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| strange dark lines on ceiling | 11/18/2009 |
Q: ive noticed strange dark sooty looking lines appearing in 2 of the bedrooms on the ceilings which ...
A: This is really not may area but it sounds to me like mold. You may have moisture forming along the ...
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| mastic remover | 11/11/2009 |
Q: I can not get mastic off my basement floor. I have had experts come by and they told me about bean e ...
A: Brett, two type so of mastic are most often used. If it is black it is asphalt based and mineral ...
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| rain leak in sunporch | 10/29/2009 |
Q: We are converting our covered porch into a sunroom, building on an existing concrete pad. We built ...
A: It is best to seal along the out side edge of your base plate. If you can not you may be able to do ...
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| paver question | 10/8/2009 |
Q: I have a patio concrete pad that sits too low from our from door. It's about 10 inches from the pad ...
A: Keith, There could be an advantage to using 100% solid epoxy to hold down your paver. The epoxy is ...
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| basement walls | 9/17/2009 |
Q: Our basement used to have a dirt floor but about 10 years ago (before we owned it)a concrete floor ...
A: We have had good luck coating your type of walls with 100% epoxy and an airless sprayer. We wash ...
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| subfloor | 8/23/2009 |
Q: The situation is a 12 x 12 addition that was put on about 30 years ago in the White Mountains of New ...
A: I think that you are getting some mold or mildew in your wood composite flooring causing odors when ...
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| garage floor | 8/15/2009 |
Q: I have a 30 year old very stained garage floor. I had a professional paint company epoxy paint the ...
A: Have you ever walked on concrete in your socks and found that they were all dusty after you crossed? ...
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| Hardwood Floor Refinishing | 8/10/2009 |
Q: we have just bought a 1928 home and have removed carpeting to find a beautiful wood floor and it ...
A: If you coat the floor with an epoxy or urethane you will seal out the odor. You would want to sand ...
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| CEMENT SLAB CRACKS | 8/8/2009 |
Q: Harvey Hi. I need your help, I have a cement patio and I have a number of cracks, some are hair ...
A: Sorry Home Depot does not carry industrial products but if you go to www.concrete-floor-coatings.com ...
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| CEMENT SLAB CRACKS | 8/7/2009 |
Q: Harvey Hi. I need your help, I have a cement patio and I have a number of cracks, some are hair ...
A: We have had good luck in using 100% epoxy to fill and repair concrete patio cracks. If the patio is ...
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| Concrete floor sealer removal | 8/2/2009 |
Q: I have purchased a home with two car attached garage. I want to paint the floor gray with an epoxy ...
A: If you go to www.concrete-floor-coatings.com you can get a free cost analysis which will include ...
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| Pressure Washing a Sidewalk | 7/24/2009 |
Q: We just had our sidewalk pressure washed. It looks worse now than before the pressure washing. It ...
A: Pressure washing can remove soft older concrete from your surface. Enough pressure can also etch ...
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| Concrete porch upgrade | 7/24/2009 |
Q: I have a 6x6 concrete porch that I would to upgrade its appearance. Can I install brick pavers ...
A: Your pavers can go directly over the concrete with no problem, but a little sand can often help keep ...
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| drainage system and Finishing basement | 7/14/2009 |
Q: "I'm finishing a basement. The basemant has a drainage system in place that runs to the sump pump. ...
A: Don, When the water table under your house rises it may be trying to make your house float on top ...
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| improving cement porches | 7/13/2009 |
Q: I have 2 cement porches which will not stay painted because of being exposed to the weather and they ...
A: If you do a proper preparation job two coats of floor epoxy will provide you with a finish which ...
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| concrete interior flooring | 7/10/2009 |
Q: I want to lay a concrete floor in my condo instead of the horrible carpeting that is there now. Is ...
A: There is light weight concrete and structural concrete will usually carry its own load. But if the ...
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| old deck | 7/8/2009 |
Q: We have a deck that was very well built with pressure treated wood 30 years ago!!! Although we are ...
A: You could rent a rotary scrubber like a school janitor would use and screen with a 60 grit screen to ...
