| Subject | Date Asked |
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| travertine shower floor | 10/1/2008 |
Q: We had a contractor do a travertine shower for us, and initially the smaller trav tiles on the floor ...
A: It sounds like disaster! I would call another qualified tile setter and have him evaluate the ...
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| Congoleun Vinyl floor | 9/29/2008 |
Q: I had a Congoleun Vinyl floor (with a life time warranty) put down over a old Vinyl floor with luan ...
A: The vinyl manufactures instituted a advisory concerning luan over 5 years ago.This states that that ...
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| hardwood/laminate in basement | 9/10/2008 |
Q: We have a half daylight basement with poured concrete walls on the non daylight sides and slab floor ...
A: I would advise Konecto Over laminate in the basement. Heavy water build ups can be cured witha good ...
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| the 30' rule in laminate flooring | 9/2/2008 |
Q: Why is it important not to go more than 30' without a transition piece? In our floorplan, the 30 ...
A: I would run the floor with the length of the room regardless of the sunlight issue. I would think ...
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| Basement tile & insulation | 9/1/2008 |
Q: I'm renovating my basement and am stuck on a flooring decision. We've got a typical concrete ...
A: Any subfloor added over concrete other than concrete is a bad idea. isulation will not be moisture ...
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| vinyl adhesive vs carpet adhesivr | 8/31/2008 |
Q: would using a carpet adhesive to install armstrong vinyl flooring would the glue cause the quarter ...
A: I would tell the store they should have given you the proper glue. If you do not put the blame on ...
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| Shinny Spots | 8/29/2008 |
Q: Shinny Spots While researching a problem we have with our newly installed engineered hardwood floor ...
A: I hope you are sitting down. Acetone is too hot for the the wearlayer on wood it will take it off. ...
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| porcelain tile installation | 8/28/2008 |
Q: Will install porcelain tile in the entry way on my basement finishing project. Can I install the ...
A: Glad to see you back I would request you withdraw your negative comments. I in turn will try to be ...
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| Is heat able to expand outdoor tiles ? | 8/24/2008 |
Q: In my parents' house in Athens (Greece), yesterday and today, a weird effect occurred: the tiles on ...
A: This is called tenting. Heat will affect tile when no expansion is allowed. This is avoided by ...
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| Tile floor grout problem | 8/11/2008 |
Q: I paid a so called "expert" friend to install my tile flooring about a year ago...first mistake! ...
A: If the grout is crumbling there could be more than just one thing at play here. 1) there is ...
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| laying wooden flooring | 8/9/2008 |
Q: Is it necessary to remove existing skirting board when laying a wooden floor
A: By saying Skirting I am assuming you mean baseboard. It is a matter of choice.I did this in my own ...
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| Onyx in steam shower | 7/9/2008 |
Q: We are contemplating putting onyx in the steam shower of a custom home we are building. It will be ...
A: The biggiest issue will be efflorence this is uncontrollable and produced by the stone and setting ...
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| Ditra | 7/7/2008 |
Q: Can you lay a ceramic tile floor over a hardwood floor using Ditra? One floor guy said the entire ...
A: This question does not have brief answer there are many variables. I will try to be brief. The ...
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| Engineered Flooring | 6/29/2008 |
Q: My husband and I just had engineered flooring installed at our house in Florida. I went to clean it ...
A: Call the installer back and have him fix it. I answerd this question the very day it arrived if ...
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| Flooring on a slab | 6/26/2008 |
Q: Hey there. I have a home with an above grade concrete slab. I am looking to have prefinished ...
A: Not wide enough to float.You will have to glue it down Take a very straight 2x4, 2" side up lay it ...
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| VCT removal | 6/9/2008 |
Q: I have a 22' x 30' room of VCT (not VAT) it was exposed to sewer water. We popped up a couple of ...
A: Arm-strong equipment is the best way. This will be a tough removal. Once the tile is up you will ...
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| uneven grout color | 6/7/2008 |
Q: We had ceramic tile installed yesterday and the grout color is uneven. It should be beige but is ...
A: Many things can lead to grout blotching. I would contact the installer and ask him to do what he can ...
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| quality of traffic master plank vinyl | 6/7/2008 |
Q: I'm a do it yourself homeowner and looking at traffic master vinyl planking for a busy ...
A: I can sell you something that is twice as good as that for 1.89 per ft. It only has a 4 mil ...
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| Marble over ditra mat | 6/5/2008 |
Q: I think the schluter ditra installation handbook is telling me to install two layers of OSB below ...
A: Hardi is problematic underlayment under marble.Follow the ditra manual you will be much happeir with ...
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| flooring after cabinets?? | 6/3/2008 |
Q: i am roughly half way through a kitchen remodel in my home and would like your professional opinion ...
A: Sorry for the delay in getting back to you. If is any kind of floating floor like laminate or ...
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| ceramic tile on outdoor deck | 5/27/2008 |
Q: I have an outdoor deck (12'x16') that I would like to re-cover with porcelain tile. Currently the ...
A: The benifits of the ditra outwieghs the cost. It is impeamable to moisture and it will allow the ...
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| Matching tile installed in late 60's/early 70's | 5/26/2008 |
Q: Some of the tiles in my shower are cracked and allowing water to seep through to the basement. I ...
A: Yeah that kinda sound like it is the extreme case of a job gone wrong.I wish I had better answer. ...
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| Matching tile installed in late 60's/early 70's | 5/26/2008 |
Q: Some of the tiles in my shower are cracked and allowing water to seep through to the basement. I ...
A: It is not the cracked tile that is allwoing the water. it is the wall or floor behind it. You will ...
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| Mystery moisture | 5/18/2008 |
Q: I recently bought a house with tile. The grout in several patches of tile will get "dark" with ...
A: I a sorry I did not get back with you I have beesn swamped. I am think it is the flow of water form ...
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| carpet | 5/13/2008 |
Q: We are looking at buying a frieze carpet with a shorter pile for a high traffic area. It is called ...
A: I install for $4.00 per yd so that is not a bad price. I dislike the B word but they make some good ...
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| Company installed wrong pattern & grout line size | 5/12/2008 |
Q: I don't know how much I can go into here. But a friend had a company put down a "wood look" ceramic ...
A: I would start with contacting the BBB. Then I would let him know since he has no online listing that ...
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| shower tile/mold repair | 5/12/2008 |
Q: bought a 4 year old house which ha a cracked tile in the shower causing mold to grow on all 3 sides, ...
A: The heat lamp is not a fix as soon as it gets wet again you are back to square one. If you have ...
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| carpet | 5/8/2008 |
Q: I will be concise I am certain you are busy. I am looking for a remnant piece of carpet maybe 300 ...
A: Double padding will create more of problem than it is worth i would work without it. The edges wil ...
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| Making an outdoor bar..Can I use marble? | 5/7/2008 |
Q: I plan to make an out door bar in my backyard. I would like to make the bar top with 12 x 12 marble ...
A: Marble in the cold country will fail terribly come winter. I would go witha marble looking ...
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| Congoleum Dura Plank | 5/7/2008 |
Q: We are considering the Congoleum Dura Plank for our new kitchen. I haven't found any info from ...
A: I would advise Konecto instead. I have the very best price on the net. it is twice the quality of ...
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| Ceramic tile and Marb le inst. | 5/6/2008 |
Q: I an a ceramic tile and marble installation...floors, walls... I am moving from Florida to New york ...
A: Stay tuned with the current products like Ditra and Kerdi. be smarter than the next guy, that does ...
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| ceramic tile on 24" OC joists | 5/6/2008 |
Q: I want to do ceramic tile in the kitchen/dining room which combined is 18.5'X11'. the floor joists ...
A: 16 span on the braces, if you are installing new wood no reason to waste time remove the peel and ...
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| Pergo Flooring | 5/5/2008 |
Q: Why is Pergo so much less expensive than other "hardwoods"? What is the life expectancy of this ...
A: Pergo is a laminated fiberboard. so it is wood chip or composite wood material this is wahy it it ...
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| delaminating and dog chewing | 5/4/2008 |
Q: I have about 7 sections of carpet that are seperating from the backing in my apartment. When I first ...
A: Yeah, Sherwin Williams hs been in the carpet business for s while. It sounds like delamination, keep ...
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| Wood flooring over Quick Track | 5/4/2008 |
Q: We installed 5" wide Maple (select) directly over a Quick Track system. We glued the flooring down ...
A: Used thinner wood for one. The wider the wood the more apt to shrink and expand. what you need in ...
