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| subfloor for hardwood | 5/22/2007 |
Q: I'm going to be installing either 3/4" or 5/16" solid hardwood in a bedroom. The subfloor is a 2 ...
A: You are going to do alot of work to get this solid. You will need to glue a layer of 5/8" T&G ...
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| ceramic tile installation concerns | 5/22/2007 |
Q: A friend is installing inexpensive ceramic tile in his carport. The surface is concrete which has ...
A: The concern I have is more related to the painted concrete. The paint is not allowing a cementous ...
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| whats on my floor? | 5/20/2007 |
Q: i was wondering whether you could help me the problem is i am in the middle of decorating my living ...
A: It may be an attempt to glue the carpet down on a previous install. I would try scraping up a small ...
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| ceramic tile | 5/20/2007 |
Q: I have some cracked tile and a couple of broken tile that have come out of the floor. Is it ...
A: Clean the area completely, back to a sound plain concrete floor. You can make a small batch of ...
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| tile | 5/19/2007 |
Q: do i need to lay anything over concrete and it not level what do i use
A: When installing tile over concrete, the main issue is level and sound. If you have highs, or low's, ...
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| tumbled marble backsplash | 5/17/2007 |
Q: My tubled marble backsplash behind my outdoor grill looks terrible after repeated degreasing. How ...
A: Many times I wish I could do House calls on the advice I am asked for. Guessing is alot of what we ...
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| ceramic floor | 5/17/2007 |
Q: we had ceramic floor put in our hallway and into our kitchen , the grout is cracking and coming out ...
A: You need to find the cause. Are the tiles loose, as movement will continue to remove grout. Was ...
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| thresholds for wood floors | 5/14/2007 |
Q: I am installing 3/8" engineered wood floors in my Kitchen and living room. I am doing a glue down ...
A: If you dont do the proper prep, dont expect the best results. Do not glue to linoleum. It will not ...
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| saltillo vs. ceramic | 5/13/2007 |
Q: I am making plans to put new flooring in my home (entry hallway, living room, kitchen, and a ...
A: There are so many looks to saltillo, that it is hard to explain. Some are very thick and irregular. ...
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| Premium laminate flooring buckling | 5/13/2007 |
Q: WE HAVE A NEW HOUSE WITH LAMINATE FLOORING. AFTER WE MOVED IN IN FEB. OF THIS YEAR, WE NOTICED THE ...
A: IF,,,the laminate was installed in a cold house...It may be expanding beyond the perimeters ...
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| leveling floor for laminate flooring | 5/8/2007 |
Q: I have a room that I want to install laminate flooring. The room has linoleum and I was told the ...
A: There are of lot of possibilities for part of it being high or low. You have the ability to do some ...
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| new hardwood floors | 5/8/2007 |
Q: I want to put area rugs in front of doorways to keep the floors cleaner, but every small rug I see ...
A: Wax your floors heavily and put down whatever you want. If you can find a UV related wax, better ...
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| TILE | 5/7/2007 |
Q: DO YOU NEED A GOOD INSTALLER
A: Everyone needs a good installer. The trouble is finding one that is more than he says he is.... I ...
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| hardwood floor bulging/deflection | 5/6/2007 |
Q: I am purchasing a home (7 year old) and my inspector noticed bulging and deflection in the front ...
A: I will have a different by similar conclusion, You dont have TJI's you have standard 2x floor ...
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| hardwood floor bulging/deflection | 5/5/2007 |
Q: I am purchasing a home (7 year old) and my inspector noticed bulging and deflection in the front ...
A: TJI's have a maximum campher of 1/8". If you have one upside down to the other...a combination ...
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| Granite Tile | 5/5/2007 |
Q: I would like to do granite tiles for my counter top as a cheaper alternative to granite slab. Is ...
A: You might exercise the option to have an assortment of granite tiles edged and bullnosed by a ...
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| Tumbled travertine | 5/5/2007 |
Q: Dave, I am looking into replacing the ceramic tiles around my gas fireplace with a 12x12 Tumbled ...
A: I think I would want the recesses to be filled in for the cleaning purposes. Dirt and bugs would ...
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| grout cracking upon installation in shower | 5/4/2007 |
Q: Two days ago, our contractors put white grout on white subway tile on one wall of our shower. No ...
A: Unsanded grout can be topped off within a reasonable time. It does tend to shrink, and actually ...
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| non-rectified marble | 5/4/2007 |
Q: Dave, I bough 2400 ft2 of Sunny Light 24x24x3/4" marble to install in my house. When the installers ...
A: Contact the store where purchased and get the facts. If it is irregular tiles....then the installer ...
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| cracked ceramic tile | 5/3/2007 |
Q: I hope you can help me out . I had a house built 2 years ago recently I was washing the ceramic ...
A: I am so sorry to hear this story. Now your next call is the is the Contractors board. You are now ...
