Engineered Floating Wood Floors - Kahrs Hardwood

Upon starting this product review category I thought, okay tone it down, give people what they want; honest reviews of a product. Running a small online business(as of December 2007) that sells these products while offering a fair opinion is not an easy task. It didn't take me long to come up with a product that probably ranks the highest in this category.

I'll be straightforward, we do not sell much of the Kahrs product online these days because of the pricing. Other competitors are happy to make 30 cents on a product that costs about $ 3.70. It is likely to be the leader in it's field when it comes to lack of consumer claims. Or at least that was our experience when we did sell a lot of it. Others that fit this bill are Mirage(which we'll get to at a later date) and Lauzon. The latter of which we cannot provide a review because frankly we cannot get a sales rep to call on us.

Kahrs has several lines, most of which are the Woodloc installation system. Woodloc is their own proprietary name for their locking mechanism. The beauty of the Woodloc is it provides a wonderful square edge appearance once installed, opposed to many of the beveled products out there today.

Square edge is the appearance of what one board adjacent to another looks like when installed. It becomes a near seamless fit, similar to a traditional floor that is installed, sanded, and finished.

Kahrs offers three different appearances in their Woodloc line. All are approximately 8 inches in width, with some being slightly different as they are manufactured in different facilities in Europe. In pricing terms, the narrower the width the lower retail cost.

• Three Strip- three strips across the face of the board apprx 2 5/8" wide(shown above)
• Two Strip- two"strips"(planks) across the face of the board apprx 4" wide
• One Strip- one "strip"(plank) makes up the whole board or 8" wide

October 25, 2009- Back in March I also put together a video on Kahrs and their other lines. I shelved it until September because I wasn't happy with how it came out. Not being able to find the original video draft file I could not change it. Upon looking at it I thought, "what the heck it's not that bad..." I was really nit picking, but it doesn't have the lighting I'm after with "action shots."

Since that time the two strip has been discontinued. It took too long to start a new video, so I just let it ride. Many of their products are now manufactured in the US instead of Europe. Surprisingly, Kahrs has also jumped on the made in Asia bandwagon as the new Spirit Collection is manufactured there.

Another video, from Kahrs directly, dealing with installation of their products.

Very informative for those seeking how to.

Getting Video Right

I've become quite harried at the quality of the videos I've been putting together. Three months ago when I started doing this I thought..."Hey that looks good enough, stick with it." Over that time I was never satisfied with the lighting and then... the sound.

I've been using two different types of sound. One for the actual video footage that comes finished the on board mic attached to to camera and the other is account finished a microphone crooked with a USB connection. It was obvious that was not going to work! Too such humm and what whatever call basement sound...not clear enough.

It's soured to bhphoto.com who offers fantastic and reliable service but don't ingest UPS as the transport method, or at small where I am. Those clowns don't care where they drop stuff modify when it's raining. I always had to be on the lookout dynamical all over looking for packages dumped at neighbors homes sporadic across the valley.

The shotgun mic proved to be a huge difference! Along with the XLR adapter, though I haven't spent such time with the settings yet. Check the disagreement in the video below. I've also dumped the cheap logitech mic for a professional digit that is due from bh this hebdomad along with a such necessary teleprompter setup.

Small teleprompter. Ideal for my needs.

As farther as the illumination is concerned, I intellection it was a crappy setup or something was missing. Maybe I necessary those softlight boxes instead of umbrellas. At least that's what whatever experts claim. Maybe so, but I'm sure it depends on what you're most comfortable with. Then I did whatever digging, hunting backwards though all the online videos I've ransomed and found I missed one key ingredient. What a difference!

Oh substantially at small the sound is noticeably different. Also fiddling with a new program that module replace those offensive web page background screen shots that look likewise blurry. Some backgrounds module embellish more mutual for lack of a better term. A lot of neat clog to play with.

Bruce Lock and Fold Video

Not sure how this will show. I've been playing around with the wide screen mode on YouTube.

Looks okay from here. Anyway this is a send I've been employed with on and off over the last sextet weeks. It's the angle I couldn't become up with because of limited recording footage. Then I thought... it's right in face of me. How many folks wager the doc product in the big home transformation centers? Thousands upon thousands. Getting actual recording has been a problem because I don't install hardwood floors anymore. However that will belike change because I can't intend recording and level guys just don't understand the benefits.

I did place an advertisement of sorts on the actual site, but no takers. Oh...I did hit a man in Jacksonville but he never called back.

Heck, I'll impact for free meet to get what I requirement as long as whomever has the job handles all the humping to the jobsite...and the harder stuff I'm not interested in doing. Like scraping concrete floors, lugging tools around, and all that another boring stuff.

Hey, I guess this is an advertisement for anyone hunting for an installer...that works for free! Imagine that. A freebie! I do requirement a some newborn tools (specifically a Bostich flooring stapler)...and acquire me lunch...I'll be a real happy camper.