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Installing and Finishing Flooring by William P. Spence
...diagrams simplify the installation of a wide range of flooring, including wooden plank and parquet, ceramic tile, masonry, vinyl tile and carpeting. Also.. techniques for grouting, cutting, making seams, butting other floors, fitting around irregular objects, and sanding and finishing.
Complete Flooring by Stanley Complete Projects Staff
Covers every type of residential flooring: laminate, tile, wood, engineered wood, stone, rugs, carpet, garage-tile systems, and polished concrete. It explains how to install, maintain, and repair each type of flooring.
1001 Ideas for Floors by Emma Callery
Hard floors, wood floors, resilient floors, soft floors - there are more than 600 colour photos and illustrations from leading flooring manufacturers, space designers, and interior decor specialists.
Complete Do-It-Yourself by John McGowan (Editor)
There is clear step-by-step advice on internal and external maintenance, repairs, carpentry, flooring, brickwork, roofing, fences, walls and paths. A reference for beginners and experienced do-it-yourselfers alike, this is an essential manual that you will refer to again and again.
Websites
All Preparation Equipment
Relevant to 'Concrete Grinding'
Armstrong Flooring
Relevant to 'Commercial Vinyl' - Installation Guides available on PDF.
Carpetcall
The website for one of Australia's largest suppliers of flooring materials.
Carpet Institute of Australia
CIAL is a non-profit industry association dedicated to the development of Australian’s $1.6 billion carpet industry. Formed in 1967, CIAL represents carpet manufacturers, as well as retailers and suppliers of goods and services to industry.
Floorex Products
Relevant to 'Concrete Grinding' - Before you put any sort of underlayment, adhesive or floor covering onto a concrete subfloor, you need to make sure the surface is suitable for the specific material that will go on top.
Flooring Technology
A learning resource designed for trainees undertaking the Certificate III in Flooring Technology. It comprises a website and an accompanying set of print-based learner guides and work books.
Forbo
Relevant to 'Commercial Vinyl'- Installation Guides available on PDF.
How to Install Vinyl Flooring: 4:35 Minutes
How to Choose Flooring: 3 Minutes
Top 8 of 3D Floors Created With Epoxy: 3 Minutes
How To Lay Laminate Flooring - DIY At Bunnings: 5:40 Minutes
Construction Field Guide
This chapter focuses on resilient floor coverings.
Green Building Materials and Products
Go to chapter 6.2.3 Flooring Systems and read about different flooring materials to evaluate their benefits and flaws.
ICE Manual of Construction Materials
Read about the effects of moisture on different types of flooring.
The Complete Guide to Flooring by
This third edition of a classic favorite includes information on renewable flooring materials, such as bamboo, reclaimed floorboards, and natural stone. Also the latest techniques for polished and etched concrete flooring.
Installing and Finishing Flooring by
...diagrams simplify the installation of a wide range of flooring, including wooden plank and parquet, ceramic tile, masonry, vinyl tile and carpeting. Also.. techniques for grouting, cutting, making seams, butting other floors, fitting around irregular objects, and sanding and finishing.
Floors & Stairs: Repair & Renovate by
From laying laminate flooring to damp proofing, changing newell posts to mending a broken stair tread, this book contains everything the that DIY enthusiast could want to know.
Complete Flooring by
Covers every type of residential flooring: laminate, tile, wood, engineered wood, stone, rugs, carpet, garage-tile systems, and polished concrete. It explains how to install, maintain, and repair each type of flooring.
1001 Ideas for Floors by
Hard floors, wood floors, resilient floors, soft floors - there are more than 600 colour photos and illustrations from leading flooring manufacturers, space designers, and interior decor specialists.
Complete Do-It-Yourself by
There is clear step-by-step advice on internal and external maintenance, repairs, carpentry, flooring, brickwork, roofing, fences, walls and paths. A reference for beginners and experienced do-it-yourselfers alike, this is an essential manual that you will refer to again and again.