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| Install porcelain tile outdoors in north country | 4/30/2008 |
Q: How do you recommend installing glazed (rough surface) porcelain tile on an outdoor patio concrete ...
A: Use a full body thin set back butter each tile. I dislike epoxy so I cannot advise it or refute it. ...
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| bathroom floor | 4/24/2008 |
Q: I have purchased flextherm heated floor cables and want to use Ditra on a plywood subfloor. The ...
A: Plywood, heat cables, ditra.In that order. The ditra will have to be over the heat cable. I would ...
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| Marble flooring | 4/24/2008 |
Q: I have a customer who wants approx 900 sq/ft of marble installed (preferrably 18 x 18 or larger). ...
A: You will figure out the grout widths when you lay the tile out and find the size varience you will ...
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| jarah timber | 4/21/2008 |
Q: we have ghosting (shoe prints) appearing on our jarah floor. Have you heard of this and do you have ...
A: The hardness fo Jarra is between the Cedar and the juniper and found commonly in Australia know an ...
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| Cupped oak wood floors | 4/20/2008 |
Q: In August 2005 we had prefinished oak wood floors installed in 6 rooms (1450 sq ft) of our home. The ...
A: Have you spoke directly to the installer at all, can you find him? It sounds like he did it all ...
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| tiles/natural stone on Staircase | 4/18/2008 |
Q: We are contemplating to change all the carpets in the house to something easy to clean and durable. ...
A: First thing I would start with would be Ditra for under all the stone ditra is water proof and ...
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| Cupped oak wood floors | 4/17/2008 |
Q: In August 2005 we had prefinished oak wood floors installed in 6 rooms (1450 sq ft) of our home. The ...
A: The Gulf Coast plays havoc on wood floors. I have handled Zickgraf but It was dropped by my ...
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| Cupped oak wood floors | 4/16/2008 |
Q: In August 2005 we had prefinished oak wood floors installed in 6 rooms (1450 sq ft) of our home. The ...
A: What part of the country are you in? What time of year did you see the cupping? What style of wood ...
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| ceramic tiles lifting off concrete floor | 4/15/2008 |
Q: I purchase a bungalow 4yrs ago with a finished basement.The basement floor consists of ceramic tiles ...
A: Th black glue is called cutback it has haunted the flooring industry for years. The best application ...
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| Konecto flooring | 4/11/2008 |
Q: We are interested in Konecto flooring the glueless, wonder floor. It almost sounds too good to be ...
A: I love the floor, I install it as often as possible. It is very user friendly. I few things: ...
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| 1. Installing ceramic tile. 2. Mixing ceramic tile and laminate. | 4/7/2008 |
Q: My project: To place 18" ceramic tiles, both horizontally and diagonally, over a high-quality, ...
A: Ditra is the best underlayment on the market, there is non comparable. I sell it as well here: ...
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| hardwood or laminate flooring | 3/31/2008 |
Q: I am doing my kitchen, dining room and hallway in new flooring. We were going to get pergo laminate ...
A: Do not use Poplar it is very soft the dog would scratch the heck out of it. Pergo is good but ...
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| Vinyl floor/mold | 3/25/2008 |
Q: had water in my basement this winter and had to tear up rugs and replace moldy sheetrock.My first ...
A: Traffic master is the bottom of the barrel in floating vinyl plank. The water proof is from the top ...
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| advice on framing a hearth using hardwoods | 3/21/2008 |
Q: I am installing solid hardwood (3.75 in teak) in living room that has a brick fireplace in center of ...
A: We do not picture frams but I have seen them done. My clients like the effect of the wood going ...
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| Tile Underlayment | 3/21/2008 |
Q: I have a 50 year old home that I want to re-tile the bathroom in. It has 2 x 10 joists and 3/4" ...
A: Not according the TCA they say you need at least.1- 1/4 thickness.While what they offer are only ...
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| Saltillo and Ceramic Sub Floor | 3/20/2008 |
Q: We are installing Saltillo Tile in a wine room and ceramic in a bathroom. They are located in the ...
A: No,no,no this is not a good idea. Basement are known for being cool and damp, keep the wood out of ...
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| Slight cupping problem. | 3/15/2008 |
Q: We recently installed an engineered wood floor (Br-111 Tigerwood) and have noticed a VERY slight ...
A: What was the moisture level of the subfloor? if was above 10 it could have been a problem. Rosin ...
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| what kind of flooring | 3/12/2008 |
Q: I have a brick cape traditional home. The floor plan downstairs is mainly 4 rooms (kitchen, family ...
A: I patchwork quilt is a beautiful thing when all the patterns work together. We just did a job for a ...
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| Vinyl Floor question | 3/10/2008 |
Q: We have a two story home that was built in 1988 and we decided to replace the floor in the upstairs ...
A: There are few issues at play here; yes, the glue will stay gummy for a while. All vinyl will curl it ...
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| stand-up shower flooring waterproofing | 3/3/2008 |
Q: I'm attempting to remodel my guest bathroom: from usual tub; to, complete stand-up shower. Well, I'm ...
A: Get a Kerdi shower kit you can make it water tight no problem. Stop by website and check them out: ...
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| Self leveling compound over particle board | 3/3/2008 |
Q: I have removed my carpet and wanting to install a engineered floor. My sub-floor is 3/4 plywood with ...
A: No self leveling compound can be laid over particle board.If that floor was ever to get wet the ...
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| vinyl floor installation | 2/28/2008 |
Q: what is the best way to install full spread vinyl over control joints in the concrete slab?
A: Float the joints with Ardex.http://ardexhenry.com/PDF/ard-sdf-tech-us-e.pdf Do not mix up to much, ...
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| floor to wall cove base | 2/25/2008 |
Q: We're remodeling and I would like to install the new vinyl with the edge continuing up the wall ...
A: This called "flash coving" It is still done but the installers with these capabities are limited. ...
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| What brand is ART20510 quarter rounds? | 2/24/2008 |
Q: I bought quarter rounds maple arizona for my mirage engineering floors but the company went out of ...
A: I assume the company was SPI Distributors. They left me hanging as well. You will need to find the ...
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| Kitchen Tile Selection | 2/23/2008 |
Q: Doing an upscale kitchen remodel Going with cherry cabinets and a lot of Dakota Mahogany granite ...
A: There are two types of marble that would fit this application. Honed and polished. The honed is a ...
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| Kitchen Tile Selection | 2/23/2008 |
Q: Doing an upscale kitchen remodel Going with cherry cabinets and a lot of Dakota Mahogany granite ...
A: I have some colors on my website www.indianafloorsllc.com I also have many other contacts, stop by ...
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| elevated concrete floor in a bathroom - replace or repair? | 2/22/2008 |
Q: I have a slight problem in my bathroom. I am just about to have the asbestos walls removed so that I ...
A: This is tough one I looked at this a few days ago and I have been tring to formulate a proper ...
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| Bamboo flooring in entryway? | 2/20/2008 |
Q: We are considering bamboo flooring for our entryway (raised ranch... small landing between 10 ...
A: Sams should not be selling floors to begin with. But I am not sure why they say that about Bamboo,I ...
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| Area rugs for engineered hardwood floors | 2/16/2008 |
Q: I am wanting to put an area rug on our newly installed engineered hardwoood floor. What type of rug ...
A: This is a tough one, you will want the rugs but the rugs could discolor the floor over time. You ...
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| wood cupping | 2/14/2008 |
Q: I have a room that is 20x24 with a new slab that was put in 18 months ago. We put down tar paper ...
A: I bet 10-1 they did not let the slab cure! builders always do this they will not wait! But they ...
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| rondec pro | 2/9/2008 |
Q: I am about to use Rondec pro (tinted pvc) to finish the edges of our glazed ceramic wall tiling ...
A: Schluter resisited putting any PVC on the market but they had to keep step with the other guys. The ...
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| Tile | 2/8/2008 |
Q: "Hi, I am installing tile for the first time and all is going well so far but I do have two ...
A: Cut it from the back. Watch you saw blade depth after 1 or 2 tiles you wil get just right. Smarket ...
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| vinyl floor tiles | 2/8/2008 |
Q: I am trying to find peel and stick vinyl floor tiles for my bathroom. I want to basically make a ...
A: Hard to find! You are the second person this year that has ask me for them. I found them in China by ...
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| Quality Laminate floor | 2/4/2008 |
Q: In your opinion which manufacturer makes the best laminate flooring for durability? Also, are the ...
