Product Knowledge Flashcards
Which of the following determines how easily a hardwood can be dented?
a) Aluminum oxide wear layers
b) Species
c) Tongue and groove
d) Urethane Finish
b) Species
True or False: Hardwood floors should be maintained at room temperature and a consistent humidity between 30% and 50% to avoid warping, twisting, and gaps between planks.
True: Hardwood floors should be maintained at room temperature and a consistent humidity between 30% and 50% to avoid warping, twisting, and gaps between planks.
The installation method required for carpets installed wall to wall over carpet cushion is:
a) Knee Kicker
b) Loose Lay
c) Power stretcher
d) Tacked Perimeter
c) Power stretcher
What flooring should never be installed in a basement?
a) Performance (Engineered) Hardwood
b) Carpet
c) Laminate
d) Traditional (Solid) Hardwood
d) Traditional (Solid) Hardwood
Carpet, laminate, and floating vinyl flooring can be installed over?
a) Particleboard
b) All subfloors if they meet flatness specs
c) Concrete
d) Plywood and OSB
b) All subfloors if they meet flatness specs
True or False: The only flooring materials that could contain asbestos are old sheet vinyl and vinyl adhesives made prior to 1979.
False. Flooring materials could contain asbestos are old sheet vinyl and vinyl adhesives made prior to 1979, in additional to vinyl tiles.
When gluing down a regular luxury vinyl floor (floppy, not enhanced with rigid core), what must be done to the concrete basement floor prior to installation?
a) Glue down vinyl can not be installed in a basement
b) Concrete must be sealed to reduce moisture
c) ¼” plywood must be installed over the concrete to make the floor smooth
d) Basic floor prep to make the floor smooth
d) Basic floor prep to make the floor smooth
A quality carpet cushion adds the following to a carpet:
a) Comfort
b) Extends life of carpet durability
c) Insulation against a cold subfloor
d) All of the above
d) All of the above
a) Comfort
b) Extends life of carpet durability
c) Insulation against a cold subfloor
Which of the following are features of hardwood?
a) Hardwood is repairable
b) Hardwood adds value to the home as long as the hardwood is a common tone (not a blue hardwood)
c) Hardwood is a sustainable product.
d) All the above
d) All the above
a) Hardwood is repairable
b) Hardwood adds value to the home as long as the hardwood is a common tone (not a blue hardwood)
c) Hardwood is a sustainable product.
True or False: Enhanced Vinyl Tile (luxury vinyl that has a rigid core) can be installed floating over any flat subfloor or other flooring.
False! Do NOT install EVP over glued down hardwood on concrete on grade or below grade.
True or False: Hardwood will change color as it ages. This patina change is primarily due to light‘s impact on changing the wood color so rearranging furniture and area rugs during the first few years is important.
True! Hardwood will change color as it ages. This patina change is primarily due to light‘s impact on changing the wood color so rearranging furniture and area rugs during the first few years is important.
The most durable synthetic carpet yarn is
a) Polyester
b) Polypropylene
c) Olefin
d) Nylon
d) Nylon
True or False: Laminate should be recommended in all areas of the home including family rooms, bathrooms, and kitchens due to its high durability.
False! Laminate is not usually water resistant, and should NOT be recommended in all areas of the home, especially family rooms, bathrooms, and kitchens due to its high durability.
