| Subject | Date Asked |
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| basement floor | 11/19/2009 |
Q: I have a big problem. we have had water in the basement from time to time. had carpet at one time ...
A: Water coming up is a hard problem to fix. If it were my floor I would pull up the tile. Do an ...
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| Concrete breezeway patched and ugly | 11/18/2009 |
Q: What is the best thing to do with our 22 year old concrete breezeway floor. The breezeway is open ...
A: You can order epoxy in any available color, with flat catalyst. This will give a flat nonshiny ...
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| Levelling a basement room floor | 11/18/2009 |
Q: I want to lay engineered hardwood in a room in my basement. The problem is once I pulled the rug I ...
A: If I were fixing your problem I would prep the floor, grout the cracks, then float a latex carpet ...
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| epoxy floor | 11/3/2009 |
Q: I recently put a clear, two part epoxy down on a concrete floor in a machine shop. Now we are ...
A: Epoxy likes to stick to epoxy. You should have no problem applying a colored coat of a two part ...
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| tenacious thin set | 10/28/2009 |
Q: Recently we have pulled up old tile. The thin set underneath, is very tenacious and grinding and ...
A: A overlay thin set will most likely just brake off quickly. An 100% epoxy coating may work but is ...
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| garage concret floor | 10/22/2009 |
Q: I spend alot of time in my garage ....I was wanting to do an acid wash on my concret floor. Is this ...
A: You can do an acid stain on your garage floor with out much effort. The problem is that acid stain ...
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| concrete room floor SUPER HOT | 10/15/2009 |
Q: My room is an average size room but next to the garage which has a water heater in it. Recently my ...
A: Wood will swell when wet. You can seal the wood with an epoxy coating to keep the water out. You ...
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| acid staining | 10/11/2009 |
Q: When using lambswool applicator to apply sealer and wax after acid staining, how do you keep it from ...
A: While there are lint free lambswool applicators you usually need to brush them with your palm or ...
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| Building a Burm | 9/22/2009 |
Q: You mentioned creating a burm in an article (see link below). I need to create a small slope up to a ...
A: If you go to www.concrete-floor-coatings.com or call 800-466-8910 you can get an epoxy trowel unit ...
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| kangaback carpet | 9/9/2009 |
Q: how do you remove it when it's glued down to cement floor
A: There are two types of glue normally used. If it is black the asphalt based and you can use mineral ...
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| Porcelain Tile Over Exterior Concrete Patio | 8/27/2009 |
Q: I have read various questions and answers but still need your help. Home was built in Nov. 2005 and ...
A: As an alternative you could prep your patio floor seal the cracks with grout and do a two part epoxy ...
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| Replacing doors on unlevel concrete | 8/25/2009 |
Q: Greetings-- I am setting up to replace a couple doors in a converted garage-- there are a couple of ...
A: We have had good luck creating a Burm ( a little rise in the surface) that keeps water from going up ...
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| Waterproof concrete floor | 8/22/2009 |
Q: Are you familiar with BoneDry products? I want the easiest method to waterproof my cement basement ...
A: It is often hard to water proof from the inside. I would use a two part epoxy over your floor but ...
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| basement flooring options | 8/21/2009 |
Q: We are in the process of finishing our basement. For flooring, our contractor has recommended ...
A: I would consider a two part epoxy floor. It is easy to clean, wares well and can be recoated any ...
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| painting concrete | 8/18/2009 |
Q: We have just taken the carpet off of our concrete porch with the intent of painting the porch with ...
A: Now that you have the glue up you will still need to do a full perpetration job which will remove ...
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| concrete sunroom floor | 8/14/2009 |
Q: I just had a 26x15 concrete slab poured for a three season room floor. My tile guy says that there ...
A: Concrete cures in about 28 days. You are at 21 days. The cracks you are going to have from ...
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| concrete sunroom floor | 8/13/2009 |
Q: I just had a 26x15 concrete slab poured for a three season room floor. My tile guy says that there ...
A: Concrete shrinks as it dries and which will often produce cracks. Saw cuts assure that the cracks ...