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| Patio Drainage | 6/18/2009 |
Q: I have a raised patio that is not more than an inch from T111 siding (didn't know they were going to ...
A: If the patio is not moving up an down I would try grouting in the area between the siding and the ...
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| epoxy shield-rustoleum | 6/6/2009 |
Q: Hopefully, you can help me. We put down Rust-oleum Epoxy Shield on our garage floor. We put down ...
A: Epoxy floors are can stay tacky if they are not mixed vary well before application. You may be able ...
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| minor cracks appearing on cement coated cinderblock steps | 6/3/2009 |
Q: My mother's front steps are about 35 years old and showing some cracks on the surface. Her steps ...
A: A non skid epoxy top coat will help preserve your mothers steps. The cracks do not just disappear ...
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| Someone painted over the already stained concrete floor | 5/27/2009 |
Q: I looked at a property last week that has some problems with the concrete floor that I'm not sure ...
A: The floor paint if latex may come right off if it gets covered with water for some time. I would ...
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| Steel Balcony Rusting | 4/15/2009 |
Q: I just bought a new condo last year and I am already showing signs of rust on my steel balcony. ...
A: All that is needed to get rust on your steel balcony is a single gap in your coating to let a ...
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| Porch Slab Repair | 4/9/2009 |
Q: I have two porches integral to my 70 year old home. Both have basement rooms beneath...root ...
A: There are two weights of epoxy at www.concrete-floor-coatings.com one is like syrup and one like ...
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| Porch Slab Repair | 4/9/2009 |
Q: I have two porches integral to my 70 year old home. Both have basement rooms beneath...root ...
A: You may be able to fix your problem with an epoxy trowel mix for about $109 per pail. You should ...
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| Sealing laminate floor | 4/6/2009 |
Q: I installed laminate flooring in my house for living room and bedrooms. The manufacturer ...
A: You can seal your floor with a clear 100% solid epoxy which will seal the seams and surface. But if ...
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| flaking concrete | 4/4/2009 |
Q: I used deicer this past winter and now my patio is flaking in several large spots (2ft dim). Your ...
A: Thompson Water Seal helps keep moisture out of flooring but will not help restore damage to your ...
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| Water Damage | 4/3/2009 |
Q: How do i stop the rain from coming into my house from the cement patio thru the kitchen door?(bottom ...
A: Out side your door you could put some drain tile to move the water away from your door. You need to ...
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| garage floor and driveway | 4/2/2009 |
Q: Yes, I have a home built in 1952. The garage floor is cracking and breaking up. The previous ...
A: I would hammer up some of your overlay to look at the floor under it. If the first floor just has ...
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| 3 season room | 3/30/2009 |
Q: I have a three season room without a basement or insulation and live in new england. It is attached ...
A: I would coat your floor with epoxy to seal it and make it easy to keep clean. I would then use a ...
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| wood column repair | 3/23/2009 |
Q: Our 1968 colonial brick has 4 wooden columns on the front porch that support the porch roof. The ...
A: This is not exactly my area of expertise but I have repaired this type of problem before. If you ...
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| Concrete Patio | 3/21/2009 |
Q: I am going to repair a cement patio that became pitted from deicer salt this winter. I am using a ...
A: The bonding agent they mention helps make the concrete resurfacing material bond better to your ...
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| Concrete Patio | 3/21/2009 |
Q: I am going to repair a cement patio that became pitted from deicer salt this winter. I am using a ...
A: I am not sure what glue like product you are using but if it is catalyzed the temperature should ...
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| concrete floor sealer | 3/11/2009 |
Q: I have recently built a 500 square foot addition to home garage which will be used for restoring ...
A: The problem with polished concrete is that liquids can still soak into un-coated concrete. If you ...
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| Concrete front steps | 3/4/2009 |
Q: We bought this 1963 house four years ago. It's obvious that the cracks between the elevated porch ...
A: I would solve your step problem by first taking a mallet and pounding off the thin coating you put ...
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| snow removal from decks | 1/8/2009 |
Q: \what can I use to remove snow and ice from my wooden porch and deck steps.
