Protective floor coverings
builder paper will work and it's cheep (available at home depot)
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Subfloor Material
particle board is sawdust held together with glue,it should not be used as sub floor material,o.s.b. can be used and will cost less than plywood.go...
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Concrete Board
the gap is to allow for expansion and contraction.(if you bring the backerboard from a cold warehouse,or from an outside lot whwre it got wet.)
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No subfloor, floor sagging between joists
that explains it.that is your sub floor,it was never intended to be a finish floor.
about 10 years by carpetman
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Covering concrete porch with tile
you need a self leveling mortar available at home depot,you mix it up very thin(like water) it well self level,and firm up in about 2 hrs.you can t...
about 10 years by carpetman
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Covering concrete porch with tile
let me see if i have this right,you have a new room with old concrete as your floor,this new room connects to your living room? which has an existi...
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No subfloor, floor sagging between joists
i would try to fix the problem from below,before i tryed anything from above.but it still make no sense to me how this could have been installed wi...
about 10 years by carpetman
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Removing tile sheets
are the tile ceramic,or some kind of wall board? either way the drywall under the tile will be damaged. so you will need to do a lot of drywall rep...
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tack strip on cement floor??
any carpet store will have concrete tac strip,i would try this,call a few of the "mom & pop" stores(smaller stores) and ask if they let there insta...
about 10 years by carpetman
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No subfloor, floor sagging between joists
i spent a little thinking about this,and i wonder if the floor could be strengthened from underneath , do you have good access to the bottom of the...
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Covering concrete porch with tile
please post more information,how do the floors meet ,which is higher and by how much
about 10 years by carpetman
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No subfloor, floor sagging between joists
sombody screwed up that installation,yes you need a subfloor,whats the answer,pull it all up,install the subfloor.re-install.i dont think its possi...
about 10 years by carpetman
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ceramic tile questions
the thin set won't raise to the level of the tile,just grout over whats there.a normal space for 12 x 12 tiles would be 1/4"(i would not put them t...
about 10 years by carpetman
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ceramic tile questions
first the short answer,go to home depot a take the free tile class they offer each saturday and sunday.now the longer answer.take out the p-board (...
about 10 years by carpetman
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Which engineered floating floor looks best
a floating floor will show seams,if you look very close. most people would not have a problem with the look,however you can glue direct to a cemen...
about 10 years by carpetman
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replacing a patch of carpet
it's not easy to do,but if you take carpet out of a closet ,now you have to replace the closet,perhaps with a piece if lino. the problem is the car...
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laminate on concrete ?
the 2 in 1 foam is all you need ,the extra plastic is just that. it won't hurt and it wont stink.your installer may have seen a reason why he want...
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flooring
most houses that have hardwood through the house also have vinyl in the kitchen,so don't worry about the look. good luck
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vinyl flooring subfloor
about the warranty,armstrong's clean sweep it's the best there is,a few years ago i had a customer who called me back to say she could not get the ...
about 10 years by carpetman
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vinyl flooring subfloor
yes i know both,the wearlayer on the rhythms (30 mils) is twice as thick as destinations(15 mils)but both are good products,also look at congoluem ...
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