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| Hardwood floor refinishing | 5/3/2007 |
Q: Dave, I am looking at refinishing the hardwood floor in my 1955 home. Unfortunately some where ...
A: You have two real possibilities. If you can get a grinder and grind off the top of the staple, then ...
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| self-sticking tiles for garage floor | 5/2/2007 |
Q: I was thinking about putting maybe vinyl cheap self-sticking tiles down in my garage (no car will be ...
A: PLEASE do not use the self stick tiles. It is the worst product available. If you want a smooth ...
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| Konecto | 5/2/2007 |
Q: We are replacing the floor covering in our basement. We were going to do laminate but may change to ...
A: What little research I have done with it...it needs a stable environment. If you make the basement ...
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| laminate flooring transition to carpetting | 5/2/2007 |
Q: I just had carpetting installed in my living room and I'm about to install laminate snap n lock ...
A: First off let me warn you about laminates. Do not get a cheap brand or style...it will haunt you. ...
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| Flooring | 5/1/2007 |
Q: We are planning to install laminate flooring in our new house. The measuring contractor mentioned ...
A: Your first caution is NOT install the Laminate. It will not react well with that indicator. It ...
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| douglas fir floor | 5/1/2007 |
Q: We ave an old Bungalow/cottage style home in SanFrancisco with a linoleum kitchen floor. I removed ...
A: Douglas fir is a very tight grain, sorta red to almost white in color. Pine is white to yellow and ...
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| douglas fir floor | 4/30/2007 |
Q: We ave an old Bungalow/cottage style home in SanFrancisco with a linoleum kitchen floor. I removed ...
A: Douglas fir has many good features, but it is not a hardwood, actually it is one of the softer ...
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| vinyl flooring in basement | 4/30/2007 |
Q: i am preparing to sell my parents house for them, they are very old, and they have 9x9 tile on a ...
A: Unfortunately that is the time frame that some of those tiles were made with asbestos. I would say, ...
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| Porcelain Tile for outdoor deck? | 4/29/2007 |
Q: Wondering if I can put porcelain tile on an outdoor deck. The deck is 10 feet off the ground, ...
A: The key is to have a sufficient masonry/concrete base for the bonding of the tile, then a really ...
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| Tile prep | 4/29/2007 |
Q: I started a bathroom tile job, tub and floor, myself a few months ago and got too busy/frustrated to ...
A: Prep takes the longest of all the project. For me to say they are taking too long....without being ...
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| HELP - PHOENIX FLOORING | 4/27/2007 |
Q: we are building a home in phoenix and the second story of our home will have a lot of exposure to ...
A: Some contractors and archs and engineers are funny. A wood floor can easily be protected with a UV ...
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| marble tile floor grout line | 4/21/2007 |
Q: I am installing a marble bathroom tile floor. The 12" square marble tiles are being installed over ...
A: 1/16" is fine for a NON sanded grout. I will also suggest using the latex additive in the grout to ...
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| marble tile floor grout line | 4/21/2007 |
Q: I am installing a marble bathroom tile floor. The 12" square marble tiles are being installed over ...
A: I did not see that you put down a cement board. It is critical that tiles be bonded to a cementous ...
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| Armstrong Bond Oozing thru Hartwood Parquet Floor | 4/20/2007 |
Q: 2nd owner of a Armstrong-Hartco, Hartwood Parquet, solid oak hardwood & acrylic impregnated floor ...
A: Wow this hurts. Contractors have a 4 year window to make good on workmanship complaints. You ...
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| oak flooring.... | 4/20/2007 |
Q: Is it better to install pre-finished oak or unfinished (3/4in) flooring? Advantages / disadvantage? ...
A: It is always prefered to install unfinished solif flooring and do the finish in place. However a ...
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| Vinyl installed over VCT | 4/17/2007 |
Q: What is the standard? Can vinyl sheet goods be installed over VCT??
A: If the VCT has no wax, is free of oils...semi rough finish, you could prep and install vinyl over ...
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| kitchen remodel | 4/15/2007 |
Q: We finally decided to take the giant leap and remodel our kitchen. I am confused about which ...
A: All flooring can work in a kitchen as long as the prep and care is in the process. Even tho it can ...
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| hardwood in a bathroom? | 4/15/2007 |
Q: My full bath is 6x6 approx. I purchased BRUCE hardwood interlocking pre finished flooring from ...
A: That is a pretty good floor. After you get it down..oil it heavily with a furniture oil or polish. ...
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| Uneven wood flooring | 4/13/2007 |
Q: I submitted this question to Bryan and I don't think he understood my questions as his answer was ...
A: The best information I can give you, contact the builders agent and post a complaint. If they bring ...
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| Laminate flooring | 4/12/2007 |
Q: Our new home is open concept and we had Pergo laminate put into the entire space (approx. 500 sq ft) ...
A: It sounds like it was poorly installed. It is possible, in some cases, to remove and reinstall. I ...
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