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Table of Contents Vol. 10 No. 1| Jan./Feb. 2022

Features 40 How Much Moisture Can Hardwood Floors Tolerate?
Jason Wright of Wagner Meters explains how to determine the Target

8 Market Study: 2021-2022 U.S. Construction, Moisture Content for hardwood floors.
Current and Future Outlook
Daniel LoBue of Tego Systems Corp. reviews the U.S.
construction market for 2021 and looks at the trends for 2022 Departments
in the residential, commercial and public construction sectors.
6 Publishers’ Note
12 Identifying Wood Distortions & Corrections 42 New Products
Three of the most commonly noticeable and/or destructive
changes that can be experienced by wood floors are cupping,
crowning and dry cupping. Columnist Brett Miller of NWFA
explains how to identify the causes and cures for these
distortions. JAN./FEB. 2022
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18 A Look at Dew Point and Water Transformation
Columnist David Seland of ISE Logik covers the hot topic of On the Cover: Identifying Wood Distortions
moisture beginning with the three forms of water: solid (ice), Shown are some of the new & Corrections, p. 12
liquid and gas (vapor) on concrete. carpet installation tools/
accessories from Tego Systems. Concrete Surface Preparation for
Moisture Mitigation, p. 26
22 Comparing Wool Versus Synthetic Photo courtesy Tego Systems.
Carpet Installation
Tile/Stone Talk: E lorescence and
PJ Arthur of Natural Fiber Installer Certification explains how 2021-2022 U.S.
Latex Leaching, p. 30
installing wool carpet using methods for synthetic carpet Construction,
Current and Future
Outlook, p. 8
installation will cause a failed installation and a costly A Look at Dew
Point and Water
Transformation, p. 18
replacement. Comparing Wool
Versus Synthetic
www.proinstallermagazine.com Carpet Installation,
p. 22
Insurance Coverage
26 Concrete Surface Preparation for Publishing & Sales Office Contractor Issues:
for Storage, Care and
Custody, p. 34
Moisture Mitigation 4607 Lakeview Canyon Rd.,
For proper bonding of concrete overlays and coatings, it’s Ste. 560
important to give the surface the correct concrete surface Westlake Village, CA 91361
profile (CSP). Columnist Ray Thompson explains the Phone: (805) 870-5171
benchmark guidelines from the International Concrete Repair Fax: (805) 272-9729
Institute (ICRI) for CSP, floor sanding and shot blasting.
Jeff Golden, Editor & Co-Publisher
Dan Lipman, Sales Manager & Co-Publisher
30 Tile/Stone Talk: Installation Problems - Mike Chmielecki, Senior Editor
Efflorescence and Latex Leaching Tony King, Art Director
You think the job is complete, but then you receive a call about
white deposits occurring on the grout or across the tile, brick, Editorial Advisory Board:
concrete or masonry installation. Columnist Greg Mowat Ceramic Tile Education Foundation (CTEF); Floor Covering Installation
outlines some remedies. Contractors Association (FCICA); INSTALL; International Certified
Flooring Installers Association (CFI); National Tile Contractors
34 Contractor Issues: Insurance Coverage for Storage, Association (NTCA); National Association of Floor Covering Technicians
Care and Custody of Materials (NAFCT); National Institute of Floor Covering Inspectors (NIFCI); National
Columnist Robert Blochinger explains why, when you have Wood Flooring Association (NWFA); North American Laminate Floor
flooring and other materials in storage under your care and Assn.; and World Floor Covering Association (WFCA).
custody for jobs owned by others, you are required to have
proper insurance coverage. PROINSTALLER MAGAZINE Volume 10, Issue 1 (ISSN 2327-6312, Print)
and (ISSN 2327-6320, Online) is published by JG Media Group LLC, 4607
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