tile isn't sticking
just redid my kitchen with regular sticky tiles.my base was concret but I primed it first as direction had said.Then put down adhesive to make sure...
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over 12 years by 4-K Carpenters
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answers471
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Custom tile ****s!
Custom tile ****s!!!
over 12 years by chris meier
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answers258
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Heart Pine Hardwood
Our house was built in 1825, and has heart-pine flooring under carpet in the original rooms. I would like to pull up the carpet and have the floors...
over 12 years by averill
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answers531
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linoleum or vinyl
I have been looking for linoleum tiles at the home depot and lowes and to my surprise all the salespeople tell me that linoleum and vinyl tiles are...
over 12 years by rhagfo
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answers481
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Scratches on vinyl plank flooring
I moved the refrigerator across my new vinyl plank kitchen floor and found large scratches in the surface afterward. The floor has a woodgrain appe...
over 12 years by bestblondrn
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answers901
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Refinishing wood floors
I read all the prior messages about the subject. My dilema is that two contractors have different view points on the application of a sealer. The f...
over 12 years by Marcelo
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answers401
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Carpet Glue
I have just removed some carpeting that was covering some industrial tiles and discovered that the carpet installers had used some glue on the indu...
almost 13 years by Carole
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answers184
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Black Tar Glue on Old Floor - Removal
I have an old kitchen floor that has 12" asbestos tiles glued down with a black tar paper. What can I use to remove the black tar paper to reveal t...
almost 13 years by Bigeyes74
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answers955
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Black Tar Glue on Old Floor - Removal
I have an old kitchen floor that has 12" asbestos tiles glued down with a black tar paper. What can I use to remove the black tar paper to reveal t...
almost 13 years by Bigeyes74
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answers296
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Replacing a rotten subfloor
The sliding glass door in our family had a bad seal and allowed water to rot the sub-floor. I plan to replace the effected area with new flooring....
almost 13 years by Ed_dante
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answers599
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Painting Linoleum
Can anyone tell me if linoleum can be painted, and if so how effctive is it?Mine has yellowed all over.
almost 13 years by Chip
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answers104
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Staining ParticleBoard
Folks,My wife says she saw on HGTV a particleboard floor that was stained and looked pretty good. This sounds like a creative (and cheap) alternat...
almost 13 years by athanasios
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answers839
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Berber carpet nightmare!!! HELP!
I am in the process of selling my house and of course something happens. My dog has unravelled in 3 different places my Berber carpet. 2 places a...
almost 13 years by MrsD
1
answers814
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Asbestos tiles glued to hardwood floors
Is there a way to remove what looks like tile containing asbestos from hardwood floors.The tiles have been glued to the floor for about 35 years.Th...
almost 13 years by mozie
0
answers649
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Wood Floor Scratch
I have various scratches in my wood floors some add to and some are just to big and need to go away. What is the easiest way to remove these from ...
almost 13 years by Clint
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answers618
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Removal of nail strips that held carpet down--is there a trick??
Well we have pulled up the carpet and pads and found beautiful wood floors.....but how the heck do we get the nail strips up?? Is there an easy tri...
almost 13 years by PaulD
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answers912
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maple hardwood floor
I would like to stain a maple hardwood floor. I am aware of problems with blotchy coloring. I was recently informed that years ago they used a ve...
almost 13 years by LindaS
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answers719
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Cat urine odor on hardwood floor
Can this odor be removed without ruining the floors? How?????
almost 13 years by lisahb
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answers459
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Pine (?) subfloor (?) refinishing
Under the carpet in my 1919 house is that hard linoleum (like in schools). Under that is what my dad calls the subfloor. I want to remove the carp...
almost 13 years by Janet R
0
answers728
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Laying solid wood flooring
When laying solid wood flooring, in this case random width, wide plank, soft yellow pine. Is it necessary to lay the planks perpendicular to the fl...
almost 13 years by rpxlpx
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answers1019
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