Floor Covering News
SEPTEMBER 19, 2024
Mountville, Pa.—Mark Bowe, host of the hit TV show “Barnwood Builders,” where he and his crew preserve and repurpose historic log homes in his home state West Virgina, has a brand-new project: Barnwood Village guest cottages. The three cottages feature Bruce Barnwood Living flooring, a collaboration with AHF for solid and engineered hardwood flooring.
The A to Z of Building
SEPTEMBER 19, 2024
A study proposed a human-robot collaboration system for handling building curtain walls. The robots, guided by human intent and using dynamic motion primitives (DMP), improved handling efficiency by over 60%, reducing labor needs in construction.
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Floor Covering News
SEPTEMBER 19, 2024
Kenneth Frazier Kenneth Frazier, who turned a humble three-crew hardwood sand and finish service into Frazier’s Carpet One Floor & Home in Knoxville, Tenn., passed away on Sept. 16. He was 77. Frazier, a Vietnam veteran who received a Citation of Valor for his combat-role during the Tet Offensive, began a 55-year flooring career after leaving the service.
Floor Covering News
SEPTEMBER 19, 2024
Dalton—Southwind began here as Cherokee Carpets in 1994. The carpet mill acquired another mill called Southwind and, in 1997, changed its name to Southwind and began selling direct to flooring retailers. In 2015, Southwind added hard surface flooring. Six years later, F9 Brands, a specialist in home improvement and décor, acquired the company as Southwind Building Products.
Floor Covering News
SEPTEMBER 19, 2024
Most professional installers would agree the ultimate success of any flooring job mostly depends on the condition of the subfloor. To that end, manufacturers/suppliers of subfloor prep materials and subfloor testing tools are looking to address this issue with products that will ensure a more professional renovation project. As Gary Scheidker, director of technical services for Taylor, put it: “We make products with the flooring installer in mind.
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