Cutting circles on ceramic tiles?
The best way to cut ceramic tiles at a radius is with a diamond blade wet saw. Put the line on your ceramic with a wax pencil. This will make it s...
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almost 10 years by AWoodFloorSpecialist
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Cleaning unsealed & painted wood floors
Maria,I'm not sure what you mean by unsealed here. If the floor is painted it is sealed.Do you mean that the perimeter is painted and the center i...
almost 10 years by AWoodFloorSpecialist
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hardwood floor--nail holes?? fill first??then sand?
You can also fill these nail holes with a product called color putty. It is a wax based filler and is designed to fill holes after finish. It co...
almost 10 years by AWoodFloorSpecialist
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??antique looking hardwood??how to??
Partially sanding your floors usually doesn't work too well especially if the last sanding wasn't the best job. You will find your floor looking b...
almost 10 years by AWoodFloorSpecialist
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Self stick over paneling
First off self stick tiles don't stick very well on vertical surfaces. You only need to look at Home Depots samples to see this. Usually one or...
almost 10 years by AWoodFloorSpecialist
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glueless sheet vinyl flooring
You are talking about a perimeter tape vinyl. The idea is that you cut it to size and perimeter tape the edges much like tack strip for carpet. ...
almost 10 years by AWoodFloorSpecialist
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Polyurethaning Stained White Oak Floors
Are you using solvent based or water based Polyurethane?Franklyn http://WoodFloorist.com
almost 10 years by AWoodFloorSpecialist
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Lay subfloor over moist concrete under Pergo???
I just found a source for 11 foot poles if that would help (grin)Franklyn http://WoodFloorist.com
almost 10 years by AWoodFloorSpecialist
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Concrete Floors
Elaine, I have seen this done to concrete before on some of the wood floor jobs I have done. I would suggest checking out this site: http://www....
almost 10 years by AWoodFloorSpecialist
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Hardwood floors-mildew under carpet
Bethdinsmore, I would say short of refinishing the floor you are going to end up with a compromise you will live to regret. Waxing a wood flo...
almost 10 years by AWoodFloorSpecialist
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hardwood finishes
Rodger, Bonakemi makes a water based product they label as "Swedish Finish" If this is what you are referring to they are possibly compatible. ...
almost 10 years by AWoodFloorSpecialist
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Lay subfloor over moist concrete under Pergo???
Pergo Presto is a click together floor if I'm not mistaken. Since it's not glued together you can simply reverse the process you did to install it...
almost 10 years by AWoodFloorSpecialist
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hot water radiation and warm tiles
Fadi,Click here: http://www.schluter.com/english/products/2002/sectionf/ditra/601-index.html
almost 10 years by AWoodFloorSpecialist
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Floating floor verses glued
Bent Nail, Glue down wood flooring is what they refer to as "engineered flooring". That's a fancy way of saying it's oak plywood that's been ton...
almost 10 years by AWoodFloorSpecialist
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Small hump in kitchen floor?
My guess would be that the icemaker water line is leaking or has leaked in the past. Make sure that this problem is corrected if it still exists o...
almost 10 years by AWoodFloorSpecialist
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Hardwood floor was scraped when moving
Actually I would get about five estimates and references. Also let the floormen that you are talking to know that you are getting other prices and...
almost 10 years by AWoodFloorSpecialist
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Old carpet pad adhered to wood floor
My experience is to sand the pad off. When you start getting into chemicals you are lowering the melting point of the glue and you might find you ...
almost 10 years by AWoodFloorSpecialist
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Sub Floor re-fixing
Most professionals won't use nails or screws to hold down underlayment for the very problem you are having.Most vinyl layers that I know use an air...
almost 10 years by AWoodFloorSpecialist
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Concrete Floor leveling...easy for novice?
The other possibility is to use a grinder (check at your local rental store)and grind off the really high spots. This is pretty messy but can save...
almost 10 years by AWoodFloorSpecialist
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Sunroom Floor
Of course the very best thing to cover a sunroom floor with is a huge hot tub. (grin)Franklyn http://WoodFloorist.com
almost 10 years by AWoodFloorSpecialist
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