A: Tarkett has a excellent line out there.Wilsonart was the best but I have it my house and it failing! ...
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| two layers of lineoleum a;ready - can we install a third? | 2/3/2008 |
Q: We have two layers of vinyl linolium. At least one of those layers will most likely have asbestos. ...
A: Install the birch 1/4 unless you plan on living in the house until you grow old. No you cannot ...
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| painting over basement tile | 2/1/2008 |
Q: hey! so i have a basement apartment that is approximately 1000 square feet. the floor has 9" tile ...
A: It does contain asbestoes,I am sure of it. The smartest application is overlay it with with some ...
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| Duraceramic | 1/30/2008 |
Q: I would like to know about Duraceramic tile by congoleum. How is the durability i have heard of some ...
A: I do not like the Dura ceramic line but that is just my preference I hear it is very durable, but I ...
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| cutting carpeting to make room for laminate wood istallatin | 1/30/2008 |
Q: My house is on a raised foundation. The sub-flooring is heavy plywood. My computer room has plush ...
A: Cut the so it will overlap the area in question about 2 inches. remove all the old carpet out of the ...
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| Flooring Product | 1/29/2008 |
Q: My husband and I are installing a master bathroom/laundry room. We had planned to install a ceramic ...
A: It is a good product But I personally do not like it.That is just my preference I have good friend ...
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| Removing carpet | 1/28/2008 |
Q: I just pulled up some very old carpet in my living roon and it came up very easy except that there ...
A: It sounds like you have big mess! No you cannot lay over it it will impede the bodn fo the peela and ...
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| prefinished versus sand in place | 1/28/2008 |
Q: I am building a new high-end house on spec (to be sold when finished.) Am getting conflicting advice ...
A: Tigerwood is nice but the Brazilian Cherry is nicer and sounds more familier to the buyer base. The ...
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| Kitchen Tile | 1/27/2008 |
Q: I am an older lady living in a rented apartment. The tile in the kitchen is yellowed and I have ...
A: It is the glue or the underlayment there is nothing you can do. The vinyl manufactures encountered ...
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| Bloodwood flooring | 1/27/2008 |
Q: I have bloodwood flooring to install. I was told to drill every hole in the tongues before I nailed ...
A: I was wondering the same thing but lining up the nailer could pose a problem. you would have to mark ...
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| bathroom showers | 1/27/2008 |
Q: I have been installing tile for many years mostly floor, some showers. What I was wanting to know is ...
A: It is a matter of professionalism. The green board overlayers were (green). The mudwalls were pros ...
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| Bloodwood flooring | 1/26/2008 |
Q: I have bloodwood flooring to install. I was told to drill every hole in the tongues before I nailed ...
A: Bloodwood has 2900 rating on the Janke Scale. The hardest I have ever installed is Brazilian Cherry ...
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| kitchen flooring | 1/26/2008 |
Q: Please give me the pros and cons regarding a laminate looking tile (like Silestone or Pergo) verses ...
A: Right as I sne the last reply I realized I had not anserd the porcelain idea, Sorry about that. ...
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| kitchen flooring | 1/25/2008 |
Q: Please give me the pros and cons regarding a laminate looking tile (like Silestone or Pergo) verses ...
A: This is hard to answer when you do now know the customer. If I have done floors customers I have a ...
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| Hardware Flooring Installation | 1/25/2008 |
Q: My wife would like to replace carpeting in our house with 3/4" plank (3 1/4) prefinished hardware ...
A: Partical board has beena nightmare since the first dau it was brought to the market. Here is the sad ...
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| hardwood floors | 1/25/2008 |
Q: We just built our new home, we have only lived in it for three months. We had Australian Cypress ...
A: Many things could be at play here. The house is flexing. This does happen! Th cracks would ...
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| installing laminate wood flooring | 1/24/2008 |
Q: Having just bought a new house I want to remove the carpet from the living room and replace with ...
A: I have done it both ways, new subfloor and not. If they did not go with a subfloor in the lower ...
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| ceramic tile prep prior to gouting | 1/23/2008 |
Q: How thoroughly should the lines between ceramic tiles be cleaned out (chipped out) prior to applying ...
A: Just keep it belwo the surface of the grour about 18 at least, sometime the grout joint get filled ...
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| travertine and wood mix | 1/23/2008 |
Q: mixing a grid pattern for a customer using 18"X18" travertine and 6.25" wide wood floor boards in a ...
A: Your tile guy should be able to tell you that a chalk grid is the only way to lay this out. Start ...
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| Vinyl | 1/23/2008 |
Q: I am looking for a trick or trip to help me cut around curved edges and intricate molding when ...
A: It is hard to explain, let me try. The vinyl is cut big in front of the door casing. take the putty ...
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| Vinyl | 1/22/2008 |
Q: I am looking for a trick or trip to help me cut around curved edges and intricate molding when ...
A: Get a stairtool or a putty knife, set it on the vinyl push it up to the casing tight, hold it in ...
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| travertine and wood mix | 1/22/2008 |
Q: mixing a grid pattern for a customer using 18"X18" travertine and 6.25" wide wood floor boards in a ...
A: Install the tile frist and let the the thinset dry. You will love the look,My business partner did ...
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| self leveling compound over glue | 1/22/2008 |
Q: I am putting a Pergo floor in a bathroom remodel. That is, floating locking joint planks with foam ...
A: Primer it well prior to laying the SLC I think it will work!Your options are limited here, you have ...
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| Vinyl compostition tile | 1/21/2008 |
Q: I am selecting colors for industrial offices using VCT. I want to use a "dark" blue (Navy)tile. Is ...
A: This is a question applied with site unseen so it is hard to answer. There are many varibles ...
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| tile flooring | 1/21/2008 |
Q: I am going to lay 12 X 12 ceramic tile in a brick (off-set) pattern. Which way should the ...
A: I would keep the look flowing with the longest wall. Dry lay some tile out to be sure you like the ...
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| Engineered wood floor | 1/20/2008 |
Q: We had a Mannington brazilian cherry floor professionally installed. No problems, good quality ...
A: This is something you will have to get used to ,over time you will see less of the overview and more ...
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| CEMENT FLOORING | 1/19/2008 |
Q: Do you know the best way to lift tile off a cement floor. It was laid 60 years ago and most of the ...
A: If they are 8x8 60 years old they contain asbestos ,they just do not want you to to know that. I ...
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| Carpet Bubble | 1/16/2008 |
Q: I had Lowes install about 8yrs ago carpet in my basement rec room and noticed recently I have a ...
A: most rental shops have stretcher availble but that is just part the tools needed you will need a ...
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| removing ceramic tile from concrete sub-floor | 1/15/2008 |
Q: We are getting ready to turn a mother -in-law apartment into a master suit. The entire area is ...
A: That is gonna be hard to do. If it was good thinset it may leave swirl marks on the concrete. Only ...
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| Carpet runner over carpet | 1/15/2008 |
Q: I have a very light colored carpet on my stairs. With 8 children using the stairs, it gets dirty ...
A: Not on a staircase it will not stay and would bes slipping hazard. 8 Children!You have your hands ...
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| carpeting | 1/15/2008 |
Q: We are replacing the carpeting on our stairs and upstairs hallway. We presently have the same ...
A: It depends on the buyer. The house I am working in now will have 5 differnt colors of highgrade ...
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| Balcony Floor | 1/14/2008 |
Q: I have this house for 12 years. The balcony has a roof, that is part of the roof of the house, and ...
A: Houston eh? Did you know the Transco Tower is the tallest building outside a metropoltian area in ...
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| can you re-finsih without re-sanding | 1/14/2008 |
Q: The finish on my wood floors is flaking off. In some places you can actually peel off a top layer. ...
A: They are to heavy to float so the family should be fine. I do not think this style of wearleyr is ...
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| linoleum floor | 1/13/2008 |
Q: How do you put down linoleum flooring around the toilet and bathroom. I'm a woman trying to do it ...
A: It is very hard and ill advised to install around a toilet although some people do. If you are in ...
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| can you re-finsih without re-sanding | 1/13/2008 |
Q: The finish on my wood floors is flaking off. In some places you can actually peel off a top layer. ...
A: It must a Bruce product. You can screen the floors, this is whole lot easier then resanding them ...
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| tile shower base | 1/13/2008 |
Q: I have just completed a bathroom renovation and the shower was retaining water and never drying and ...
A: This is a loaded one. If it was leaking it was not because water was sitting in the pan there is a ...
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| laminate on a concrete slab | 1/12/2008 |
Q: I was planning on laying some snap together laminate down stairs, but when I ripped up my carpet I ...