A: Don, Calcium Chloride is most often used to keep snow and ice off of steps. (Sold as “Ice Melt”). ...
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| insulating garage floor joint | 12/31/2008 |
Q: My master bedroom is just above the garage (and is colder than the rest of the house, except ...
A: You can probable fill the gap between the floor and the wall with an epoxy trowel mix. This will ...
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| Repainting driveway | 12/26/2008 |
Q: I bought a used mobile home, and the driveway was finished with paint. This has worn offin places ...
A: If your driveway is asphalt you will need to use a coating that has no solvents in it. Solvents ...
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| Concrete patio above garage | 12/10/2008 |
Q: We bought our house about a year ago, and in the spring (when the snow melted and the rain started) ...
A: We have had good luck floating a coating of 100% solid epoxy over decks above garages. The coating ...
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| Basement floor refinish | 11/23/2008 |
Q: I am re-modeling my basement & would like to re-do the concrete floor. It has been partially ...
A: If you do a good preparation job you will not need to remove the old paint for your basement. If you ...
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| epoxy/radon/sunp pump | 11/8/2008 |
Q: I am about to buy a house that has a holding tank in basement with a sump pump leading to the tank ...
A: You can fix your odor and radon problem with a good epoxy floor seal if you do a good prep job. The ...
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| concrete against the house | 10/5/2008 |
Q: The garage was converted into a living room, before I purchased the house. Upon power washing,to ...
A: You could use 100% solid epoxy to smooth the existing pitted concrete, or to replace it if it is all ...
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| concrete patio drainage | 10/4/2008 |
Q: I have an elevated uncovered concrete patio outside of my duplex. Unfortunately I do not have any ...
A: I have had good success with a berm along the edge of areas that I do not want water to run. You ...
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| Concrete floor coating | 9/29/2008 |
Q: I am interested in putting a rustoleum epoxy (or similar product) on my garage floor. The house was ...
A: The etching will cause no problems and will help create grip on any old finish that remains. ...
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| paint removal from concrete | 9/25/2008 |
Q: Could you please tell me if you know what will remove cured, blue oil based paint from concrete ...
A: A metholine Chloride based paint stripper in conjunction with a razor scrapper should remove the oil ...
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| concrete floor in exisitng pole barn | 9/22/2008 |
Q: i have an existing pole barn with a rock floor, and was considering pouring a concrete floor, the ...
A: Toni, To lift the floor ˝ ft. from ground swelling would be vary unlikely. Water freezing can move ...
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| floor problem | 9/9/2008 |
Q: ok i just moved in this house and there was a garage but they made it into a room! it has concreat ...
A: A good start on fixing your problem would to make the grade at the base of your house higher than ...
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| floor problem | 9/8/2008 |
Q: ok i just moved in this house and there was a garage but they made it into a room! it has concreat ...
A: The water table under the floor must rise when it rains. This will put water pressure on the bottom ...
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| engineered hardwood floor scratches in top coat | 8/24/2008 |
Q: My scratches can be seen in the floor (from a dog), but I believe they are in the polyurethane ...
A: Darlene, The only way I know of for fixing those scratches is with a rubbing compound or doing a ...
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| major cracking | 8/2/2008 |
Q: We have major cracking to gable end of our house what needs to be done to repair it, we have had ...
A: The epoxy solution may work well for your walls as well. You can buy a trowel kit of epoxy for ...
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| concrete sealer and/or finishes | 7/27/2008 |
Q: I recently completed a hi-end renovation in a residential loft in Brooklyn that has an industrial ...
A: I am sorry that I was not more clear about your flooring question answer. A clear solvent-based ...
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| concrete sealer and/or finishes | 7/27/2008 |
Q: I recently completed a hi-end renovation in a residential loft in Brooklyn that has an industrial ...
A: You could put the clear Sunshine Urethane made by Durall Industrial Flooring, at ...
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| major cracking | 7/24/2008 |
Q: We have major cracking to gable end of our house what needs to be done to repair it, we have had ...
A: We have glued slabs back together using 100% solid epoxy in the past for people like Unisource. ...
