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		<title>Forbo First Half Sales Down 8%</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Baar, Switzerland, July 2, 2009&#8211;Forbo said its sales slide continued during the first six months of 2009 at it expected, despite good performance in some key markets.
Forbo said it is anticipating net sales of around $812 million for the first six months, approximately 8% lower than in the first half of 2008.
Exchange rates had a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Go away, water! Disappear, dust!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[What laminate likes
Laminate likes temperatures from +18 to+25°C and relative humidity from 40 to 70%. High humidity makes laminate and the other wooden materials expand. Too dry air (for example, from air conditioners and warm floors) makes laminate shrink. That’s why, when home heating is switched on, it is recommended to use humidifiers (small fountains).
Dirt [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Home and Garden Show</title>
		<description><![CDATA[VALDOSTA — A variety of vendors espoused the wonder of everything from the Sham Wow to hardwood flooring Saturday at the James H. Rainwater Conference Center.
The eighth annual Home and Garden Show will be open again today from 2-4 p.m.
The event has brought in more than 80 vendors from all across the South. Tickets for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Flooring Shows and Conventions</title>
		<description><![CDATA[DECEMBER
Dec. 2-5 Showtime Fabric Market; High Point, NC; (336) 885-6842; www.itma-showtime.com
JANUARY
Jan. 8-16 Atlanta Intl. Gift &#38; Home Furnishings Market; AmericasMart; Atlanta; (800) ATL-MART; americasmart.com
Jan. 9-12 Heimtextil; Frankfurt am Main; Frankfurt, Germany; heimtextil.messefrankfurt.com
Jan. 12-15 Domotex; Hannover Fairgrounds; Hannover, Germany; (609) 987-1202; domotex.de
Jan. 14-20 IMM Cologne Intl. Furniture Fair; Cologne Exhibition Center; Cologne, Germany; (212) 974-8836; imm-cologne.de
Jan. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How To Grout Ceramic Tile</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The ceramic tile is grouted when the mastic is completely dry. Here are the four stages needed when grouting ceramic tile:
First stage: Put on your rubber gloves. Mix the grout until it is creamy in nature. Make the tiles wet so that they will not remove moisture from the grout. Spread the grout evenly over [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Guidelines On Installing Ceramic Tile</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Using modern strong mastics, sealants and grouts, it is very simple to install a ceramic tile. The idea behind the installation does not depend on the installation style or size.
Prior to the installation, you need to have some tools such as a hammer, a chalk line, a level, a sabre saw with carbide blade, rubber [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://hard-floor.com/guidelines-on-installing-ceramic-tile/</link>
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		<title>The History of Linoleum</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In 1860, rubber manufacturer Fredrick Walton invented linoleum, the floor and wall covering often used in Victorian homes. Three years later, Walton received a British patent for his invention. Fredrick Walton was inspired to invent linoleum as a cheap substitute for the more expensive rubber composition called Kamptulicon. Walton got the idea for his product [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to install a floating laminate floor</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Laminate is easy to install, stands up to all kinds of wear and tear, and is relatively inexpensive. It doesn&#8217;t require removal of any type of existing flooring except carpet, and in most cases, no special prep work is needed to install a floating laminate floor.

What Is a Floating Laminate Floor?
Laminate floorboards are made of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://hard-floor.com/how-to-install-a-floating-laminate-floor/</link>
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		<title>How to install laminate flooring : a tutorial on laying a new floor and re-installing the basebaords</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This article is a guide for the DIYer to install underlayment pads and a laminate floor. It includes a tool/material list and tips the maunufacturers don&#8217;t tell you.
How to Install Laminate Flooring
Laminate flooring has become the floor of choice for many homeowners in the past several years. There are many good reasons for this. Notably, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://hard-floor.com/how-to-install-laminate-flooring-a-tutorial-on-laying-a-new-floor-and-re-installing-the-basebaords/</link>
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		<title>Under Your Feet, the Floor Show</title>
		<description><![CDATA[SOMETIMES neither wood, tile nor carpeting seems like the right choice for a floor. An alternative worth considering is laminate.
“Laminates are probably the most exciting change the flooring industry has seen in the last decade,” said Tom Kraeutler, who is a host of The Money Pit, a radio show, and with his co-host, Leslie Segrete, [...]]]></description>
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