bamboo kitchen
p.s. no you dont need to move the cabinets
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over 10 years by carpetman
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bamboo kitchen
it depends what you find underneath,you need toget to plywood,bamboo can be nailed or glued(special glue)down but it needs to be plywood (not parti...
over 10 years by carpetman
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Would like to install a "lodge like" floor
it may not be commercial,it could be "cabin grade" hardwood . cabin grade hardwood is usualy short pieces, stained very dark (to cover the knots )s...
over 10 years by carpetman
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hardwood floor
first go to home depot have them open a box of the wood and get the install instructions out (or they could call the mgf.) find out if you can inst...
over 10 years by carpetman
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hardwood planks layout
i have installed a few solid wood floors and you have to top nail your first few rows(don't forget you lean over while standing on the first few ro...
over 10 years by carpetman
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cracked tiles
if its not the foundation moving,my guess is ,it is somehow temperature related ,the tile went through a freeze / thaw cycle
over 10 years by carpetman
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wooden dowels through the floor???
i dont know,but a possible guess or two.could they be for possible future pipes. were they used as a level mark for the mortar bed,or did they plug...
over 10 years by carpetman
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Rotting Floors and Mold in Crawl Space
#1...look up toxic mold in you search engine. talk to your insuramce agent, its possible you will be unable to get insurance or financing for this ...
over 10 years by carpetman
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Question about grouting
short answer .......NO
over 10 years by carpetman
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Comments / Suggestions on Laminate Flooring?
check out the home centers first,they have the best price's. pick a "quick click" product for an easy install. check out website's ,the pergo one h...
over 10 years by carpetman
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What kind of flooring might it be?
on thinking about it it could also be linoleum,that would be in sheets 6' wide (look for seams 6' from the wall)
over 10 years by carpetman
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What kind of flooring might it be?
itcould be a couple of things.vinyl asbestos tile (V.A.T.)vinyl comp.tile (V.C.T.) or asphalt tile ,the black sticky stuff is the adhesive(it's ca...
over 10 years by carpetman
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Remove Grout Haze from Ceramic Tile
try moratic acid,available from your local home center
over 10 years by carpetman
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Other Flooring in Kitchen
wood is not a color,everything go's with wood. you just have to like it. ceramic tile,which you can buy for as low as .69 from your local home cent...
over 10 years by carpetman
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Carpet was Glued to Wood Floor
pull up everything you can,then use an adhesive remover available from your local home center. ( does the carpet have an attached pad,like rubbe...
over 10 years by carpetman
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Hard wood flooring
find out where the wood sand and finish guys get there supplies,it should be in your yellow pages under "flooring supplies". any way ask your quest...
over 10 years by carpetman
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Floor cleaning systems
it will be no problem for the ceramic tile,the hard wood is another question,the isopropyl is not the cleaning agent .it to make the water dry up f...
over 10 years by carpetman
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Wood or Tile?
a laminate floor will stand up to that kind of traffic,and give you the wood look you want.if you go with a hard wood floor ask a lot of questions ...
over 10 years by carpetman
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Pine Floors
you can do it ,but only nail them,that way it will be easy to take them up, a few splinters in your kids feet and you will want them gone. pine is...
over 10 years by carpetman
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Ceramic floor tile over Structural Insulated Panel (SOP)
you may not be missing somthing but i am.why is this product being used as a subfloor?thats a new one on me. anyway you can't put tile over osb. yo...
over 10 years by carpetman
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