A: That is tufvone I have worked with this before. It is the stem wall you are seeing the slab was ...
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| laminates in bathroom | 1/12/2008 |
Q: I'm looking for some input on bathroom flooring. I'm trying to sell my townhome and the existing ...
A: You can do Konecto, I sell it on my website. It is easier than laminate. the toilet will need to be ...
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| 1/2 inch rubber flooring for weights/ home gym | 1/9/2008 |
Q: I plan on putting a home gym in a part of my finished basement (below grade)I live in NY. The room ...
A: Yes the is a perfect indication of moisture good eye there! We will test for moisture with a ...
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| moisture from floor on hardwood floor | 1/9/2008 |
Q: I had my engineered hardwood floors installed in October 2007 above a cement slab. Moisture test ...
A: This is hard question there are som many variebles here. If you had a test down and he said it was ...
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| bad tile job | 1/8/2008 |
Q: ANSWER: Chances are when he cut the toilet hole he got the cut a little off and it is catching on ...
A: Sounds bad! If they inspected prior and said they wall was flat then it sounds like there was some ...
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| bad tile job | 1/6/2008 |
Q: thanks for you help
A: Chances are when he cut the toilet hole he got the cut a little off and it is catching on the flange ...
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| old tile | 1/5/2008 |
Q: I recently purchased a home built in 1960, I want to put ceraminc tile on the floors in two rooms. ...
A: Over lay the floor with 3/4 or 1/2 plywood do not touch the asphalt tile, you will enscapulated with ...
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| brazilian cherry damage | 1/4/2008 |
Q: i was cleaning my floor with a steamer and i left it on one spot of the floor leaving a white and ...
A: The people that sell thses steamer and show it can be used on wood should be held responsible for ...
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| flooring for staircase | 1/4/2008 |
Q: I recently purchased a townhouse that has commercial rug on the staircase. I would like to upgrade ...
A: If you could live a with pattern berber this will give comfort look and still be durable and the ...
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| vct tile | 1/4/2008 |
Q: I have a customer that wants vct tile in a store the current floor is hard wood in very bad ...
A: Bad idea to put VCT down without 1/2 subfloor then it might still fail talk him into some Konecto.I ...
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| outdoor tiles | 1/1/2008 |
Q: i am in need of an outdoor tile that will be layed on an upper deck with i am assuming hardiback. i ...
A: Avoid the hardi idea use Ditra. I sell it from my website at the best price on the net. It will work ...
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| he;p | 1/1/2008 |
Q: I recently installed pergo floors. however the entry way of my house is rounded adn the hardwood had ...
A: The have a style that has a metal track that is notched for bending. I use it on a Wendys I did ...
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| Laminate over concrete slab - hogh moisture | 12/30/2007 |
Q: I I trying to get laminate flooring (dupont real touch) installed in my house. We have a concrete ...
A: I am not sure what scale they are going by. I would say 2-4 is fine if it is above 6 you need to dry ...
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| Hardwood floor adhesive seepage | 12/30/2007 |
Q: Similar to the the previous quesiton we have had clear clean seepage. This has begun to occur in ...
A: I solved nothing,you guys solved this! Sometimes it just helps to have a sounding board to bounce ...
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| Vinyl Flooring | 12/30/2007 |
Q: 2 years ago I laid down vinyl tiles over an existing vinyl floor. The tiles were self stick but I ...
A: It sound like some kind of contamination, it could be the glue, is it moist? If so or even if not ...
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| Concrete floor | 12/30/2007 |
Q: I am looking to purchase a house that has a poured slab. They added a room years later and is was ...
A: Get a 14" concrete trowel and a bag of Ardex feather finish: http://www.ardex.com/prod-sdf-bro.htm ...
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| Vinyl Tile over vinly tile | 12/28/2007 |
Q: I have a room which may contain asbestos in the mastic. To mitigate any problems, I would like to ...
A: the floor shoul be level first with a cement dased leveling compound this will help to escapulate ...
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| flexitech vinyl | 12/27/2007 |
Q: We went looking for new floor covering for a major portion of the main floor of our home. I went ...
A: Self heating? I sell the stuff and have never heard this angle before! I would research the ...
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| Hardwood floor adhesive seepage | 12/26/2007 |
Q: Similar to the the previous quesiton we have had clear clean seepage. This has begun to occur in ...
A: I am still looking for an answer on this, there is no quick response.tell me if the humidity issue ...
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| hard wood floors | 12/23/2007 |
Q: We have lived in our present house for 4 years. It was built in the 1950s and taken care of ...
A: There could be two things in play here. 1,There is a bad spot somwhere that they felt it was easier ...
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| Travertine Kitchen Floor | 12/19/2007 |
Q: I am putting in a new kitchen in my home and thought about putting travertine on the floor. Some ...
A: You are not going to get that much traffic in your kitchen. Put it down it is a beautiful floor! I ...
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| Fixing a Squeaky Kitchen Floor | 12/18/2007 |
Q: Floor squeaks in several spots. I have extra tile, no grout. Was told have to remove entire floor to ...
A: The squeaks are nails sliding up and down next to the joist, but you know that already. this is ...
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| Laminate Flooring | 12/17/2007 |
Q: I've been wanting to replace the old carpeting in my single-wide mobile home with laminate ...
A: I sell a stuff called Konecto it is a floating vinyl plank ideal for your application.Check it out ...
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| Laminate Flooring | 12/14/2007 |
Q: I've been wanting to replace the old carpeting in my single-wide mobile home with laminate ...
A: Allow proper expansion on all you walls is the main thing. The door casing will be hard to slide the ...
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| Removing Excess Grout from Vinyl Commercial Tile | 12/14/2007 |
Q: I had an Armstrong Commercial grade VCT tile floor put down today - we used grout along the seams ...
A: I think you have a bit of mess on your hands and the kid that installed needs a little more training ...
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| tile | 12/11/2007 |
Q: what is the difference in porcelain and ceramic?
A: Ceramic is clay base. Porcelian Made from particulate raw materials such as quartz and feldspar, ...
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| Stained concrete sealer | 12/11/2007 |
Q: Do you know how to remedy furniture/felt pads leaving permanent marks on a concrete floor sealer? ...
A: I would contact the contractor, something is wrong. Are you below grade? What is your drainage like ...
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| Boat carpet | 12/10/2007 |
Q: I am buying a boat that has grey commercial looking carpet it is not in bad condition but I wondered ...
A: I am not sure I fully understand. Will you be removing the old carpet? You will have to, the glue on ...
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| Cutting berber | 12/6/2007 |
Q: I am thinking of removing the berber from my bedroom in favor of laminate, which will require me to ...
A: Use a very sharp blade,most doorway seams should be at the center of the door swing.Feel the edges ...
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| Carpet to tile | 12/5/2007 |
Q: Would you use safetstrip for carpet to tile? Thsnkd, Hank
A: No, not enough pins to grab the carpet.The concern is that peopl will feel the tacks through the ...
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| ceramic tile | 12/5/2007 |
Q: I've read that ceramic tile should be acclimated to the house before installing but I don't know how ...
A: Yeah but it would take months for tile to acclimate. It is suggested only as reason to avoid ...
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| DuraCeramic tile by Congoleum | 12/4/2007 |
Q: I had a new kitchen floor laid yesterday and grouted with silicone grout. I was told not to walk of ...
A: Try some paint thinner, better yet, call the sucker back and make him clean it! I have had to go ...
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| ceramic tile over parquet | 12/4/2007 |
Q: Is it possible to install ceramic tile over parquet flooring It will be large job to remove the ...
A: If the parquet is well stuck,I woul not a reason why you could not use ...
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| installing travertine flooring in older house | 12/3/2007 |
Q: how do i go about installing travertine flooring have installed different types of flooring have ...
A: It is the same concept as most tile install,what changes is the thinset and you must sealer the tile ...
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| tile removal | 11/27/2007 |
Q: I have a home built in the 60's, the tile in the bathroom is cracked, walls and floor. This tile is ...
A: This is called a mud bed very common in the 60s. the best way is sledghammer and chisel Get some ...
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| vinyl flooring in basement | 11/26/2007 |
Q: I have a finished, heated 600 sq ft area that's fairly dry for a basement, but don't want carpet. ...
A: Dricore may work well I would confirm the manufacture specs. This will require a floating ...
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| Pad for wall to wall carpet | 11/25/2007 |
Q: We have a large living room/dining room (open design) that has wall-to-wall carpeting. We need to ...
