Hiring & Permits

If a house was built before 1978 and the flooring job will disturb painted surfaces — baseboards, door casings, window stools, old painted subfloor boards — federal lead-safe work practice rules can apply. They govern containment and cleanup, not whether the floor itself is dangerous. Testing and permit questions still go to a lab and … Read more

HB 614 is a piece of Ohio legislation aimed at requiring registration for contractors doing home improvement work, including flooring. Whatever its final form or timeline turns out to be, the documents it would require — proof of identity, insurance, and a public complaint record — are exactly what a homeowner should already be asking … Read more