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| flooring in mobile home | 8/13/2009 |
Q: i am interested in replacing my floors in my mobile home. i have a dog who is house trained although ...
A: A good two part epoxy floor seal will keep urine from getting in to the wood beneath the floor of ...
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| flooring over gypcrete options | 8/10/2009 |
Q: I have gypcrete in the area I am working with. I was wanting to take out the carpet and stain the ...
A: Gypcrete is vary soft and water can damage it. We have had good luck coating gypcrete with a two ...
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| ceramic tile floors | 8/9/2009 |
Q: I have 3 rooms with ceramic tile laid on top of cement subfloor. It's hot and humid now and my ...
A: Gerry, I think that water from the air is condensing on your tiles which stay cool. When the ...
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| DIY Project! | 7/31/2009 |
Q: I have a small rectangle size area of tile in our living room where I would like to add a piece of ...
A: I would just use a little double faced carpet tape along the bottom edge of your carpet and adhere ...
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| cork flooring | 7/26/2009 |
Q: Can I use cork flooring on cement in my basement, I have no moisture problems? I want to float my ...
A: Basements wet or dry tend to collect odors etc. Your cork will not help keep gasses etc from coming ...
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| Removing 40 year old tile | 7/16/2009 |
Q: We just looked into getting new carpet for our livingroom and was informed that under the carpet is ...
A: Most equipment rental stores have a tile removal machine for rent. The machine has a finger that ...
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| crack and mold on concrete subfloor | 7/6/2009 |
Q: I moved into my home about 2 years ago. This summer, I decided to rip out the laminate floor in our ...
A: You could remove the tile clean the concrete properly and then fill the crack in with grout and coat ...
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| concrete floor | 6/29/2009 |
Q: I just pulled up the indoor/outdoor carpet that was glued to a concrete floor many moons ago. It ...
A: If your adhesive is black you can use mineral spirits and water to remove it. If the adhesive is ...
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| Concrete breezeway patched and ugly | 6/26/2009 |
Q: What is the best thing to do with our 22 year old concrete breezeway floor. The breezeway is open ...
A: Tracy, Your best bet is to coat the area with a two part epoxy seal in the color of your choice. ...
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| covering concrete driveway and patio | 6/25/2009 |
Q: I have a large driveway and a medium size patio made of concrete. the concrete has been in position ...
A: If you go to www.concrete-floor-coatings.com and click on free cost analysis you can get step by ...
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| sealing asbestos tile | 6/23/2009 |
Q: We have 9x9 Asbestos tile covering a concrete floor in our basement. Some of the tile is cracked ...
A: Most pollution remediation companies often recommend encapsulating your Asbestos tile rather than ...
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| satillo tile covering | 6/22/2009 |
Q: I have a commercial building with saltillo tile inside and out. We do not want to remove the tile, ...
A: Tile can be covered with a colored or clear epoxy coating. If you go to ...
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| subfloor relacement | 6/22/2009 |
Q: I am replacing a sub floor in a kitchen over a dirt crawlspace in north central Illinois. The ...
A: You could coat your subfloor with epoxy which will not allow dampness through and can help keep out ...
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| Lanai area in Fl | 6/15/2009 |
Q: I have a covered lanai here in Fl. I have always had carpet on it, but I am so tired of this. I was ...
A: Linoleum out sides sounds like trouble to me. It is hard to hold linoleum down in a flooded kitchen ...
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| Concrete porch | 6/15/2009 |
Q: We have a concrete porch that has been painted many times and has glue from where carpet was place ...
A: We have had good luck going over the floors with epoxy after screen sanding. You may need to remove ...
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| "Boston Leveling" | 6/12/2009 |
Q: Have you ever heard the term "boston leveling" used with vinyl tile replace on concrete slabs? I ...
A: I do not know "Boston Leveling" but black glue comes right off with mineral spirits and a Rotary ...
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| Basement asbestos tile and staining | 6/11/2009 |
Q: We just removed a lot of our basement asbestos tile and now the floor is black (probably from the ...
A: You can remove the black adhesive with mineral sprits and a little water to reduce flammability. ...