A: It is a good idea the get new padding: if you have pets, if your carpet is over 5 years old, if you ...
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| lighten tile grouting | 11/25/2007 |
Q: My new bathroom "stone" tile grouting on the floor is the perfect shade. The shower grouting is ...
A: Sometimes grout pigmentation can vary slightl from bag to bag thi is a good reason to mix the bags ...
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| Hardwood/Laminate/Engineered Wood | 11/25/2007 |
Q: We are planning to replace our carpet with some type of hardwood flooring, and would like advice on ...
A: When you said a couple of dogs that changes the whole aspect. I would look at some laminate avoid ...
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| Installation of Ceramic Tile Installation Shock | 11/16/2007 |
Q: I need closure. We jsut paid $1200 for labor alone to tile a bathroom area that is about 175 square ...
A: The market is different in certain ares. In Southern Indiana we charge 4.00-5.00 per ft 30.00 per ...
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| Bamboo Floor problem | 11/15/2007 |
Q: I've a bamboo floor that is installed (floating) directly over a concrete floor in the basement ...
A: I say the heat form the floor has created a chemical imbalance in the glue in the tongue and grove. ...
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| laminate and stairs | 11/15/2007 |
Q: I have had much help from this site...hoping for more! Laying 8.3mm + underlay laminate. I have ...
A: You can log in as a guest no problem. If you trip then it is your problem...:) I have installed ...
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| Krause Laminate transition strips | 11/14/2007 |
Q: I have installed 400 square feet of Snap-together flooring in my kitchen. We also had the entire ...
A: This is quandry even we pros face all the time. You should have had a carpet edge reducer already ...
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| hardwood floors | 11/11/2007 |
Q: I have stripped our "OLD" hardwood floor using Jasco premium paint remover, there are some dark ...
A: Tung oil finish is a tricky application it does not wear well. and many sealers are not compatable ...
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| shower pan | 11/10/2007 |
Q: I am building a home (my third) in Hawaii and have never made an in place shower pan. I am a ...
A: Have you tried a Kerdi shower Kit? Check it out: www.indianafloorsllc.com/specials.aspx. I can ...
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| Hardwood under carpet | 11/8/2007 |
Q: I am considering buying a home that is 40 years old and currently has hardwood floors covered by ...
A: Me!Well my wood floor guy! Give me a call 502-379-1009. You can also visit my website ...
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| hardwood floor installation | 11/6/2007 |
Q: I am going to install some 3/8" walnut using the glue down method. The glue instructions require ...
A: I will take the same roller and wrapped it up with duct tape. They actually call for a 150 lb roller ...
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| 12" self stick vinyl | 11/3/2007 |
Q: We are putting down self stick vinyl over plywood floor..we stopped after starting on the second row ...
A: Fill the hole with a lttle bit of color matching caulk. It sould work great and provide the moisture ...
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| covering concrete garage floor for rec room | 11/3/2007 |
Q: I am converting our garage into a rec room. What type of floor can I put over concrete, I do not ...
A: I would check out the Konecto products it can over laid almost anything but it stil only secures to ...
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| Ceramic Tile over Vinyl which is over a slab | 11/3/2007 |
Q: I know that this question has probably been beaten to death, but I am asking again as my research ...
A: Yes you can if the vinyl is well stuck and you use a Ditra mat Schluter will even offer a warranty ...
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| Dog-proof wood floor for kitchen | 11/2/2007 |
Q: We are remodeling our kitchen and are looking for a durable floor that will stand up to three good ...
A: You are asking very good question but the answers you may not like. I hope I can be of service with ...
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| Subfloor for 3/4" hardwood | 11/1/2007 |
Q: I have a customer I'm doing work for on his house. Termites got into the subflooring Planks and ...
A: tyhe age of the house will tll if the planks are still available anywhere. I would say no, just ...
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| hardwood flooring | 10/31/2007 |
Q: I was hoping someone could tell me what i have to do to a concrete floor to make it except hardwood ...
A: Bostik makes a very good roll on moisture barrier. They also offer the best glue for your ...
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| buckling hardwood floor | 10/30/2007 |
Q: My floor is hardwood floor most likely made out of oak. I am guessing 3/4 inch construction. About ...
A: Are the staples in the wood or in the floor? Does it look like thay have pulled through the wood" ...
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| Vinyl Plank Flooring | 10/29/2007 |
Q: I am getting ready to put a floor in my newly finished basement. I've looked at the Konecto and the ...
A: There is a compnay out that make a rubber stairnose the name is called Roppe. it can applied over ...
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| indentations on hardwood floor | 10/28/2007 |
Q: We just purchased a new construction house and have not even been living here 2 weeks. We have all ...
A: It is possibily a chinese wood the chinese woods are not pulled from above the 40 Parallel. A wood ...
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| laminate flooring | 10/26/2007 |
Q: what should i look for in a laminate does 12mm thickness add any advantage also what is your opinion ...
A: Sorry for the delay in getting back with you. 12 mm is good thickness but you will pay for it ...
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| Carpet Choice | 10/22/2007 |
Q: When we moved into our house the carpet that came with it was that cheap beige standard carpet. We ...
A: I would think a nice shag or California berber would work well. I have four kids and that is what I ...
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| ghosting on hardwood floor | 10/22/2007 |
Q: I have a hardwood floor which is about 4 years old. Marks have appeared over time which I have been ...
A: Whater ever wearlayer has been applied is failing and allowing moisture into the surface of the wood ...
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| "ghosting" on hardwood floor | 10/22/2007 |
Q: I have a hardwood floor which is about 4 years old. Marks have appeared over time which I have been ...
A: I have never heard that term before but that is not uncommon it all depends on the part of the ...
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| Brazillian Teak | 10/21/2007 |
Q: We are thinking about installing prefinished Brazillian teak in our house because of it's extreme ...
A: I would be sure to keep a humidfier handy also be sure the cleats our staples used to secure the ...
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| air pockets in varnish | 10/20/2007 |
Q: We recently refinished and varnished our 50+ yr.old floors with 3 coats of polyurethane varnish. Now ...
A: There is no good solution to this I am sorry. I wish I could say something positive. You can try to ...
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| Hardwood butting up to tile | 10/17/2007 |
Q: I am interested in having a beautiful high gloss foyer/hallway (large porcelain tile) and also a ...
A: Yes it will look great together. The dark and lights wilacent each other. I would look at some Creme ...
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| installing tile | 10/15/2007 |
Q: I am going to install stick-on tile on the floor of my patio enclouser - it now has plywood down as ...
A: Sorry for the delay No you cannot use the style of installation the exterior house wrap is very ...
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| Bruce engineered maple flooring | 10/15/2007 |
Q: We have a house floored with Bruce engineered maple flooring (color: shenandoah--#ER 7565). ...
A: Oh My Goodness! He has ruined your floor! The spots would have come with thinner and a rag or there ...
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| finyl over asphault floor tiles | 10/13/2007 |
Q: A high water table under my basement floor caused some efflorescence which caused my cellar floor ...
A: Ditra is not vinyl, ditra is a moisture and uncoupling membrane used to lay ceramic tile. I was ...
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| finyl over asphault floor tiles | 10/13/2007 |
Q: A high water table under my basement floor caused some efflorescence which caused my cellar floor ...
A: I would suggest ceramic just incase the water hit again.You can lay ditra mat right over the vinyl ...
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| cupping and buckling | 10/12/2007 |
Q: I had a 5/16" Brazilian teak from BR.111 installed October 2006 over a crawl space. In March 2007 we ...
A: Please tell me this was a Carpet one dealer.....no? yes? True acclimation is an involved process but ...
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| Hardwood Floor filler | 10/11/2007 |
Q: Good day, I am about to refinish our 10 year old hardwood floor, and their is some slight edge ...
A: You can get filler by the pail at any hardwood flooring supply shop. Use a metal 6 inch putty knife ...
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| Carpet back crystallizing | 10/11/2007 |
Q: We bought a new vacuum which allows us to see what the vacuum is picking up. At first we thought our ...
A: Contact Mohawk with the carpet style and confirm the warranty. I have never heard of a maunfacture ...
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| brazillion cherry wood floors | 10/10/2007 |
Q: We are thinking of buying a home that has cherry wood floors. Under all the rugs and some ...
A: It will depend on the lighting in the room this is a UV problem that is enhanced by the polyurethane ...
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| Removing old linoleum flooring | 10/10/2007 |
Q: I am helping my grandfather remove some old flooring in a house that he just purchased. The house ...
