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Rich Tanaka

Subfloor and Moisture Specialist, Bellingham Floor Pros

Rich Tanaka diagnoses what is going wrong under Bellingham floors. Most flooring failures here trace back to the subfloor: moisture, settled joists, rot, or a crawlspace that never dried out. He writes about moisture testing, vapor barriers, and the subfloor work that has to happen before any new flooring goes down.

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