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| Durarock | 5/28/2009 |
Q: I have a back room on a house that has constantly flooded. The previous owners added on and it's ...
A: Dura Rock can help you raise the floor but will probable do nothing for your flooding. Water can ...
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| Concrete staining | 5/14/2009 |
Q: I am staining a floor of a 70s house, part carpeted part vinyl. I have removed the vinyl using ...
A: If you go to www.concrete-floor-coatings.com you can get a free cost analysis for a good epoxy ...
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| screen porch flooring | 5/13/2009 |
Q: I am building a new home with a screen porch. There will be a garage under it. What sub floor should ...
A: Concrete is porous and will let moisture through. To fix this problem you can coat the porch floor ...
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| concrete slab with footer | 5/4/2009 |
Q: I have a concrete slab with a footer underneath but it is not under roof. It presently is chipping ...
A: Renay, The slate will probable hold up the longest with skimcoat a bad choice. You also could ...
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| removed outdoor carpet from covered patio | 4/30/2009 |
Q: I just removed outdoor carpet that was glued down to concrete. It was installed by Home Depot 10 yrs ...
A: I don't think you will have much problem with putting carpet over the paint you have. The adhesive ...
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| concrete patio cracked and unlevel | 4/30/2009 |
Q: I have an outdoor, uncovered patio that has a crack the entire length of it. The water pools up in ...
A: Paving over will be the lowest cost way of changing the pitch. If the sink hole activity is on ...
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| Shrinkage cracks | 4/24/2009 |
Q: I will be installing carpet over my concrete basement slab. Due to the year of my house (1955), it ...
A: You can seal your floor with epoxy including a compound which will allow you to fill even hairline ...
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| tile floor paint | 3/31/2009 |
Q: the floor in my bedroom is old tile from the 50's, looks like. non glossy, no grout. is there a ...
A: You can cover your tile with an epoxy coating. With good preparation it may hold up vary well. ...
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| Concrete Garage Floor | 3/29/2009 |
Q: 24x26 Garage floor surface has areas that are broken up pretty bad (1/2 to 1 inch deep). We want to ...
A: You can make an epoxy trowel mix to fill and glue back together your concrete floor. If you like ...
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| carpet basement | 3/28/2009 |
Q: I am taking a rubber backed carpet off a tiled floor it might be asbestos tile. the carpet is not ...
A: You do not have to put anything over your tile before you re-carpet. If you are concerned with the ...
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| kitchen brick flooring | 3/5/2009 |
Q: I have a brick floor in my kitchen and after an acid clean and then a floor finish so it would be ...
A: If the floor finish you used is a wax type it can turn milky if it gets some moisture in the wax. ...
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| Threshold on concrete floor | 2/28/2009 |
Q: We have a finished concrete floor throughout our lower level, where the bedrooms are. The two ...
A: We have used several solutions for the transition. The simplest is to buy a piece of hardwood trim. ...
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| preparing basement floor for carpet | 2/26/2009 |
Q: we recently had our basement finished in a 1960's ranch. we had painted the floors in 1991 when we ...
A: If your floor changes angles due to settling etc. it can be a problem for tile, which does not bend ...
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| tar on a floor | 2/19/2009 |
Q: WE remove old tiles in a basement and found concrete floor covered with tar under/it is in a ...
A: The adhesive under your tile is either black (asphalt) or Carmel colored (latex). If it is black it ...
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| repainting porch paint concrete floor | 2/9/2009 |
Q: Floor has been wet sanded and is super smooth. What primer or prep should I use to stick on slick ...
A: I have the most experience with Durall epoxy coatings found at www.concrete-floor-coatings.com and ...
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| repainting porch paint concrete floor | 2/8/2009 |
Q: Floor has been wet sanded and is super smooth. What primer or prep should I use to stick on slick ...
A: The problem with being super smooth is that it does not give your coating much to adhere to. If you ...
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| Cleaning highly textured floor | 2/7/2009 |
Q: We inherited a floor that our home inspector said is some sort of polymer resin. It's not concrete, ...
A: I am not sure what you have. The first step would be to put a few drops of a solvent on it to see ...