A: It does cantain asbestos. I can tail you that from the dating of the house. Asbestos was not full ...
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| Particle board as a flooring for bathroom ?? | 10/9/2007 |
Q: My question is that I had a contractor that installed a new bathroom upstairs. He had installed ...
A: Bad, bad, bad, Yes the codes are relative to the areas you are in.Most contractors are full aware of ...
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| water damaged oak flooring | 10/9/2007 |
Q: Nine weeks ago we had a toilet tank overflow that continued for 3 days before it was discovered. ...
A: They are right. How old id the floor in question? I would get three differnt experts out there and ...
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| Tile quality | 10/5/2007 |
Q: I have a question about my tile having hair line cracks , not all the way across the tile and no ...
A: This will be a delicate process as to not scratch the cabinets. First get a piece heavy plastic ans ...
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| crema marfil select tiles | 10/5/2007 |
Q: what u suggest if it install all over the house like foyer kitchen etc except the family room. what ...
A: In a kitchen it will will look very good but is apt to scratch very easy. I put some in my personal ...
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| Tile quality | 10/4/2007 |
Q: I have a question about my tile having hair line cracks , not all the way across the tile and no ...
A: Yes Porcelian is better. I try to explain to all my customers when you buy from Depot or Lowes you ...
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| Level hardwood flooring | 10/4/2007 |
Q: Is it standard practice, in new construction, to check for level of underlayment before installing ...
A: Yes and certainly if you are on a slab. If you are on plywood or osb floor you can build it up with ...
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| Wooden tiles Vs Vitrified Tiles | 10/4/2007 |
Q: I am taking a flat in Bangalore and the Builder had asked me to select the tiles for the Flat. He ...
A: The vitrified is a very durable composite fired with resin and glass/procelain or marble, This may ...
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| Hardwood / flooring nailers | 10/4/2007 |
Q: 1) I just bought about 600 sq ft of maple and am readying to install. I also purchased the Bostich ...
A: You should not have a problem but I would stablize you first roww very well .The ABS nailer you will ...
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| new carpet | 10/3/2007 |
Q: I purchased a new home in May of this year. The carpeting is from Shaw and I am sure that it is ...
A: The first thing they will say is get a new vac but that is not always the case. I would file a ...
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| Konecto | 10/2/2007 |
Q: I am seriously considering buy Konecto flooring planks. I wonder if you know anything about this ...
A: I just started selling this line in my shop I like what I see. It was this site that brought my ...
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| prefinished hardwood oak floor | 10/1/2007 |
Q: I've heard dirt gets in the gooves and can scratch the floor. Verses installing floor and the ...
A: Sorry for the delay in getting back with I was out on town on Monday. Some of the wood prodcuts out ...
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| Sealed and waxed porcelain floor | 9/29/2007 |
Q: I have a porcelain floor in my kitchen. When we moved into our new house about a year and 1/2 ago, ...
A: Rule 1. Builders are not tile men, they think they are but they are not.Bt you know that now. The ...
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| Carpet over Quik Track pex flooring | 9/26/2007 |
Q: What is recommended to use over the Pex subfloor with the 5/16 pex tubing when laying down carpet? ...
A: This is a catch 22. The heat gained by the radiant process cab be absorbed by the padding and ...
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| Rug mat stuck to hardwood floor | 9/25/2007 |
Q: I am about to move into an apartment with fairly nice hardwood floors. Two area rugs had been on ...
A: Sorry for the delay gettiong back with you my email server was offline Yuck! I would try a topical ...
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| Floor leveling - Kitchen | 9/24/2007 |
Q: I am wanting to lay tile over our existing vinyl flooring in our 1970"s kitchen. The floor has a ...
A: Sorry for the delay in getting back with my email server was offline. The lump is a crown from a ...
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| floors on old houses | 9/23/2007 |
Q: We have an old house in Victoria, BC. The floors have been sanded as far as they can go. They have ...
A: No matter what you do you will have to redeck the floor unless you use laminate The cheapest route ...
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| Laminate Transitions.... | 9/22/2007 |
Q: I started my laminate project a few days ago and I feel like it's going really well. It's straight ...
A: Transition are requierd fo your run is over 26 ft in each direction. I would not think you need ...
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| Metroflor Konnecto Sierra Plank Vinyl Floor | 9/22/2007 |
Q: I am re-doing my kitchen and I am very intrigued with the Konecto Sierra Plank Vinyl Flooring - it ...
A: I am very unfamiliar with this product it is somewhat new to the market but Pergo makes one just ...
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| concret subfloor in family room under 2 layers of carpet (one is indoor outdoor carpet) | 9/22/2007 |
Q: We have two layers of carpet on a concrete subfloor in our family room. We are considering removing ...
A: I would use A self leveling compound. The radiant heat mat can be imbedded in the SLC and the floor ...
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| no grout on glass tile? | 9/19/2007 |
Q: I'm planning to install decorative glass tiles on the back wall of a shelf space in a custom built ...
A: Yes grout it/ Just use a nonsanded grout no epxoy is ness. If you do not moisture will wick behind ...
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| standard vinyl composition tile | 9/19/2007 |
Q: i work in a hospital and just got new flooring. we have not had to time or ability to strip and wax. ...
A: That is tough question. When we did VCT in applications like this the floors were buffed and waxed ...
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| Hardwood | 9/19/2007 |
Q: We just had sand in place Tiger Wood installed in new construction -- beautiful wood floor. Where ...
A: I am sorry I should have explained. A threshold is piece that ties into the end of the wood it will ...
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| vinyl plank adhesive leaks | 9/19/2007 |
Q: We have had a problem with our Nittoh vinyl plank floor oozing adhesive for the past 10 years. We ...
A: The options narrow.... Too much glue was used, the plank was wet laid and should have been drylaid, ...
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| engineered wood over ceramic | 9/18/2007 |
Q: I am wanting to put down engineered wood flooring in my den. Currently, it is floored with ceramic ...
A: This is a rare question. I am not saying it cannot be done. It is just not an accepted procedure. I ...
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| really old carpet pad | 9/18/2007 |
Q: I recently purchased a house constructed in 1957 that was poorly maintained for at least a decade by ...
A: The tile will have asbestoes in of that I am sure. But if you can remove the carpet and pad and ...
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| Uneven floor | 9/17/2007 |
Q: I took out a portion of wall(weight bearing)and installed a horizontal beam to support the part of ...
A: No, you can either lift the floor to within 1/8 or put a transition at that point. Laminte only ...
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| Lino on stairs | 9/16/2007 |
Q: I was wondering if you had to trim the bullnose or add a back piece to stairs when applying lino? ...
A: No you can not go over the edge of the step with vinyl it will fail in short time, use bullnose ...
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| Lino on stairs | 9/16/2007 |
Q: I was wondering if you had to trim the bullnose or add a back piece to stairs when applying lino? ...
A: Yes back up the riser and the flat with launn or birch. If I am running lino on the riser I will ...
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| Repairing bathroom concrete sub floor | 9/15/2007 |
Q: I am trying to retile my bathroom floor. When I removed my old floor using a hammer & chisel I ...
A: This is a mortar bed , very common, if the wire mesh is still in good shape and the whole slab is ...
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| flooring adhesive | 9/15/2007 |
Q: I had a chlorine chloride? test done and failed with numbers avg 5.2. I was advised to use Bostik ...
A: Yes you can use it but I have the heard 2-1 mix it is hard to work with and may promote glue ...
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| vinyl flooring coming away from wall | 9/15/2007 |
Q: I have vinyl installed 3 years ago in the kitchen and it is now coming away from the wall about a ...
A: It is time to bring the manufacture into the picture. If it is pulling away I assume it is a ...
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| Hard wood floor regluing | 9/14/2007 |
Q: I replace my carpet with hardwood floors about two years ago. The hardwood floor had to be glued ...
A: Bostick and 3M make an expoxy kit. It is hand held and has a mixer tube with it. When we do wood ...
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| Engineered wood over concrete | 9/14/2007 |
Q: I have a concrete slab and we are changing out carpet. I paid Lowes to do a moisture test and i ...
A: A 3% Phenolphthalein in Anhydrous alcohol solution. Chip the concrete at least 1/4" deep (do not ...
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| kitchen floor/ carpeting | 9/13/2007 |
Q: We purchased 1/4 inch porcelain tile, to lay over linoleum. We were advised to put the backing ...
A: A drawing would help, this sounds a little complicated. No they do not make ceramic edge that ...
