Things started to fall apart for Lumber Liquidators when the popular television news show, 60 Minutes, exposed the company's Chinese-made flooring and the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported that it had found elevated levels of formaldehyde in certain flooring products.

CDC/ATSDR found that exposure to formaldehyde in the CPSC-tested laminate flooring sold at Lumber Liquidators® could cause irritation and breathing problems. However, you can take steps to reduce formaldehyde levels in your home.

LL Flooring (Formerly Lumber Liquidators) Vinyl, Hardwood, Laminate, Hybrid Resilient, Tile & Flooring Accessories.

Lumber Liquidators Flooring was started in 1994 by Tom Sullivan, a building contractor who began purchasing excess wood from other companies. He then resold the wood from the back of a trucking firm's yard in Stoughton, Massachusetts. Three years later in 1996, the company found their niche market in hardwood flooring.

After hours of research and meticulous consideration, we think LL Flooring is a solid contender. Compared to its competitors, the company offers nearly unbeatable prices, even for wood flooring. Its professional installation option lets you save money with a DIY installation or go with a pro.

Some of the top challenges in the flooring industry, according to iTe PRODUCTS, include inappropriate products, lack of training, lack of experience and pricing pressure.

Among the most common flooring hazards are these: holes, cracks, or bumps in floor tiles, linoleum and other types of flooring. buckled, loose, or frayed carpeting or curled carpet edges. greasy or slippery floors.

After hours of research and meticulous consideration, we think LL Flooring is a solid contender. Compared to its competitors, the company offers nearly unbeatable prices, even for wood flooring. Its professional installation option lets you save money with a DIY installation or go with a pro.

Lumber comes from trees that have been turned into planks or boards. Lumber is commonly used in structural materials, but is also used in cabinetry, furniture and flooring and pallets.

Lumber Liquidators is a publicly-traded retailer of hard-surface flooring, with 413 locations and over 2,200 employees spread across 46 states. Lumber Liquidators sells seven major types of flooring, plus flooring accessories.

3,000 B.C.: The Egyptians develop stone construction, and stone and brick floors begin to appear. 2,000 B.C.: Rugs are on the scene in one form or another. 1,000 B.C.: The Greeks create pebble mosaics for their floors. 400 A.D.: Wood floors were first used by people in the Middle Ages.

The popularity of using wood as flooring has ebbed and flowed throughout recorded human history. And although its origin as flooring is traditionally linked to the Middle Ages, there's evidence tracing wood plank floors all the way back to the Hittites - 6,500 years ago.