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| leveling concrete floor | 1/21/2009 |
Q: I have a low area in an aircraft hangar. The floor will be left exposed concrete. What is the best ...
A: I have leveled low areas off with latex cement but it is venerable as you feather the edges in. The ...
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| Grout in saw cut concrete patio joints | 1/19/2009 |
Q: Last May my builder poured a colored concrete patio at our new house. Instead of stamping patterns, ...
A: You may be getting moisture under the grout, which is pushing it up, and out. I think if you use and ...
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| Concrete Dye | 12/19/2008 |
Q: Can I spray a dye over acrylic sealant? I thought I would use an edger floor sander to roughen & ...
A: You do not have to remove all your old finish but I would not use an acrylic as your finish. You ...
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| Concrete Garage Floor | 11/24/2008 |
Q: Good Morning I am expanding my existing kitchen to include the singe bay garage next to it. The ...
A: You can probable stop the small amount of seepage if you seal the floor with and epoxy coating. You ...
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| flooring for a swimming pool room | 11/18/2008 |
Q: I am looking for some kind of a flooring for my swimming pool room. The room is a new addition to ...
A: We have had good success in doing swimming pools with a two-part epoxy and shark grip, a skid ...
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| level concrete slab | 11/16/2008 |
Q: My husband and I would like to lay laminate in our fixer-upper, but after removing the carpet, we ...
A: My expertise is primarily regarding epoxy and urethane flooring but I do come in contact with these ...
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| level concrete slab | 11/16/2008 |
Q: My husband and I would like to lay laminate in our fixer-upper, but after removing the carpet, we ...
A: You could make an epoxy trowel mix to level the floor but the area is large enough that you may need ...
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| epoxy paint over an existing painted floor | 11/15/2008 |
Q: We are remodeling a circa 1978 home. Due to budget constraints, there is no budget left for ...
A: You can go over your existing paint in the laundry room if prepared well. An acid prep has some ...
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| concrete floors | 10/30/2008 |
Q: If you can how would you apply a concrete floor covering ceramic tiles that may contain asbestos?
A: I am not familiar with any ceramic tiles that contain asbestos. Some Older Vinyl tiles did contain ...
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| Concrete floor paint | 10/27/2008 |
Q: I want to repaint my concrete basement floor in the kids play area. I want to use a top quality ...
A: The key to having a good floor is using a good product, but applying it to a floor that has been ...
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| Concrete Floor | 10/23/2008 |
Q: I have a basement that was an old garage that previous owners of the house converted to a room, we ...
A: If I were you I would seal the concrete with a two-part epoxy. You should get up all the tarpaper ...
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| Concrete moisture | 10/17/2008 |
Q: I have a concrete slab on grade (about 90 days old) and I have radiant heat buried in the slab. My ...
A: Any barrier above the concrete can be pushed off due to hydrostatic pressure, freezing etc. Water ...
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| Sealing Basement Floor | 10/13/2008 |
Q: We just purchased our house about two months ago and our radon test came back kind of high. Our ...
A: You can repair the cracks and seal your floor with a two-part epoxy. This is considered a class III ...
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| staining over a sealed floor | 10/1/2008 |
Q: we are experimenting with mixing a stain with the sealer and then applying. Our basement floor was ...
A: Mixing a stain with a sealer is tricky business. There are lots of types of seals. My only ...
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| Adhesive on Cement floor | 9/30/2008 |
Q: no bilco door - only 2 small box windows that slide l/2 open for ventilation. I need help! thank ...
A: The adhesive on your floor can be softened with a Metholine Chloride type of paint stripper and then ...
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| damp/wet basement | 9/29/2008 |
Q: I am trying to solve two problems: sporatic water on the basement floor of a 60's ranch and water ...
A: While you can not always seal out water form on top of the slab you can get ride of mildew and mold ...
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| terra cotta on garage floor? | 9/26/2008 |
Q: I have a salt pock marked and slope issues but otherwise solid garage floor. I have seen what ...
A: I have had good luck with quarry tile. The color is in the clay and goes all the way through the ...