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| Scratch/indentation on red oak hardwood floor | 9/13/2007 |
Q: I saw your answer to another consumer regarding a scratch on their hardwood, could you be more ...
A: I would suggest getting a few wax sticks and blending the colors together to find the right color ...
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| Restoring Hardwood Floors | 9/12/2007 |
Q: We recently purchased a small home with hardwood floors throughout ... except that the floor in the ...
A: AFTA : http://www.the5and10.com/index.cfm/CategoryID/30 This should take that residue right off and ...
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| Scratch on Hardwood floor | 9/12/2007 |
Q: I'm not sure if this is in your expertise or not.... A couple of months ago I had my living room ...
A: 4 ot steel wool go with the grain of wood and with grain of the wool use soapy water! The area will ...
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| Scratch on Hardwood floor | 9/11/2007 |
Q: I'm not sure if this is in your expertise or not.... A couple of months ago I had my living room ...
A: We just had a problem with customer walking on a newly refinished floor. The only way to do it right ...
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| vinyl flooring | 9/10/2007 |
Q: I have 15 year-old vinyl flooring in my kitchen. Within the last month I have noticed one or two ...
A: They could be nail heads. Sometimes just walking in the areas will create movement and the nailheads ...
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| base molding | 9/9/2007 |
Q: I am installing laminate floor on a slab. I have base molding everywhere the floor is going. Do I ...
A: Shoe mold? Yes remove it and either rienstall it or get new. Remember you have to leave at least 1/4 ...
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| carpet tiels on stairs | 9/8/2007 |
Q: we are looking at putting commercial grade carpet tiles in the basement. Can these tiles be used on ...
A: If you use a Gold or Silver metal stairnose on each step it could be done. These tiles require a ...
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| Seams showing in carpet | 9/7/2007 |
Q: I had carpet put in about 9 months ago. A seam is showing. I couldn't get the person to come back. ...
A: It is not uncommon for a seaming iron to blow a breaker. They will dim the lights in many houses. ...
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| hand scraped wood floors | 9/7/2007 |
Q: I am about to replace all the flooring in the downstairs portion of my home with hand scraped wood ...
A: They both are Hickory (of course) HF is 3/8 Engineered. VV is a thicker and it is rated for radiant ...
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| hardwood floor ripout and installing | 9/6/2007 |
Q: We just recently moved to a 50-year old house. The old oak hardwood floor is not in a good condition ...
A: You can laid over the existing floors without much problem just be sure you are laying opposite to ...
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| vinyl tile over vinyl tile on a slab | 9/6/2007 |
Q: I was going to put new 12" peel&stick tiles over old 8" vinyl tiles on my concrete slab floor. The ...
A: The floor needs to skim coated with a good portland latex cement that has polymers in it like Ardex ...
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| adhesive removal | 9/6/2007 |
Q: I have removed what was thought to be a failing peel and stick vinyl tile (20 years old) and found a ...
A: Not a problem I did get it I just had been very busy this evening.Sorry for the delay. Tha ...
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| Removing ceramic tile from hardwood floor | 9/5/2007 |
Q: My home is 40+ yrs. with beautiful hardwood floors that have been redone. However, the previous ...
A: It will depend how they secured the backerboard for the tile. I agree I walk into these houses ...
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| Tile for shower enclosure | 9/5/2007 |
Q: I have a question that I suppose is more of a decorating question but it is in regard to tile. A ...
A: Sometime the best blend is a good contrast. If you like the lighter elemnts of the tile pick that as ...
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| hardwood floor on underfloor heating | 9/5/2007 |
Q: Im reading about various problems connected to hardwood board on underfloor heating systems.The ...
A: I researched the Selena stuff and I do not think it is the right stuff. I also see it is ...
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| adhesive removal | 9/4/2007 |
Q: I have removed what was thought to be a failing peel and stick vinyl tile (20 years old) and found a ...
A: Is the wood plywood OSB or wood plank? If it is osb or wood plank, redeck it with luann. If it is ...
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| Large Tile Flooring Job | 9/4/2007 |
Q: I'm a do-it-yourselfer and currently in the process of planning to tile my entire first floor ...
A: Plan a few more days to start with.:) Grid the whole floor. I would start with a square line down ...
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| multi-purpose flooring over carpet | 9/3/2007 |
Q: We rent in an all carpet apt.(even in the bathroom) and have some high-traffic areas and other areas ...
A: It is never a good idea to put any floor over carpet, it will ruin the carpet with excessive fray, ...
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| Ceramic kitchen floor tiles | 9/3/2007 |
Q: We bought a 15 year old house in south FL. There is white shiney tile with a beige vein, that runs ...
A: I can see where insetting a design might work. But it sounds like the concrete is moving quite a ...
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| hardwood floors | 9/3/2007 |
Q: i sanded my floors i then staind them with a some what dark stain{darker than i would have liked} ...
A: Some wood will vary considerably form piece to piece when stained a white oak will very considerably ...
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| hardwood floor on underfloor heating | 9/2/2007 |
Q: Im reading about various problems connected to hardwood board on underfloor heating systems.The ...
A: Gluing down solid has just been accepted by NOFMA, (National Oak Floor Manufacture Association) I am ...
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| Tile over concrete slab | 9/2/2007 |
Q: The finished basement in my 10 year old home (1/2 underground basement)recently flooded with 3" of ...
A: I would start with a backup sump pump. Over the expansion/control joint you can run a antifracture ...
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| Hardwood Finishing | 9/1/2007 |
Q: How long can I wait before I get my hardwood floors refinished? Or whatever else people do. It ...
A: If you are remodeling the hardwood will be the last thing to do. Many times people pull up the ...
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| Need new sub floor | 8/30/2007 |
Q: We have sustained some water damage and are trying to replace the floors with laminate - installers ...
A: A stick built over a crawl space and they said it was out of spec??? Something fishy is going on. ...
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| basement floor | 8/29/2007 |
Q: i have just ripped out my basement floor...4" water....i want to install a new system over ...
A: If you suspect you may get water down there again I would go with a ceramic tile. If you want a soft ...
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| Installing a new tub tomorrow | 8/26/2007 |
Q: Do I need to put any typeof extra plywood over the original subfloor where the bathtub is being ...
A: The way I did it in personal house was to cut a peice of 1/2 durock and lay it under the tub area, ...
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| Basement floor tiles | 8/26/2007 |
Q: What would you recommend for a basement bath/spa that has a damp concrete floor? We were going to ...
A: I would advise laying some Ditra down on the concrete first. Ditra is an innovative water proof ...
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| vinyl plank adhesive leaks | 8/25/2007 |
Q: We have had a problem with our Nittoh vinyl plank floor oozing adhesive for the past 10 years. We ...
A: The thinner might reactivating the glue.It soud like either the improper glue was used or it was ...
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| Marble versus Tiles | 8/23/2007 |
Q: I am constructing my house in Pakistan comprising Sitting area, Drawing, Kitchen, 4 Bed Rooms with ...
A: The common flooring for the upper class in your neck of the woods is gonna be marble or a nice honed ...
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| Cleaning Konecto Vinyl flooring | 8/21/2007 |
Q: I recently had Konecto vinyal flooring done in my kitchen. How should be be cleaned? I am hearing ...
A: I think a good Vinegar and water mixture is acidic enough to clean up well. Some of theses cleaners ...
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| black/greyish dust on hardwood floors | 8/21/2007 |
Q: I was asked to consult on a job possible refinishing original hardwood floors. There were 3 layers ...
A: The thickest grit will be 30 grit this will take the hide off a rhino,but it may cut to deep into ...
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| Floor tiles | 8/21/2007 |
Q: I have sticky back tiles on the floor of my bathroom. I wish to put ceramic tiles down instead. Can ...
A: If the tiles are stuck well you can install Ditra right over them and then install the tile over the ...
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| LAMINATE OVER UNEVEN CONCRETE | 8/21/2007 |
Q: I am wondering if you could give me some advise. We just bought a rancher on a concrete slab. The ...
A: This lip is the stem wall, this is what happens when a house is built beyond specs or the slab was ...
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| Peel and stick floor tile | 8/19/2007 |
Q: I want to buy the 12in tiles with four 6in squares of black alternating with white squares. I don't ...
A: I am still trying find this stuff. I ma not having much luck. one of my reps said try Target..... I ...
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| Attached padiing carpet | 8/18/2007 |
Q: We are remodeling our basement and currently working on the office space. We have purchased attached ...
