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| SCRATCHES IN PINE FLOOR | 8/26/2004 |
Q: I'll get right to the question. Our house is 130 yrs old and has wide pine floors. they were ...
A: I will hazzard a guess...is this finish what is scratched or the pine Under the finish. Take into ...
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| Substrate for Porcelean Tile | 8/24/2004 |
Q: I am remodeling my 21 year old kitchen and am planning to install 18"x18" porcelean tile - the ...
A: You have another option, it is NOT a better option. You could float a substrate into place. As in ...
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| REquest for your advice | 8/16/2004 |
Q: Could you please advice me how to do the flooring and carpet in my house. Thanks and regards ...
A: For a concrete slab installation of linoleum, carpet, wood, or tile, Preparation is everything. ...
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| Hardwood floor problem | 8/10/2004 |
Q: I recently bought a 1941 house. Two rooms had vinyl tile, which we planned to replace. Upon ...
A: Usually the glue used is an oil base type adhesive. Considering the apparent age...the finish on ...
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| Peel and Stick Vinyl Tiles | 7/15/2004 |
Q: Can peel and stick vinyl tiles be applied over existing ceramic floor tiles? Should the quarter ...
A: Please understand this answer. Professionally I refuse to install peel and stick tiles. They are ...
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| Threshholds and Laminate | 7/2/2004 |
Q: I re-read my question to you and I would like to try again to be a little clearer. I bought 550 sf ...
A: The primary need for transitions are the areas of change of elevations and from wood to tile/vinyl. ...
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| New flooring - discoloration | 6/29/2004 |
Q: Dave, We have recently installed Brazilian Cherrywood -- hardwood (not engineered)that has a 25 year ...
A: I will hazzard a guess to your problem. It may have been pure friction of the rug to the floor that ...
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| Hardwood Flooring | 6/28/2004 |
Q: I am aware that moisture (water/dampness/etc.) are the bain of hardwood floors. Rather than use ...
A: What is normally done...by a true flooring professional, a vapor barrier is installed to the ...
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| ceramic tile-mortar | 6/17/2004 |
Q: Being my first time doing ceramics I need to know ,with the weather being very humid , if I lay the ...
A: Take into consideration the substrate that you are bonding to. IF the substrate is wet/damp, this ...
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| Hardwood | 6/16/2004 |
Q: I'm not sure if this question should be directed to your field or not but i thought I'd ask ...
A: It is very likely that a dog will scratch the floor...however...if you have the dogs nails trimmed ...
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| Armstrong Laminate Tile | 6/16/2004 |
Q: Hey Dave I just ordered 12 boxes of armstrong laminate tile (looks like ceramic tile). I've read ...
A: I am not yet aware of this product, but I am sure that the installation of such tiles is going to be ...
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| Hardwood Floors | 5/23/2004 |
Q: Is the factory rep the same is the manufacturing rep? The reason I ask is that the installer had ...
A: If you have had a Representative of the flooring company inspect the floor and they are willing to ...
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| Hardwood Floors | 5/23/2004 |
Q: I had hardwood floors (strip, engineered wood glued to concrete slab) installed in the dining room, ...
A: I would say that is the worst of all the stories I have heard of a hardwood installation. You are ...
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| ceramic tile | 5/17/2004 |
Q: Dave, 10 months ago we had ceramic tile installed. The grout started to break up within a week or ...
A: It sounds like he started correctly...one exception....Did they glue the 1/4" fiber board to the ...
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| Laminate flooring | 5/15/2004 |
Q: I have a Bruce engineered wood floor. It was installed about 5 years ago. The men who installed the ...
A: I repeatedly inform consumers...do not glue another flooring to vinyl...it doesnt stick and comes ...
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| subfloor for hardwood flooring | 5/14/2004 |
Q: We are installing tongue and groove hardwood floor in our kitchen to match up to our entryway. When ...
A: This is a bit difficult to advise from my vantage point. I would suggest that the old particle ...
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| Hardwood | 5/8/2004 |
Q: Dave -- I am not sure if you'll know the answer to this question, and if not, that's okay. I am ...
A: If the stain is too deep to sand out...you may try to bleach it out. I would not gurantee success, ...
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| Trying for a specific look: old farmhouse-type flooring | 5/8/2004 |
Q: ------------------------- Thanks so much for answering my question. That's what I was thinking, ...
A: After the installation.... vacuum thoroughly...sand with 220 grit or finer sandpaper...white paper ...
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| Trying for a specific look: old farmhouse-type flooring | 5/7/2004 |
Q: I am hoping you will be able to help me. I live in a newer home(6 yrs old) and already I have to ...
A: Some lumber yards still have access to T&G Pine flooring. You may also have the option of finding a ...
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| oak floor problem | 5/7/2004 |
Q: I have round black spots on my unfinished oak floor that range from 1/4 inch to an inch in diameter. ...