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| floor prep for tile floor on painted cement | 9/23/2008 |
Q: After reading a number of home improvement instructions about not putting ceramic tile over painted ...
A: You only need to remove about 90% of your old paint to get your grout to stick. I would clean after ...
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| Basement floor cleaning and painting | 9/22/2008 |
Q: We recently bought a 60 year old house and removed old "peel-and-stick" 9" x 9" tile from our ...
A: The black layer on your concrete floor is most likely asphalt adhesive. You can remove it with a ...
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| cleaning basement concrete floor | 9/20/2008 |
Q: we are moving to a 1950's farmhouse and i want to clean the concrete basement floor with more than ...
A: Many equipment rental stores have walk behind scrubbers that you can rent. They are often battery ...
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| floor prep for tile floor on painted cement | 9/20/2008 |
Q: After reading a number of home improvement instructions about not putting ceramic tile over painted ...
A: Paint removal is recommended if applying ceramic tile because it usually adheres to your floor with ...
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| glued on carpet on cement porch | 9/14/2008 |
Q: How can i remove the carpet that has been glued on my cementporch? I want to do something different ...
A: We usually just pull the carpet up by garbing a corner. To assist often we will use a razor scraper ...
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| Floor builder | 9/2/2008 |
Q: How the casino floor like "The Venitian" build? is the floor make from marble or tainted cement or ...
A: The concrete floors that look like old marble etc. are usually stained concrete with a clear epoxy ...
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| want to install Porcelain Tile in my garage | 9/2/2008 |
Q: If i put tile in my garage is porcelain the best choice? What about freezing not so much inside but ...
A: Tile can make a great floor and if laid flat and if the floor has no movement you can have a floor ...
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| Need to remove adhesive from concrete before sealing? | 8/30/2008 |
Q: I hope you can help. I had to remove old carpet and padding becuase there was alot of old dog and ...
A: Kilz is not a floor seal but may work well on your floor to block bleed through. Any adhesive ...
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| bamboo flooring vs Concrete | 8/28/2008 |
Q: I am working on a soccer store renovation and wanted to know the price difference in bamboo flooring ...
A: Karen, You can buy materials for stained concrete or solid epoxy for about $ .90 per sq. ft. Your ...
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| sealed concrete slab | 8/25/2008 |
Q: Can outdoor carpet be installed (glued) over sealed concrete patio slab? Does sealer need to be ...
A: There is no problem with gluing carpet over sealed concrete. The adhesive should stick even though ...
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| bad concrete job | 8/25/2008 |
Q: Last year I had all the concrete removed and replaced at our home. It was 14 years old and had Lost ...
A: Sorry to hear of your concrete problems. You can probable get the look you want by using a two-part ...
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| water, concrete, tiles | 8/22/2008 |
Q: I live in Florida and the house was built in 1975. We have wood floors and moisture as seeped up ...
A: Fixing water problems from the inside is always an iffy endeavor but we can not always choose from ...
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| concrete decoration (kinda) | 8/21/2008 |
Q: i have a concrete driveway in buffalo new york that is generally NOT used for cars (plants, tables, ...
A: Often just concrete or masonry grouts are used for the application you suggest. Most of the people ...
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| Glue removal | 8/20/2008 |
Q: What is the easiest/fastest/cheapest way to remove glue from a concrete floor that was used to ...
A: Debbi, If the adhesive is black you can use mineral spirits, with a little water and a rotary scrub ...
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| concrete finishing versus laying Konecto | 8/15/2008 |
Q: We live in a 57 year old tri-livel ranch, with a foundation that's part slab. Our family den is on ...
A: Maggie, Polished concrete is often a great look and is easy to maintain. If you already have good ...
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| sealer on concrete floor | 8/15/2008 |
Q: We stained our new concrete floor we then applied Behr low luster floor finish it was too thick in ...
A: Elizabeth You can use a Metholine Chloride based paint stripper and a razor scraper to remove the ...
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| cement patio paint | 8/14/2008 |
Q: I have a patio that is about 15 yrs old. I formed the area with pressure treated 2X4 into 5'X5' ...
A: If you go to www.concrete-floor-coatings.com you can get a free cost analysis on the Dura Poxy 100% ...
