Cracks in Pine floors
I am converting a 1916 comercial building into an loft apt. One of the many problems are cracks in the pine floor. Over the years the boards have ...
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over 13 years by Vance
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spaces between hardwood flooring
I have an area at the entrance to a room with oak flooring where the flooring strips aren't tight against one another. This has apparently happened...
over 13 years by Mr. Joe
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Concrete over OSB?
We're working with a builder and plan to start construction soon. We had planned to pour a slab and stain the concrete as our finished flooring, b...
over 13 years by BHT
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STAINING HARDWOOD FLOORS
I HAVE SEEN HARDWOOD FLOORS THAT HAVE BEEN STAINED WITH 'WATER COLORS' SO THAT YOU CAN STILL SEE THE GRAIN. I HAVE SEEN DARK COLORS SUCH AS BLUE, ...
over 13 years by TONI
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1' Square Marble Floor Tiles
There is a wire mesh you can put down over an existing subfloor, to put mastic on and place marble tiles over, instead of putting down wonderboard....
over 13 years by Sallly
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Very Heavy Trap door. Need help!
I have a very heavy trap door in my hallway floor which goes to the basement. It is 8 ft. long and...
over 13 years by Wick
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Tiling Concrete
I am planning to tile my 3 season porch which has a concrete floor. This floor has a rough texture and I have concern over tiling directly on it. A...
over 13 years by lrodptl
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hardwood kitchen floor
My husband and I bought a house a couple of years ago. When I decided I didn't like my kitchen floor anymore, I decided to look under it to see w...
over 13 years by Christine Hunt
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Ceramic Tile Boo-boo
As a first-time ceramic floor do-it- yourselfer, I put down a little too much quick set mortar for the first couple of tiles and the mortar pushed ...
over 13 years by FJASON
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Yellowed floor under rug
I have a light pickled finish oak floor and put a large rug on it about a year ago. The back of the rug is a glued weave. The floor has yellowed ...
over 13 years by Cindi Bernloehr
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SQUEEKY FLOORS
Our house is 35 yrs old with hardwood floors, but they squeek. Any suggestions on how to stop the squeeking? Should I just screw them down?
over 13 years by Rog
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tile floor in bathroom
Hoping someone can help with this question. I am installing new tile in an existing bathroom. The existing floor is tile over a 2 inch mortar bed. ...
over 13 years by b1207
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really old wood floor
We have bought a house built in the 1980's when our area of TEXAS was still the wild wild west, so we are not talking skilled craftsmen here. My f...
over 13 years by mona
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pine flooring
this is actually a eply to the old site, but I just learned about this site and thought I may get more help here!Posted by kyle garrity on January ...
over 13 years by kyle garrity
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hardwood floor: Kahrs vs. Junckers
My wife and I are deciding on whether we should install Kahrs engineered or Junckers solid (clip)on our concrete floor. We don't know much about th...
over 13 years by coopswest
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help laying ceramic tile
What are the options on adhesives? Is there any kind of quickset?
over 13 years by SheilaB
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Cracks in the basement floor...
My basement has several long, thin cracks running along the floor. When I bought the house 3 years ago, the inspector said not to worry about them...
over 13 years by CompuPsych
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Pergo flooring
We have pergo over a terazzo subfloor and it buckled after six months, the installer reinstalled a new floor and it to is buckling again. When the...
over 13 years by Wade D'Antonio
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REDOING TUB AREA WITH TILE
At present we have a very deteriated shower areal. The existing wall is block with green board and bath board. This will be the second time in 13...
over 13 years by rm2talk
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CERAMIC TILE OVER CONCRETE
I WOULD LIKE TO CERAMIC TILE MY FAMILY ROOM. I HAVE A GRADE LEVEL SLAB. I REMOVED THE OLD FLOOR TILE AND AM NOW LEFT WITH THE BLACK MASTIC. WHAT SH...
over 13 years by AJ
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answers1107
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