Tile in my basement - Concrete Slab - Need Help

So I've done a bit of tiling in my houses over the year, with no issues or questions, but now I'm planning to tile a small portion of my basement.....

about 5 years by scuttlebuttrp

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HOMART pump???? Any info?

So we just bought a house and int he basement I found what i thought was a Homart brand well pump (we're on city water now)... there are two wells,...

over 5 years by hornhooker

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Thanks, but I like tile...

Not too concerned about microbes and bacteria... thanks for the concern though... our space is so irregular that getting laminate or solid countert...

over 7 years by bikerboy

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Thanks for the info

that was kind of my original idea, then i had seen people use backerboard... its already a rough surface so sanding a bit and then tiling should wo...

over 7 years by bikerboy

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Doorways too small... can i just cut the doors?

So we're planning on replacing 3 doors in our house, all are approx 76" total height to studs, can i just buy premade doors and cut to height, or w...

over 7 years by Window4U

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Tiling over old laminate countertop...

Any advice on tiling over old laminate countertops. the countertop is solid, level and i think would make a great structural support, only questio...

over 7 years by bikerboy

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Any advice on Trafficmaster Stainproof grout???

Wondering if anyone has had experience with it? Any opinions would be great... thanks.

about 1 month by BV000836

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one other question...

i've also seen that before applying mortar, you should prime the subfloor? anyone heard of that?

over 7 years by bikerboy

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Cement Backerboard Installation ? (mortar underneath?)

So i've seen different explanations on installtion, some mortar underneath the backerboard, some just screw directly into the subfloor. Any advice...

over 7 years by Tileguybob

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Thanks

Yep, it was a saulder valve, no screw on... i'll have to dry it out nice and good, then saulder... thanks for the help... think i'll be replacing ...

over 7 years by bikerboy

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stuck shut off valve for toilet...how to replace???

Just want to make sure i'm thinking of doing the right thing... i went to start to replace a toilet today at home and lo and behold, the shut-off v...

over 7 years by bikerboy

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thanks

guess i'll have to pull up the hardood and lay a new subfloor....thanks for the help

almost 8 years by bikerboy

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tiling over hardwood floor?

So i just found out that we have hardwood in our kitchen (its actually maple i think, so softwood i guess). We are planning to tile the kitchen, t...

almost 8 years by bikerboy

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existing floor

the existing floor is carpeted... its the kitchen... no idea what she was thinking when she had it carpeted... anyways, underneath the carpet is pl...

almost 8 years by bikerboy

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how level should a floor be? ceramic tile

wondering how level the floor needs to be to lay ceramic tile... redoing the kitchen and the floor isn't level, there is one area where the floor i...

almost 8 years by Tileguybob

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