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| Covering a concrete floor | 8/9/2008 |
Q: I own a cottage in Canada. It was built around 1962. When it was new there was an attached garage. ...
A: KC Putting carpeting down does not require any sealant on the floor. But you may want to consider ...
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| BUCKLED | 8/8/2008 |
Q: My dining room was flooded in March. A portion of the parquet floor buckled. We were hoping with ...
A: CAROLYN Dear CAROLYN, Some times your water table moves up and down under your home. As a result ...
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| Concrete floor with water | 8/3/2008 |
Q: In my basement I have a storage closet with a concrete floor. I have noticed that when I put ...
A: Liz, It is not uncommon for moisture to come through you concrete and you can seal the floor to ...
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| concrete floor - interior | 7/27/2008 |
Q: My house is about 2500 square feet and my husband and I are thinking of taking the plunge and ...
A: While tile can cost $2.75 to $9 a sq. ft. depending on the tile selected an epoxy floor coating can ...
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| Intentional crack in basement floor - screed key? | 7/17/2008 |
Q: I am considering purchasing a home a little less than a year old. I noticed that in the basement ...
A: Shrinkage cracks are the by-product of shrinkage of the concrete as it cures. The two cracks you ...
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| Concrete flooring | 7/17/2008 |
Q: We are looking to finish our basement. The space currently has a cement floor. Around each of the ...
A: I am not sure that a lot needs to be done if you are just going to cover your ruff concrete areas ...
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| porcelain tile garage floor | 7/15/2008 |
Q: I ma planning on installing 20x20 porcelain tile in my garage. I had read all about these epoxy ...
A: A porcelain tile floor can be great for a garage, if you can afford it. Because you drive a 4000 ...
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| glued mess | 7/13/2008 |
Q: I am pulling up the carpet in our basement and the concrete is covered with a yellowish glue. The ...
A: The yellow adhesive is latex and does soften in water. It comes off quickly with a methaline ...
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| Concrete floor coatings, repair | 7/11/2008 |
Q: I am considering to refinish my garage floor. It is a Concrete floor with tiles on and some holes. ...
A: If you have vinyl tile you most rental shops have a vibrating tool that removes them quickly. But ...
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| garage concrete | 7/9/2008 |
Q: We had a 1200sf garage floor poured and there are small(.25 to 2.5"dia) surface blisters all over it ...
A: An easy solution to your problem is to fill your blisters with a 100% solid epoxy, and then coat the ...
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| glue off brick | 7/7/2008 |
Q: I have round steps made of brick.Removed carpet which was glued on.How can i clean the glue off ...
A: There are two adhesives commonly used. If it is black, it will come off with mineral spirits ...
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| Epoxy coating over existing ceramic | 6/27/2008 |
Q: I am trying to accomplish the following; Fix a 3 decade old 4600 sf meat processing facility. ...
A: You can coat your 6x6 ceramic tile with a 100% epoxy and meet USDA standards for incidental food ...
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| water leaking through concrete floor | 6/25/2008 |
Q: We live in a 1st floor condo without a basement. After lots and lots of rain in the past 2 weeks we ...
A: It sounds like the water table below your location is moving up when it rains. Unfortunately that ...
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| concrete stain and later options | 6/23/2008 |
Q: I'm thinking of using a concrete stain in my basement, laundry and garage(i know its not recomended ...
A: When you stain a concrete floor you color the top 2 to 6 mil of the concrete. As a result if you ...
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| Fixing Mottled Concrete - Outdoor Tiles? | 6/16/2008 |
Q: My colored concrete driveway and sidewalks poured in November were not properly tented by the ...
A: I am not an expert on stone overlays. If you want to get the surface smooth again so you do not see ...
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| concrete thats been sealed | 6/13/2008 |
Q: I have a room at my cabin that is attached to the garage. The concrete floor was sealed after it ...
A: You will not need to strip off any concrete but you will need to scrub off the sealer before your ...
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| Fixing Mottled Concrete - Outdoor Tiles? | 6/13/2008 |
Q: My colored concrete driveway and sidewalks poured in November were not properly tented by the ...
