Best flooring choice to minimize pet damage.
laminate will work in all the areas you talked about.it wont stain,but it's not the floor i would put in a rental. cheap carpet and lino are the no...
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about 10 years by carpetman
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flooring
one thing i always try to avoid is "what color should i pick" or "whats the right thing to do " but i would try to narrow your choices (1) a good q...
about 10 years by carpetman
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tile over concrete
any home center will have floor patch , its not the same as embossing leveler . a 3lb box should cast about $5.00 or less.floor tile (make sure it ...
about 10 years by carpetman
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wood floors ???
most people know me as andy
about 10 years by carpetman
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Laminate wood floors for wheelchair users
there are two products called laminates, (1) is the "pergo" type product,not real wood but a "photo"type copy of wood. if the floor is flat you won...
over 10 years by carpetman
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underlayment
the "dried stuff" may be the old adhesive (lino paste) what you suggested should work, but thats a lot of work.if the old lino comes up easy . take...
over 10 years by carpetman
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tile over concrete
first prep the floor with "floor patch" (a cement based product)use the flat side of your trowel to smooth out the floor.then even if you are using...
over 10 years by carpetman
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carpeting
i would say its almost never a problem, any time someone shops my store,someone has told them cat's (dogs.) will pull up the loops,yet i have neve...
over 10 years by carpetman
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Durastone Flooring
i,m pretty sure your problems are temp related, but it sounds as if your doing everthing correctly.(with the inspection ect) congoleum is a good co...
over 10 years by carpetman
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wood floors ???
well ken,maybe we can agree to disagree, the first 3 brands you mention are not distributed in my area,however mannington is ,great product ,no pro...
over 10 years by carpetman
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vinyl tiles removed- exposed floor in bad shape
try just adding a layer of plywood,(1/2")if you can stamp on the floor without falling through it's probably o.k. ( it's never worth trying to fix ...
over 10 years by carpetman
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Durastone Flooring
if you feel that "acceptable limits" is not acceptable,tell them you want an indepent inspector to look at the floor.(poss your local contractor bo...
over 10 years by carpetman
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Congoleum DuraStone?
i have seen,but never sold this product, i understand it's made of some kind of rosin mixed with stone dust, the big selling point is it's not cold...
over 10 years by carpetman
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wood floors ???
find a wood floor you can stick down,or one you can float,check out coastal woodlands by bruce .the top layer is as thick as a solid wood floor (wi...
over 10 years by carpetman
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putting carpet over ceramic tile
opps ,you can cut it flush to the wall
over 10 years by carpetman
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putting carpet over ceramic tile
talk to a good carpet guy,you dont give the family room size,but concider not putting in tac-strip at all,if you get a good thick carpet you cant c...
over 10 years by carpetman
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Attaching underlayment to subfloor
you have done a great job.make sure the screws are galvinized (coated so they wont rust) use a penny as your spacer for the 4' x 8' sheets of plywo...
over 10 years by carpetman
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hardwood floor
i talked to the tarkett rep today if your existing parquet floor is well down,you can install over it. look at the reducer's available (for use at...
over 10 years by carpetman
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Vinyl Sheeting vs. Vinyl Tiles?
talk to your local home center,go over your cocerns.as a general rule tile is a do it yourself project/lino should be done by an installer. tile is...
over 10 years by carpetman
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Kitchen Backsplash
installing ceramic is easy,each weekend home depot has a class on how to install tile ,take the class (it's no charge) you'll be all set. good ...
over 10 years by carpetman
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