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| cracked driveway | 7/21/2008 |
Q: I am having a 3rd bay built on our house and the concrete that was poured less than two months ago ...
A: Wood is not commonly use much for expansion joint because it tends to rot away. Some times a felt ...
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| cracked driveway | 7/21/2008 |
Q: I am having a 3rd bay built on our house and the concrete that was poured less than two months ago ...
A: Most concrete will crack as it shrinks. This is a major reason that saw cuts, and expansion joints ...
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| Cracked Garage Floor | 7/19/2008 |
Q: Our garage is on the lowest level of home, along with three bedrooms, all of which share a common ...
A: Yes it sounds like there is nothing supporting some of the floor. This means that it will continue ...
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| Cracked Garage Floor | 7/18/2008 |
Q: Our garage is on the lowest level of home, along with three bedrooms, all of which share a common ...
A: Your crack may be from concrete shrinkage. If so just filling it and coating the floor with a ...
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| driveway edge | 7/10/2008 |
Q: my driveway runs parallel to my garage block wall. small gap between them. i suspect water is ...
A: If you can use a trowel mix of epoxy and color quartz or sand to fill the gap. A trowel kit cost ...
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| cracked garage floor | 7/8/2008 |
Q: We have a seriously cracked garage floor that comes in from all corners and leads to the center ...
A: If you are driving a 4000 lb. car over the cracks and tile it is likely to break your tile. If you ...
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| Paint removal from concrete | 6/28/2008 |
Q: What size "pressure washer" would I need to remove paint from concrete or would it be best to use a ...
A: If the paint is latex it was water based and will want to soften in water again. Latex paint can ...
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| wet basement floor | 6/26/2008 |
Q: I have recently moved into a sunken basement suite. There was a wet spot in the carpet at the end ...
A: In a humid basement the concrete can take several days to dry. If you open your doors and windows ...
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| Garage floor leaks around bottom of walls | 6/11/2008 |
Q: Last year I had the back yard built up due to standing water and now the garage floor has leaks ...
A: Sorry to here about your garage floor leaking after a rain or snow melt. I sounds like the water is ...
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| concrete floor membrane | 6/2/2008 |
Q: I secured the bottom plate of a small wall by drilling into concrete and securing with a galvanised ...
A: You don’t have to worry about piercing the polyethylene barrier under your concrete. The sheets ...
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| Water seeping under garage wall - Additional Slab added | 5/29/2008 |
Q: Mr Chinchester, We just purchased a 22 year old home in Northern Alabama. Originally the garage was ...
A: We have had good luck just adhering a berm to slabs at plating factories and other locations that ...
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| cabin | 5/11/2008 |
Q: I am fixing up a 1950's cabin and need help in several areas. The cabin has a wooden floor that has ...
A: I only have answers for you regarding your cabin wooden floor that has been painted. First I would ...
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| Basement floor | 4/30/2008 |
Q: My husband and I recently bought a house (a few months ago). There was a water problem in the ...
A: Trying to match concrete is almost impossible and you can not really change the color once it has ...
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| basement water problem | 4/9/2008 |
Q: I Have a utility room in my finished basement. So far the only thing that hasn't leaked is the hot ...
A: Lots of factories and metal plating facilities that have your same problem. The usual solution is ...
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| driveway slab dropped | 4/9/2008 |
Q: house built in 1999, double wide concrete driveway 35ft long/18'w with eight sections of 9ft each ...
A: It sounds like you want to smooth the 1 in. drop at your expansion joint so that it is not so ...
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| concrete slab porch 1/4 t0 1/2 gap from house | 4/7/2008 |
Q: I have owned my house for a little over a year and I am finally getting around to making some ...
A: You can fill the ˝ to ˝ gap from house to your porch slab quite easily, but if the house or the slab ...
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| Brazillian redwood floor buckling | 3/24/2008 |
Q: I had apprx. 800sqft of 3/8 1 1/2 wide bellawood Brazillian redwood installed on a grade level ...
A: It does sound like moisture is causing the wood to swell and buckle on you. The previous wood ...
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