A: Sorry for the delay in your answer. I sent an answer the next day but the e-mail system must have ...
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| cement floor/wall seepage | 6/6/2008 |
Q: I read your answer to Richard dated 4/27/08 regarding his 157 year old basement with stone walls and ...
A: Sorry for the delay in your answer. I sent an answer the next day but the e-mail system must have ...
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| putting tile or stone on top of a cracked cement patio | 6/3/2008 |
Q: Harvey - I live outside of Atlanta, GA. I have a patio that is a concrete slab with a large crack ...
A: Fixing you crack is not too hard. But once the crack is sealed the easiest fix will be to coat the ...
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| painting epoxy covered garage floor | 5/27/2008 |
Q: I recently purchased a house in which the garage floor was coated with epoxy and the colored chips. ...
A: If your floor has a coating that is holding you can put a solid color coat over with out much ...
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| adhering natural stone onto concrete | 5/27/2008 |
Q: I have no idea if this is possible, please advise me. I have a 5ft/ 18in. concrete base under our ...
A: You could adhere stone to the front of your concrete with 100% epoxy if you wish. I would use clear ...
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| Self-Leveling Concrete over Vinyl Floors | 5/26/2008 |
Q: Me and my wife want to pour self-leveling concrete throughout our main floor, and use it as the ...
A: We have often put 100% epoxy over vinyl tile with good success. Because there are no solvents in ...
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| Carpet replacing | 5/23/2008 |
Q: We own a 2006 40' Keystone 5th wheeler with 4 slide outs. It has beige carpet, which I can't stand ...
A: I am not sure what your slide out roles on so can not be certain that you will not have damage as ...
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| leveling a floor for ceramic tiles | 5/19/2008 |
Q: I am refinishing a kitchen floor ( approx. 12 X 16 plus nooks and crannies). that is currently ...
A: You can go over what you have. If there is wood or concrete under linoleum makes no difference. It ...
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| Vinyl on Concrete flooring in the basement | 5/19/2008 |
Q: My wife and I recently purchased a family home in Toronto Canada and wanted to get started with ...
A: It is best to remove your vinyl tiles and the adhesive below before sealing your concrete sub floor ...
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| concrete patio | 5/19/2008 |
Q: We had a concrete patio poured for our new home in December, 2001. It was supposed to be colored by ...
A: Sorry to hear of your flooring problems. The solution is to use a hard two part epoxy floor seal to ...
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| leveling a floor for ceramic tiles | 5/19/2008 |
Q: I am refinishing a kitchen floor ( approx. 12 X 16 plus nooks and crannies). that is currently ...
A: We have had good luck using cement board, and or plywood to help level floors that have small sags ...
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| cement front porch help | 5/13/2008 |
Q: Several years ago I painted my front porch because I had repaired some cracks and I did not like how ...
A: It if common to have paint flaking off your floor. The problem is that concrete is continually ...
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| cement basemnet floor covering | 5/6/2008 |
Q: we have a finished basement underground which occasionally floods right now we have just the ...
A: I am not familiar with h20 Flexitec C but can suggest a class III laboratory qualified floor that ...
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| New coat over Miracle Gold seal | 5/6/2008 |
Q: I have an outdoor patio covered with slates that were sealed by Miracle Gold seal about a year ago. ...
A: I am not sure what Miracle Gold seal is. If it an epoxy you can coat over it with a new coat of ...
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| Concrete flooring and sublayers | 5/3/2008 |
Q: I recently had a flood in my basement which caused me to pull up the carpeting that was down there. ...
A: Bob, I think it is best to remove the Glue. You can call 800-466-8910 with credit card and ship to ...
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| Concrete flooring and sublayers | 5/3/2008 |
Q: I recently had a flood in my basement which caused me to pull up the carpeting that was down there. ...
A: I am not familiar with Allure but it sounds like a laminate that comes in sheets, squares or strips. ...
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| concrete flooring on a second floor mezzanine | 5/1/2008 |
Q: We want to cover over an existing hard floor on a second level mezzanine with cement (look) and ...
