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| different underlayment thickness | 11/24/2009 | Chris |
Q: We ripped up the carpet & pad in teens bedroom. Now going to be a computer room. Bought vinyl ...
A: Becki, What is the surface now ? Wood or concrete? If it is wood you can buy 3/4" plywood and ...
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| Rust on Travertine | 11/23/2009 | Chris |
Q: We have some rust spots on ruogh (tumbled?) travertine. What can be done to remove the spots? ...
A: Lawrence, There are products that I know of for carpet ..at the janitorial store... that remove ...
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| flooring over slab | 11/22/2009 | Chris |
Q: I would like to know what wood type flooring I can use over concrete slab. It is a ground floor and ...
A: Bill, There are many guides about wood floors ...in your case over a concrete slab a prefinished ...
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| Floor Steamer | 11/22/2009 | John Michaels |
Q: Just put in all new Italian "Porcelain" tile in my home and had the grout sealed. Will a Floor ...
A: Forget floor steamers. ONLY USE THEM IF THE EXACT MANUFACTURER OF THE TILES AND GROUT YOU USED SAYS ...
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| slanted concrete entryway floor | 11/21/2009 | Carol Blaha |
Q: We have a slanted concrete slab floor in the basement entryway, which is the most used entry to the ...
A: Vinyl is probably the only thing that will be forgiving enough for your slope. This is an entry, so ...
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| tile over a deck? is it possible? | 11/21/2009 | Carol Blaha |
Q: I have a cedar deck, stands aprox 8 feet over a back door entry way. Central NJ.It is very solid, ...
A: Download their install manual. It's huge, a real CYA kind of doc, but it will cover everything you ...
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| replaceing sub floor in bedroom | 11/20/2009 | Chris |
Q: I recently had a "handyman" install new plywood subfloors and 3/4" oak flooring in several rooms. ...
A: Rose, The current subfloor you have is not appropriate...why? Well number 1 it is not dense enough ...
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| Tile/Subfloor | 11/19/2009 | Chris |
Q: Chris - We are having our kitchen done over. Our contractor installed 1/4 inch interior plywood ...
A: Linda , I hope he used thinset under the backerboard??? ...
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| bathroom floor tiles | 11/19/2009 | Chris |
Q: I have the 1x1" bathroom tiles on the floor. I want to regrout them being as they are discolored. I ...
A: Ronn, Not that I am aware of....I have seen another brand of tool made by another name ....similar ...
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| basement floor | 11/19/2009 | Harvey Chichester |
Q: I have a big problem. we have had water in the basement from time to time. had carpet at one time ...
A: Water coming up is a hard problem to fix. If it were my floor I would pull up the tile. Do an ...
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| musty smell in lounge | 11/19/2009 | Chris |
Q: we have lived in our house for 2 years,when we moved in it had laminate flooring in lounge room,it ...
A: Leanne, Sounds like a moisture problem...moisture causes a damp musty smell ...especially after ...
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| transition from basement room to open area | 11/19/2009 | Chris |
Q: I recently had the floor in a basement room leveled because I want to lay engineered hardwood down. ...
A: Tony, We use various methods depending on what the adjoining room is going to receive...we can ...
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| tumble marble sealing | 11/19/2009 | Bill Hohmann |
Q: I was going to install tumble marble as a backsplash. I was told by a CSR at Lowe's I need to use a ...
A: Sounds like you used an impregnator first, and they do not strip. Sounds like your second coating ...
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| how much to buy? | 11/18/2009 | Chris |
Q: Hallo, i have an area 30 feet x 11 feet how many yards of vinyl do i need to buy?
A: Alicia, Are you buying 12 foot wide material...or 6 foot wide Here is the formula: 30 ft x 1.3333 ...
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| joint between tiles | 11/18/2009 | John Michaels |
Q: When laying 'joint free' and 'vitrified' ceramic tiles, is grouting between joints necessary?
A: Sometimes manufacturers require grouting and sometimes they don't. Also, if there may be movement ...
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| vinyl floors | 11/18/2009 | Chris |
Q: How many layers of vinyl can you put down on top of each other? The subfloor is concrete slab. ...
A: K, My first thoughts are to demand that HD and the installer remove all the vinyl ...but that would ...
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| Concrete breezeway patched and ugly | 11/18/2009 | Harvey Chichester |
Q: What is the best thing to do with our 22 year old concrete breezeway floor. The breezeway is open ...
A: You can order epoxy in any available color, with flat catalyst. This will give a flat nonshiny ...
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| Levelling a basement room floor | 11/18/2009 | Harvey Chichester |
Q: I want to lay engineered hardwood in a room in my basement. The problem is once I pulled the rug I ...
A: If I were fixing your problem I would prep the floor, grout the cracks, then float a latex carpet ...
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| thinset | 11/17/2009 | John Michaels |
Q: how do u remove thinset that is dry on carpet
A: Adhesive deposits on textiles (carpet, clothing, etc.), need to be addressed before they dry for ...
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| laminate flooring | 11/17/2009 | Bill Hohmann |
Q: we recently installed a laminate wood floor, on the first night, one of our male dogs decided to pee ...
A: I am not into wood flooring. I don't know what will correct the problem with the planks; you will ...
