Vinyl wood flooring
i think both laminates and solid vinyl foors are good,there are many different types.what brand does your contractor recommend? compare costs with ...
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over 10 years by carpetman
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Tile over tile or rip it out?
you can put tile over tile.it's just the wrong thing to do. but if you are going to anyway,make sure you use a good adhesive (thin set) and know in...
over 10 years by carpetman
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MOVING 100 YEAR OLD PARQUET FLOOR
parquet floors are normaly glued down and the "tile "is made of small pieces,this means it would be almost impossible to take up the floor. sorry
over 10 years by carpetman
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install wide plank floor
just to toss in my 2 cents worth , if the wood is 1" thick and not T & G , it's not regular wood flooring ,but it should still work. i assume you w...
over 10 years by carpetman
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Water Stain Hardwood Floor
probably not,the floor will need to be sanded ,some kind of wood bleach to try and remove the stain,and then refinished. best to call the pro's on ...
over 10 years by carpetman
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What has the black stain been caused from
it is probably moisture,damp conditions cause problems.is your floor glued to a concrete slab? or is the floor over plywood (with a crawl space und...
over 10 years by carpetman
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Worn spots in hi traffic wood floors
you need to sand the floor smooth,stain to color,then put a finish on,the trick is where to start and stop. good luck
over 10 years by carpetman
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Installing Ceramic tile floor
you need more information, what is the subfoor.wood or concrete. if its wood you need to pull up the lino and the underlayment .then you can nail d...
over 10 years by carpetman
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Order of floor installation?
sounds right to me! good luck
over 10 years by carpetman
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new floors for mobile home?
i would say yes! if the cabinets are light then the flooring should be dark.if the cabinets are dark then the flooring should be light.look at some...
over 10 years by carpetman
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Recommended flooring for basement room
there is nothing in flooring that i know of that would work,water ruins everything.that inc's hardwood,lino or sheet vinyl & carpet,put down a rug ...
over 10 years by carpetman
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Ceramic Tile over Concrete
you can buy a cement sealer at your local home depot ,if you are having a ceramic tile installed that will not require sealing,but the grout will r...
over 10 years by carpetman
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Greenboard or concreteboard?
green board will work fine,but 1/2 backer board is the best.good luck
over 10 years by carpetman
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Replacement subflooring
in most cases you would need a subfloor and then an underlayment,sheet vinyl needs a very flat smooth floor(think sheet of glass smoth)the conditio...
over 10 years by carpetman
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Tile over tile or rip it out?
don't worry ,its easy.stop by any tile store they will show you how,all you need are simple tools.good luck
over 10 years by carpetman
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Ceramic Tile over Concrete
from a do it yourself point of view,your all set.(lay the tile over the floor as it is now) you need no other underlayment,and nothing will work as...
over 10 years by carpetman
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Crushed Carpet Pile
hold a shot of steam ( from a steam iron )over the spot and then brush or vacume the carpet.if you do nothing at all,it will come back in a few wee...
over 10 years by carpetman
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Replacement subflooring
can you lay the new subfloor over the planks,perhaps you can lay a plywood underlayment over the planks.if the floor is sound thats all you need to...
over 10 years by carpetman
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Tile over tile or rip it out?
get ready to cringe,pull the old tile (the drywall will come too) replace the drywall with backer board and then re-do the tile .good luck
over 10 years by carpetman
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Asbestos seeping through the cracks of my wooden floor?
cut back adhesive looks like black tar and smells a little like solvent,i don't think you have much of a safty issue,use a solvent to clean the lea...
over 10 years by carpetman
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