A: If your mezzanine floor is already cement you can coat it with a clear epoxy or urethane rather than ...
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| 157 year old basement | 4/29/2008 |
Q: i want to make it a livable room. i have stone walls and a beat up concrete (i think) floor. it is ...
A: You can level your floor as you seal it but making it water tight could be hard if you get water ...
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| putting carpet over cement | 4/27/2008 |
Q: We want to carpet our breezeway. The floor is cement, had not been sealed and the room is not ...
A: You can seal the breezeway if you like. Sealing will keep the carpeting from holding moisture on ...
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| Pourch Floor Preparation | 4/26/2008 |
Q: I hope you are the one that will be able to help answer my questions? I have a 320 sq ft concrete ...
A: You are quite right to want to remove your adhesive from the pours of your concrete. If the ...
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| concrete flooring | 4/25/2008 |
Q: Can you do decorative concrete flooring over existing tile?
A: Yes you can do decorative epoxy flooring over existing tile. If you have ceramic tile you will still ...
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| garage concrete floor | 4/23/2008 |
Q: A year ago I had a concrete garage floor poured with black dye added. It wasn't dark enough so I ...
A: You may not have to strip the entire floor to achieve the look you want. If you do a good ...
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| Concrete Slab Coatings | 4/21/2008 |
Q: I have a large, covered concrete porch, that was painted many years ago. The porch is next to ...
A: If you are using an epoxy type coating over your existing floor as a final finish or to adhere your ...
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| concrete slab moisture | 4/18/2008 |
Q: I layed down a 4 mil plastic sheet on a bare concrete floor while I was painting. When I took up the ...
A: A plastic sheet is usually placed down before pouring concrete these days as a vapor barrier. These ...
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| concrete slab moisture | 4/16/2008 |
Q: I layed down a 4 mil plastic sheet on a bare concrete floor while I was painting. When I took up the ...
A: Robert, The water table under your slab moves up and down with the rail fall etc. If this is a new ...
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| Concrete floor with overlay | 4/15/2008 |
Q: We just had our basement concrete floor coated with a polymer overlay, which was then colored and ...
A: CJ. Any of the composite foam rug pads will work great over your polymer overlay. I would avoid ...
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| Concrete Floor Moisture | 4/11/2008 |
Q: My home is built on a concrete slab. Recently I have noticed that my bathroom, which has tile and ...
A: I would guess that your moisture on the floor is just coming form lots humidity created by your ...
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| Covering 9x9 Asbestos Floor Tiles | 4/6/2008 |
Q: Harvey, My 1100 SqFt basement recently flooded b/c of a faulty toilet and now a lot of the 9x9 ...
A: We often will “encapsulate “ pollution problems rather remove hazardous materials for Abatement ...
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| efflorescence on cement | 4/5/2008 |
Q: it had recently had a sewerback up in the basement. The carpet was removed and the previous owner ...
A: The floor paint used by the previous owner may well have been a latex, which when soaked in water ...
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| flooring | 3/30/2008 |
Q: You answered a question about black tar (glue) under flooring. The black glue was on top of cement ...
A: It is your good fortune to find attractive wood under your “tar glue”. Mineral spirits will not ...
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| Garage Floor Low spots collect water | 3/28/2008 |
Q: Is there a "self leveling" product that the edges can be "feathered" or smoothed? I would consider ...
A: Don, You can use 100% epoxy to level out floor low spots and feather the edge. When you say “self ...
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| concrete basement refinishing | 3/16/2008 |
Q: We recently purchased a house with a partially finished basement. We had to have the tiles removed ...
A: It is quite likely that the remaining paint on your floor will continue to chip away and ruin any ...
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| water seepage from unfinished concrete floor in basement | 3/10/2008 |
Q: I have a unfinished concrete floor where my furnace is located. During heavy rain storms, I would ...
A: It appears that when it rains your water table moves up causing water pressure that forces the water ...
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| carpeting over concrete | 3/5/2008 |
Q: We are getting ready to finish our poured concrete daylight basement. We were planning on doing a ...
A: As you know concrete is vary pours so mold can develop in the pours. Just a little moisture going ...
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