A: Oak flooring will stain with water. If the surface for edges were not properly sealed..water will ...
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| polyurethane floor covering | 5/3/2004 |
Q: we are remodeling our kitchen and will be putting in new flooring. For economic reasons mostly, I ...
A: Your question is a bit interesting. If your linoleum is glued to a particle board underlayment, and ...
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| installing a hickory floor | 5/3/2004 |
Q: what is the proper way to install it and what do i need to lay down before i install it on told me ...
A: I will try to make this sound simple. It is time consuming but simple. Depending on your ...
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| engineered flooring | 4/26/2004 |
Q: we had engineered wood floor installed over concrete. A plastic type of moisture barrier was used. ...
A: One of my main gripes with engineered flooring...they tell you that it is a snap lock system...no ...
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| Refinishing and installing wood floors | 4/15/2004 |
Q: I have a 2 story home. On the main floor, the entry, hall area and kitchen have maple floors that ...
A: This is a time consuming, but relatively simple task. You can buy or rent an "orbital" sander and ...
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| decking | 4/1/2004 |
Q: I have vinyl type deck covering and there were spots of tar here and there over it. We've tried all ...
A: A "sure fire" remedy I cannot offer...but I can recommend more attempting products. WD40, ...
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| Wood Hardness | 3/28/2004 |
Q: Dave, Can you tell me if there is noticable difference in hard maple and yellow birch for wood ...
A: There are some general misconceptions. Hardwoods refer mostly to the idea that it is a traffic ...
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| wood floors | 3/19/2004 |
Q: ft. of 3/4 prefinished oak and maple to put down, all over 3/4 t & g subfloor. Here's my questions ...
A: All good questions. Not in order: I only do manual nailing...you can judge the nail and feel the ...
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| removing scratches from slate floor | 3/18/2004 |
Q: Dave, is this something that a specific skill someone would have and have the equipment to do so? I ...
A: Some, not all, glass companies have the equipment to remove scratches from glass. It is the same ...
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| wood floors | 3/16/2004 |
Q: I'm buying a old home with wood floors.The floors look fine,but I want to repolish them,not ...
A: Polish and wax wont stick to Poly. Polyurethane is a plastic finish. You can recoat the ...
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| installing click together laminate on uneven hallway | 3/14/2004 |
Q: when laying down click together 8 mil laminate in my hallway there was some dips and humps along the ...
A: That is one of the many selling points of the laminate flooring....it floats..on the white insulated ...
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| Flooring | 3/14/2004 |
Q: We installed a hardwood, Brazilian Koa in our kitchen/pantry/living room/hallway area back in 10/03. ...
A: After givng this much thought...is it a manufactured flooring or a true hardwood? Is it plank or ...
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| Hardwood flooring | 2/27/2004 |
Q: We recently installed oak hardwood flooring in our bedroom. We "seasoned" the wood in the room for a ...
A: I can take a stab at this... was it a water based urethane? The moisture content would allow ...
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| installing wood floors | 2/23/2004 |
Q: My wife and I are considering real wood floors for our home. This would be on one level and ...
A: This info is from an Older carpenter. I have learned repeatedly the hard way. Yes I have used the ...
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| installing wood floors | 2/22/2004 |
Q: My wife and I are considering real wood floors for our home. This would be on one level and ...
A: Sorry this took so long. If this is prefinished flooring you should have no trouble. Install ...
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| wood flooring | 2/22/2004 |
Q: We just finished refinishing our wood floors. We LOVE it! Under a dark finish of what we concluded ...
A: KNife test. If you can mar the finish with a kitchen knife with little or no pressure.... keep ...
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| Hardwood Floors | 2/10/2004 |
Q: I am putting in Hardwood floors (solid Brazilian Cherry) on the main level of my house. We have ...
A: You have a good start. Require of the contractor to put down "Kraft" paper under the cherry/over ...
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| Hardwood Floors | 2/9/2004 |
Q: I am putting in Hardwood floors (solid Brazilian Cherry) on the main level of my house. We have ...
A: You are in luck. I am preparing to build my new home.... also Braziliam Cherry and having been ...
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| flooring | 2/9/2004 |
Q: i would love to use marble in sitting,granite in dinning and kitchen area.natural sisal in bed room ...
A: I would be concerned as to the color and variations of the different tiles. I would not recommend ...
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| flooring | 2/8/2004 |
Q: i have a open plan loft appartment. there is one bedroom .one toilet with shower.large sitting area ...
A: There is a new movement going on.... back to the old standards. Solid wood flooring is on its way ...
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| installing marble over cement floor | 2/3/2004 |
Q: In prepping to install marble tiles,I have removed the old linoleum tiles from my bathroom floor, ...
A: First off, there is a razor blade scraper that works very well to clean that glue off. "Second" ...
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