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Published on March 21, 2023 • 3 minutes reading time

Sidney Crosby #87 of Canada celebrates with teammate Scott Niedermayer #27 after Crosby scored the deciding goal in overtime in the ice hockey men’s gold medal game between the USA and Canada on day 17 of the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics at Canada Hockey Place in February scored February 28, 2010 in Vancouver, Canada. Photo by ALEX LIVESEY /Postmedia Network

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One of the greatest goals in Canada’s Olympic history was that of Sydney Crosby at the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics.

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In a 2-2 draw against an equally top-flight American team, the game went into overtime and at 7:40 Crosby scored what was considered the golden goal from that point onwards – the goal that Canada posted yet again the pinnacle of ice hockey supremacy.

It was a great goal and the photo of Crosby celebrating moments later is instantly recognizable to most hockey fans. But the man who won the battle for the puck in the corner, the workhorse who made the goal possible and who passed the puck to Crosby, who stood at the side of the net, was Jarome Iginla. A great goal for sure, but a really great assist.

Which brings us to today’s topic: the value of using products like Glue Assist when installing parquet and solid wood floors and more generally glues and the recommended adhesives for all your flooring needs. Basically, I’ve come to realize that the only way to install a floor is to nail it down, glue it down or, like ceramic tile, cement it in place.

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Floating floors of the “Click” type should be easy to install and the planks must not detach from one another. Realistically, the click mechanisms are often a frustrating exercise with the planks eventually coming loose.

How about a luxury vinyl plank that claims to be able to be installed and positioned directly onto a subfloor without the use of glue and is simply held in place with two-way tape around the perimeter? Well, this type of install might do the trick for a while, until you actually start moving things around and generating a bit of traffic.

All we can tell you as a flooring retailer is that 95 percent of the complaints come from those who have installed the thinner economy class floating floors. So, whenever possible, take the support and tape it in place.

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Traditionally, hardwood floors are nailed down. Traditionally, however, hardwood flooring consisted of simple planks 2.25 or 3.25 inches wide. In general, the narrower the piece of wood, the less likely that hardwood plank will shrink or buckle (where the center or sides of the plank stick up).

Today, most new build homeowners choose solid and/or engineered planks between 4.25 inches and 8.25 inches wide. This is a wide surface that can be held in a stable position by simply inserting a clamp about every 20 to 10 inches on either side of the board.

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As humidity levels in a home fluctuate from season to season, and room temperature fluctuates because windows let in too much sunlight, or even because a wood or gas stove is on, these wider planks will be stressed. When wood is stressed, it wants to move, even if they are engineered materials.

So, for solid or engineered hardwood floors that are 4.25″ wide and 4.25″ wide, look for the Glue Assist product or an equivalent floor adhesive as recommended by your hardwood floor vendor.

How is the glue applied? As with most wood glue methods, you draw a no-frills line down the back of the hardwood board, press it into place with your full body weight, and then insert the staples. For the luxury vinyl planks, you must first apply the adhesive to the subfloor and wait for the adhesive to become tacky (about 20 minutes). Then you have to position the planks.

The great advantage of luxury vinyl floors is that the tiles have a square edge, so there is no clicking. The fact that it’s glued gives it a huge advantage.

We installed it in our showroom, taped down of course, and we cart over it and wipe it down all day with no problem. So we’re pretty confident that the glued down version of this vinyl floor will stand up to any domestic environment you can throw at it.

Therefore, if you want to install it on your floor, stick it on.

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The San Francisco Giants are one of the most storied franchises in the history of Major League Baseball. From their days dominating baseball in New York as the Gothams to their transition to the Gold Coast, the team has provided priceless memories for baseball fans since 1883. Throughout those years, the team has won the National League pennant 23 times and won eight World Series titles (five in New York and three in San Francisco). When a team has been around for over a century, there’s a fair share of stars and sluggers.

Here are the 5 greatest San Francisco Giants sluggers of all time

#5 Buster Posey

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While his 158 home runs don’t scream slugger, Posey’s accomplishments at the catching position en-route to leading the San Francisco Giants to three World Series titles deserves recognition. No catcher was as offensively dominant in the 2010s, and due to the rigors of the position, Posey belongs on this list.

#4 Matt Williams

A third baseman who is likely best known by younger fans for his heroics as a member of the Arizona Diamondbacks club that won the World Series in 2001, Williams had his best seasons with the Giants. Williams hit 247 of his 378 career home runs in San Francisco and would have likely had a career that was more legendary had it not been for the Major League Baseball player’s strike in 1994. That season, Williams was crushing the ball at a prolific and historic rate, as he was on pace to compete with New York Yankees outfielder Roger Maris’s then record 61 home runs as he had 43 home runs and 110 runs batted in through 115 games. Williams would go on to have an unsuccessful career as a manager in his post-playing days. However, he will always be remembered by the San Francisco Giants for his ability to crush the ball.

#3 Willie McCovey

McCovey’s career is littered with accomplishments and accolades. He was named to the National League All-Star team six times, won the National League Most Valuable Player Award in 1969, and was a first-ballot inductee to the Major League Baseball Hall of Fame. However, the greatest accomplishment of McCovey’s career as a member of the San Francisco Giants was the naming of McCovey Cove outside of Oracle Park, a body of water that catches home runs that are hit so hard they physically leave the ballpark and splash into the bay . McCovey led the league in home runs three times for the San Francisco Giants and was an integral part of creating a generation of new fans for the club as they completed their manifest destiny expansion to the West Coast. McCovey slugged 469 home runs for the franchise.

#2 Barry Bonds

During his days as a member of the Pittsburgh Pirates, Barry Bonds was considered anything but a slugger. The outfielder averaged around 25 home runs per year in the first portion of his career, and was more well-known for his speed. However, all of that changed when he came to San Francisco, the franchise that brought his father and godfather to the Major Leagues. Bonds would go onto mash 586 career home runs as a Giant, good enough for second all-time on the team’s list and giving him 762 for the totality of his career. While Bonds is regarded as one of the most fearsome sluggers in the entirety of baseball, his work with the San Francisco Giants (though tainted) is second to only to one man.

#1 Willie Mays

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The godfather of #2 on the list, Willie Mays is arguably the greatest player to ever play in a San Francisco Giants uniform. Having been a member of both the New York Giants and San Francisco Giants, Mays brought a level of clout, swagger, and credibility with him to California. The deck was stacked against Mays as he entered the Major Leagues. After spending two years of his prime in the Negro Leagues, Mays entered a league that was still in the infancy of integration. He had to play his home games in the Polo Grounds, a massively spacious ballpark, before moving to the equally pitcher-friendly Candlestick Park. Combine that with losing two seasons due to being drafted by the US Army to serve in the Korean War, and it’s very likely the Mays would be holding the all-time home run record instead of his godson Bonds. Regardless, the 24-time National League All-Star crushed 646 of his 660 home runs with the Giants, making him the best slugger in team history.

Edited by Jodi Whisenhunt

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