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| Installing Tiles directly on concrete floor | 11/17/2009 | John Michaels |
Q: I would like to install ceramic tiles directly on my concrete basement floor (typically not heated). ...
A: again, Gerry;I feel the tiles would crack, and, if they lifted, it would be because the mortar ...
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| Installing Tiles directly on concrete floor | 11/17/2009 | John Michaels |
Q: I would like to install ceramic tiles directly on my concrete basement floor (typically not heated). ...
A: First, find out the name of the manufacturer of the tiles you like and visit their website. You ...
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| underlayment for carpet | 11/17/2009 | John Michaels |
Q: We have been remodeling, and it is now time for carpet in our living room. 2 sides will abut tile, ...
A: again, Carolyn;The choice of a type of underlayment is more critical under hard surfaced flooring. ...
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| underlayment for carpet | 11/16/2009 | John Michaels |
Q: We have been remodeling, and it is now time for carpet in our living room. 2 sides will abut tile, ...
A: vist the website of <ehow.com>. Type in 'particle board' in the top search area. Then, when the ...
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| Tile/Subfloor | 11/16/2009 | Chris |
Q: Chris - We are having our kitchen done over. Our contractor installed 1/4 inch interior plywood ...
A: Linda STOP!!! Please Linda don't let this guy take your money , you have done your homework well. ...
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| Hardibacker | 11/16/2009 | Chris |
Q: I am installing hardibacker over my bathroom floor. There is slab wood subfloor with plywood on top ...
A: Oren, I am on the road (LAPTOP) I do not have access to my saved fav's and instructions (PDF's ) ...
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| Hardibacker | 11/16/2009 | John Michaels |
Q: I am installing hardibacker over my bathroom floor. There is slab wood subfloor with plywood on top ...
A: Before you use the Versabond, obtain the name of the EXACT manufacturer of the tiles. Then visit ...
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| Dricore sub-floor | 11/16/2009 | John Michaels |
Q: I am installing Dricore panels in my basement as a sub-floor. The concrete floor is very smooth and ...
A: again, Scott; The texture and quality of cement varrys from job to job. When you use the nails, you ...
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| Dricore sub-floor | 11/16/2009 | John Michaels |
Q: I am installing Dricore panels in my basement as a sub-floor. The concrete floor is very smooth and ...
A: You may not have needed all the shims you have used, however you have have used them. Predrilling ...
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| Dricore subfloor | 11/16/2009 | Chris |
Q: I am installing Dricore panels in my basement as a sub-floor. The concrete floor is very smooth and ...
A: Scott, Let me try to look at this ghetto style...why don't you shim the bottom of the low areas ...
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| Spilled water on cured tile mortar before grouting | 11/16/2009 | Dave Coil |
Q: I spilled a large glass of water on my freshly cured tile floor while getting ready to grout. Most ...
A: IT is very possible that the water will/has separated the contact with the mortar. Test some ...
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| Kaindl laminate floors | 11/16/2009 | Chris |
Q: We recently put Kaindl laminate floor(bought from a big box store)through our complete mobile home . ...
A: Helen, If you stapled the underlayment I could blame that ...but if you did not then I would file a ...
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| Stripping brick interior floor | 11/15/2009 | Bill Hohmann |
Q: Bill, this is a followup to my first question. To test the finish on the brick floor, I tried ...
A: This could be a coating that has deteriorated, or it could be a wax. I don't think this is moisture ...
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| self sticking vinyl tile | 11/15/2009 | Dave Coil |
Q: Can self sticking vinyl tile be directly installed over OSB board?
A: This tile can be installed over anything. It is the stickiest of all glues. That said...I highly ...
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| further to type of floor installation | 11/15/2009 | John Michaels |
Q: Re 1976 3-storey woodframe multifamily building: Our strata council has an application from an ...
A: again, Judith;I would mandate a floating installation, however you do need to address sound ...
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| Water Oozing up thru Edge of Grout | 11/15/2009 | Chris |
Q: I'm having the same problem as Kristin but I've never had a flood. The house was built in 1976. The ...
A: Kathy, The water pooling under the tile indicates a migration of moisture, the white remnants are ...
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| Stripping Brick Floors | 11/15/2009 | Bill Hohmann |
Q: We have an interior hallway, 3' by 30', with chocolate brown paver brick on the floor. Hause is 26 ...
A: First, I would try cleaning the floor with a wax stripper and brush. After it has dried, apply a ...
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| bamboo floor installation | 11/15/2009 | John Michaels |
Q: Re 1976 3-storey woodframe multifamily building: Our strata council has an application from an ...
A: I'll get to your questions further on in this response. First I would have a 'heart to heart' ...
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| flooring and underlay guidelines | 11/15/2009 | John Michaels |
Q: Re: a 1976 wood frame 3-storey building (a strata for 4 years); with a 1" - 2" concrete layer over ...
A: I am not an attorney, so I really can't give you wording for your bylaws, however, since you are ...
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| Bouncy engineered hardwood flooring in basement | 11/15/2009 | Chris |
Q: Chris, We have a new bouncy hardwood floor in my basement and the question now is there anything we ...
A: Paul, Really sorry to hear this...I have no real solution as the floor is glued together and ...
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