What the Floor Podcast
What the Floor is a podcast for the flooring industry hosted by Holiday Van Erem and Michael Goria from T&A Supply Company Inc. We will explore the hot topics of the flooring industry, with a little humor and a new set of eyes. This show is produced by Jose Morales with help from Toni Collier and Jessica Riser. Check out a new episode at the end of each month. You can find out more about us at tasupply.com or tasflooring.com.
Episodes
On this episode of the What the Floor Podcast, Michael and Holiday sat down to talk through all of the brand new SPC construction types. This conversation went way past features and benefits. Learn about what ABA rigid core flooring is all about. Dive deep into how light-weight cores are revolutionizing the flooring industry. And find out how we are taking rice husks and turning them into a brand new mind-blowing rigid construction...
On this What the Floor Podcast episode, Michael and Holiday step outside of their comfort zone and give you some unsolicited advice on how to sell differently in today’s ever-changing environment and how to take steps outside of your own comfort zone to grow personally. We tried something different, and we hope you will too after listening to this episode.
What the Floor is a T&A Supply Company Inc original production. You can f...
On this What the Floor Podcast episode, Michael and Holiday grabbed some meatballs and lingonberries while they sat down with Sean Brennan and Emily Holmes-Williams of Kahrs. We talked about the Kahrs origin story, their GreenStep 2023 award nomination, and everything else you could possibly want to know about their hardwood journey and how this Swedish company truly sets itself apart.
On this episode of the What the Floor Podcast, Michael and Holiday get to know some of T&A Supply Company’s amazing branch managers! They step into the Branch Manager Dating Game to find out more about the people and the places that make T&A Supply Company the top-notch flooring distributor that they are.
From Hawaii to Utah, don’t miss meeting our team members from Portland, Boise, Bellevue, Anchorage, Honolulu, and Salt L...
On this episode of the What the Floor Podcast, Michael and Holiday brought in a friend of the show and colleague, Jim Partridge, to help us novices understand what subfloor prep is, why it is important, and what is involved in the process of preparing a subfloor.
We also brought back Fire in the Hole for this episode so Jim could remind us all about the ceramic tile installation supplies that our T&A Supply branches have in sto...
On this episode of the What the Floor Podcast, we went international! We talked to Lauren Delee and Floris Koopmans of Unilin Technologies, straight outta Belgium, to learn everything we thought we already knew about the Unilin locking systems, the story behind how Unilin started and how they are single-handedly saving the planet by looking forward and creating solutions for the entire flooring industry.
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This episode of the What the Floor Podcast is extra special, featuring our good friend Teresa Legler, President of the Flooring Association Northwest. She shares the history and plans of the Association, as well as their upcoming events, like golf tournaments, happy hours, and Market Expos. We also tackle the tough topic of tradeshows - are they really worth the time and money? It's time to Walk the Plank and find out!
On this episode of the What the Floor Podcast, we decided to explain the very complicated process that we go through when adding new products to the T&A Supply lineup. We take a deep dive into how we research new products, all the things we do to launch a new product into the market, and the complicated process of how products are discontinued. We’ve pulled back the curtain and are giving you a front-row view of what our Market...
On this episode of the What the Floor Podcast, we took a step back and reflected on what it has been like to start a podcast. We talk about what we have learned, what we are looking forward to and joke A LOT about what has gone into the creation of this podcast.
Also don't miss the exclusive BLOOPER REEL at the end!
What the Floor is a T&A Supply Company Inc original production. You can find out more about us at ta...
On this episode of the What the Floor Podcast, we cover a topic that has been requested multiple times... sound abatement. What is it? What are IIC and STC ratings? Why do they matter, and how do you test for them? We had no idea…
So we spoke to an expert in the field, Daniel Mohler Acoustical Project Lead from Intertek and we learned so much!
What the Floor is a T&A Supply Company Inc original production. You can fi...
On this episode of the What the Floor Podcast we headed down a dark scary road that led us straight to Spookytown. It’s all about flooring horror stories told by some of our fabulous flooring industry friends. We talk to Marc Lapsley from Architectural Directions about a linoleum job gone wrong, with our favorite inspector Tony Christopher about his office project of shame, with WTF’s own Toni Collier about a sticky sample situatio...
On this episode of What the Floor we take a deep dive into Claims. We talk about the processes that work and the ones that don’t, what the timeline looks like, the different types of claims, who gets involved and what information is truly needed. We won’t guarantee that your claims will be approved but we guarantee you are going to learn some really good information about how to get the best possible results from the process.
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On this episode of What the Floor we expose laminate flooring for what it really is… AWESOME! We take a deep dive into what laminate flooring is and isn’t, it’s origin story, how it’s evolved over the years and why you should take the category seriously again.
This episodes’ Walk the Plank is a battle royale – Gluedown vs Loose Lay. Michael and Holiday debate which is better and Producer Jose picks a winner.
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On this episode of What the Floor we took a dive into the mysterious world of installation supplies. Michael and Holiday both review their favorite supplies and highlight a couple newer items. We talked about who you can go to for information on installation supplies and the must-have “Quick Guide”. We also gave a branch shout-out and listed the dates for our next Branch BBQ Vendor Fairs.
Walk the Plank is back on this episode! Mic...
On this episode of What the Floor we had the opportunity to interview Heather Bauer from the Ronald McDonald House Charity in Seattle. We talk to her about what RMHC is, how it works and how we have partnered with them through our new WPC product called Sparta.
Our new product highlight segment “Fire in the Hole” focused on introducing our new WPC product called Sparta to the world.
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On this episode of What the Floor we had the opportunity to interview Jason Surratt, President of Tarkett Home. We discuss who Tarkett Home is, why we are doing business with them and all the other tough questions you would have wanted us to ask.
Our Walk the Plank segment focused on AC ratings and how much we love them!
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Tarkett Home website
This episode of What the Floor focused on PVC Free flooring. What it is and what it isn’t. We talked about why this category is important and how it is going to impact the flooring industry in the future. We also discussed how flooring with PVC impacts our environment and why it’s going to change. We talked specifically about Linoleum flooring from Tarkett, ORCA laminate from KronoFlooring, and Sono Eclipse, Elandura and Moto from ...
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