting with the bottom layer […]
Indoor air testing
Laminate Flooring Hype
Are your laminate floors a threat to your health? The 60 Minutes episode on March 1, 2015, has our phones ringing off the hook. Homeowners, home buyers, and realtors are suddenly concerned with laminate flooring. Home sellers are wishing they had installed tile. Folks, we have a new public concern which is an old concern […]