Carpet rugs? and Carpet vs Wood floors
if you plan to install wall to wall carpet,then why re-finish the floors?if you finish the floors i would get room size rugs.(10 x 15 room = an 8 x...
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over 9 years by carpetman
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Ceramic or Vinyl tile????
lino or vinyl tile would be more flexable
over 9 years by carpetman
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Lino removal idea
the heat gun might help,but when installing new lino/sheet vinyl it almost always pays to install new underlayment,when you scrape up the old lino,...
over 9 years by carpetman
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screeding old lino
what they did i think ,was to prep the floor.you do this with a cement based floor patch.mix up the patch and trowel it over the floor(use the smoo...
over 9 years by carpetman
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solid wood floor meets sliding glass door
the space for expanstion is covered by a "baby threshold"...good luck
over 9 years by carpetman
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Stain on Hardwood Floor
if a wood cleaner won't do it,you will need to sand off the stain,and then refinish the floor.its not as hard as you think ,your local home depot w...
over 9 years by carpetman
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Tile look laminate flooring
the best thing i can tell you is to buy the install video for the product you purchased.however in general terms these planks are aprox 12" x 48" a...
over 9 years by carpetman
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Ceramic or Vinyl tile????
from your information you could do tile or lino,both will work.lino is the more flexable of the two,if you go with tile be sure and install a cemen...
over 9 years by carpetman
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More underlayment questions
if you go with ceramic tile you should lay down backerboard,glued and screwed to the existing plywood..ceramic tile should never be installed direc...
over 9 years by carpetman
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leveling a concrete floor
it can be done ,but it's not a d.i.y. project,you will need a concrete contractor.the paint will need to be removed,the floor will then be treated ...
over 9 years by carpetman
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Asbestos flooring
chances are, that they are asbestos type tile.the fact that they are cracked is not good.so # 1...GET THEM TESTED(your local health dept will know ...
over 9 years by carpetman
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heat tape under ceramic tile
put down your backerboard (glued and screwed) lay the heat mesh on the backerboard,put down a layer of thin set,let this set up.add more thinset an...
over 9 years by carpetman
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Engineered Hardwood
natural reflections,by bruce is a super value,most bruce products are.you get a beautiful floor that anyone can aford.if you read my posts on hardw...
over 9 years by carpetman
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Cracking ceramic tile
sorry no good news,when you install ceramic over a slab floor you should first put down a mambraine.so if the slab cracks(they all do) the tile won...
over 9 years by carpetman
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Engineered Hardwood
yes the floating system of floors started in europe(my understanding is when you sell your house there you take everything inc.your hardwood floors...
over 9 years by carpetman
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Engineered Hardwood
you can lay your floor in sections (however it is best to do all at once)just dont have a party on the floor,be careful moving furniture....good luck
over 9 years by carpetman
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Engineered Hardwood
you can glue down engineered hardwood,however not all engineered hardwood can be floated.,so make sure the one you choose is a floating type,,in ge...
over 9 years by carpetman
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Tile Corner Moving
if you can get the adhesive under the tile ,go ahead,if not pull the tile...good luck
over 9 years by carpetman
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lino on split floor surface
i dont know what "cenemtone" is but to install lino you need a smooth flat floor.this is done by installing underlayment,there are diff,types of un...
over 9 years by carpetman
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