A: If you are in the office it would wise to glue it all down the rolling chairs will move the carpet ...
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| Peel and stick floor tile | 8/18/2007 |
Q: I want to buy the 12in tiles with four 6in squares of black alternating with white squares. I don't ...
A: I am looking for them online as we speak. I have seen them but I cannot remember where. It was some ...
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| installing tile over hardwood floor (cermac) | 8/18/2007 |
Q: how to install hardibacker board! what size gap do i leave between sheets ? do i put any plastic ...
A: They say leave a 1/4 gap no plastic no glue, just unmodified thinset.Tape all your jionts 1/4 board ...
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| thick coating of yuck on hardwood floor. | 8/17/2007 |
Q: We went to rip up the stained carpet in the living room yesterday and underneath the padding is a ...
A: Can you see ridges in it? If so it was glue and the removal will be time consuming.Try warm soap ...
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| carpet transition at doorways | 8/16/2007 |
Q: I am installing carpet in bedroom and hardwood/tile in area adjacent to bedroom. I know not to put ...
A: Sorry for the delay getting back to you I was out of town working the last two days. I would use a ...
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| Berber carpet installation | 8/15/2007 |
Q: I am doing a home project that I must install in my home pad and Berber carpet in two rooms 12 by ...
A: I use both on wood staples and glue (whatever is one the van) I will attempt to explain: Legend: CA= ...
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| Berber carpet installation | 8/15/2007 |
Q: I am doing a home project that I must install in my home pad and Berber carpet in two rooms 12 by ...
A: You are a brave man to attempt a carpet installation for the first time. I have a helper who has ...
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| Armstrong Vinyl Tiles curling on basement concrete floor | 8/15/2007 |
Q: I have refinished my basement concrete floor. It had been painted a number of times, so per advice ...
A: You got most of the answers correct. Except one I think... moisture will make the edges of VCT curl ...
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| subfloors and laminate | 8/13/2007 |
Q: Ok I have a pergo floor(glueless) over a 1/2 inch plywood subfloor. Where there is aheat pipe in ...
A: The bubble is a indicator that the laminate is releasing form the supporting fiberboard but we know ...
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| restroom tiling | 8/11/2007 |
Q: my q is i have installed my own plumbing in my restroom, should the floor be tiled first--then ...
A: Tile first. You will need to double up the wax rings. and get longer bolts. I would advise get some ...
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| Hardwood nail or screw | 8/10/2007 |
Q: there, In installing HW flooring, for the first strip (or stair nosing for that matter), I have read ...
A: We will put a thick bead of liquid nails under it and shot it down with a finish nailer. this gives ...
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| wood floors | 8/9/2007 |
Q: I am installing floors in 3 rooms with a hall in between. if the walls in the 2 secondary rooms ...
A: Run the boards down the length of the hall and square the rooms all off the hallway. it will require ...
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| Basement smells | 8/7/2007 |
Q: We bought a 50plus home. The basement smells muskie and old. The people before us had cats. We ...
A: Tough Smell!Cats normally have a corner or doorway they frequent.Find the offending area and ...
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| basement floor | 8/6/2007 |
Q: I wanted some help choosing a flooring for my occasionaly moist basement. I am considering laminate ...
A: Sorry for the delay in getting back to you I over looked your reply. If the moisture cannot be ...
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| basement floor | 8/6/2007 |
Q: I wanted some help choosing a flooring for my occasionaly moist basement. I am considering laminate ...
A: Floating plastic subfloor is this the kind that is installed in sheets or squares and helps with ...
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| peel& stick tile | 8/6/2007 |
Q: I have a Black & white square peel & stick tile. (There are 4 6x6 in each of the 12 in. tiles) I ...
A: Find the center of the room first. off your longest wall chalk a line from end to end, go back to ...
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| Vinyl over vinyl ??? | 8/6/2007 |
Q: I had an installer lay a medium grade Congoleum over a vinyl floor which was in excellent condition. ...
A: I guess what I am trying to say is it is up to you. However it will void your vinyl warranty. I have ...
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| Vinyl over vinyl ??? | 8/5/2007 |
Q: I had an installer lay a medium grade Congoleum over a vinyl floor which was in excellent condition. ...
A: Pattern photographing is due to the embossing never being prep right, but you probably have that ...
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| vinyl stick down tile on hardwood | 8/5/2007 |
Q: after vinyl was removed the adhevise is still stuck to oak floor, how do we remove that without ...
A: Sanding it will just gum up the sander there is some stuff ont the market called AFTA it cleans glue ...
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| Oak floor replacement | 8/4/2007 |
Q: I need to tear up and existing oak floor in our kitchen. The oak is probably sitting on 1 ½ ...
A: Yes, you will need a toekick saw. Work carfully with or you will still scratch the bottoem of the ...
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| Particle board underlayment | 8/4/2007 |
Q: We recently had vinyl self stick tiles put in our kitchen. We asked to have plywood as the ...
A: First I would hogtie the contractor, tar and feather him then and ask him what he put on the floor ...
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| Removing rubber from ceramic tile | 8/2/2007 |
Q: Part of the rubber backing from my bathmat has become stuck to my ceramic tile floor. I've tried ...
A: This is tough one... try some paint thinner but keep it out of the grout or it will discolor the ...
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| Hardwood floor restoration | 8/1/2007 |
Q: We have a combination...Hardwood walnut, I believe, on the stairs and upstairs floors. The first ...
A: Sorry for the delay in getting back with you. Pine is very soft wood. You can dent pine by just ...
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| Old Oak Hardwood floors | 7/31/2007 |
Q: We are in the middle of a kitchen remodel. We knew that there was two layers of vinyl over hardwood ...
A: Sorry for the delay getting back to you.I have been swamped. That style of adhesive is called ...
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| subflooring | 7/30/2007 |
Q: i want to install ceramic or Porcelain tiles in my small galley kitchen. i removed the old laminate ...
A: Check the floor for deflection if this is within perimeters I would use Ditra, you can find good ...
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| Slate over patio walkway | 7/29/2007 |
Q: I'm installing slate tile over a patio and walkway. Walkway was added about year ago and patio is ...
A: No but that would work as well. The product I am talking about is called Nac Tac it is a about 1/8 ...
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| Slate over patio walkway | 7/28/2007 |
Q: I'm installing slate tile over a patio and walkway. Walkway was added about year ago and patio is ...
A: Slate is very fragile so I would use a slip sheet membrane over the existing joint. Some would say ...
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| Lamiante flooring | 7/27/2007 |
Q: Iam wanting to replace my carpet and vinyl in a family/kitchen area. What is the best way to remove ...
A: I assume you want laminate back down. What we have done before is add a layer of subfloor to the ...
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| tile installation | 7/26/2007 |
Q: ok- i am afraid to "do it myself" as i have no experience in installing ceramic tile floors. i have ...
A: Wait until the tile is done to get a new toliet. If somebody has problems under a toilet it is not ...
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| installing ceramic tiles over 9 in vct tiles | 7/25/2007 |
Q: I would like to install ceramic tiles over 1960's 9inch vct tiles in my basement. The vct tiles are ...
A: After you remove the tile throw out some fine Portland latex cement powder this will absorb the ...
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| carpet over vinyl | 7/24/2007 |
Q: We have an old home with carpet in the kitchen. My mother in law thinks the tile under it was in ...
A: Chances are it is a cushion back carpet, very popular in the '70s & '80s. If the tile is a vinyl or ...
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| covering Z-Brick | 7/20/2007 |
Q: Years ago we installed Z-Brick on the floor around a wood buring fireplace. I now want to remove it ...
A: Z-Bricks are made of Vermiculite. The color is solid throughout so there should be no adhesion ...
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| Laminate or Vinyl Foring | 7/16/2007 |
Q: I am considering having Koncto Prestige Vinyl flooring installed in the bedrooms and hallway on the ...
A: This product is new to the market. I am hesitant to advise on untried products. This is no glue ...
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| VCT BULL NOSE | 7/15/2007 |
Q: I AM LAYING VCT FLOOR IN A SCHOOL MUSIC ROOM. THE FLOOR HAS BEEN STRIPPED TO 95% CLEAN OR BETTER. ...
A: They make a vinyl/rubber bullnose that fits similar to the metal just with glue. I strong glue will ...
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| porclen tile | 7/15/2007 |
Q: i been reading alot of neggetive information about porclen tile that it is difficult to cut and ...
A: Porcelain tile is prime product for any bathroom or for anywhere at all it has a low absorption rate ...
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